Quickly use the Crop tool to check your document
Posted on 11/7/11 10:20 AM by Get Schooled in CS2, in CS3, in CS4, in cs5, in Adobe, in photoshop, in Tips & Tricks
Find lost anchor points with the Stray Points command
Posted on 1/31/11 3:00 PM by Get Schooled in Anchor points, in CS2, in CS3, in CS4, in cs5, in Illustrator, in New Horizons Computer Learning Center, in Stray points, in Adobe, in Tips & Tricks
Why use an effect over a filter?
Posted on 1/23/11 3:00 PM by Get Schooled in CS2, in CS3, in CS4, in cs5, in Effect, in Filter, in Graphic Styles, in Illustrator, in New Horizons Computer Learning Center, in Tips & Tricks
Get a quick preview of a large file
Posted on 1/21/11 10:00 AM by Get Schooled in Composite version, in CS2, in CS3, in CS4, in cs5, in Adobe, in Preview, in PSD, in TIF, in Tips & Tricks
Get your non-printing slugs to print
Posted on 1/20/11 10:00 AM by Get Schooled in CS2, in CS3, in CS4, in cs5, in InDesign, in Slugs, in Adobe, in Print, in Printing, in Tips & Tricks
The hidden benefit to the Sample All Layers option
Posted on 1/9/11 3:00 PM by Get Schooled in CS2, in CS3, in CS4, in cs5, in New Horizons Computer Learning Center, in Adobe, in photoshop, in Sample All Layers, in Tips & Tricks, in Tool panel
Create a strong focal point in Photoshop with "selective color"
Posted on 6/19/09 11:01 AM by Get Schooled in CS, in CS2, in CS3, in focal point, in selective color, in Adobe, in photoshop, in Tips & Tricks
Oftentimes you’ll want to draw viewers’ attention to just a portion of your image. One way to enhance your image’s focal point is to isolate that portion of your image’s color. We’ve got a quick-andeasy technique you can use so that just the important elements of your photo really stand out, such as the barn shown in Figure A.
To selectively isolate an image’s color:
1. Launch Photoshop and open any image or open our sample file.
2. Select the area you want to isolate from the rest of the image. If you’re working with our sample image,
create a path around the barn and tree with the Pen tool. Tip: Make sure you select the Paths button on the tool Options bar before you make your path.
3. Click the Load Path As Selection button located at the base of the Paths palette. Alternatively, you can choose Make Selection from the Paths palette pop-up menu, and then click OK in the resulting dialog box to accept the default settings.
4. Choose Select > Inverse. 5. Press [Ctrl][Shift]U or choose Image > Adjustments > Desaturate. The unselected area retains its color, and the selected area appears as though it’s grayscale.