Photoshop is a program that can take a lifetime to learn. You’ll be doing one way for years and then may discover there’s actually a quicker way or more cleaner way do it. I’m going to go through a few keyboard shortcuts and some ways I like to work in such a great program.
The color range tool
So we all know the different types of selection tools:
- Marquee
- Lasso
- Polygonal Lasso
- Magnetic Lasso
- Quick Selection and magic wand
- Pen tool
You might not have heard of the Color range tool but it’s a good one to know in the right situation. Find it on the menu ‘Select’. Block colours that are scattered around an image can be quickly selected with the click of the button – rather than having to go around the image and click on each instance of the colour.
Some useful Photoshop Windows Keyboard Shortcuts
- Transform: Ctrl + T
- Hue/Saturation: Ctrl + U
- New layer: Ctrl + Shift + N
- Duplicate Layer: Ctrl + J
- Save: Ctrl + S
- Copy all layers in a selection: Ctrl + Shift + A
- Preferences: Ctrl + K
- Change Document: Ctrl + Tab
- Fill layer with background colour: Alt + Del
Tags: design, Photoshop, shortcuts, tutorial, web design
