PhotoShop Q & A.

Zen · **PhotoShop Q & A. -** 12-10-2003, 12:46 PM

There are several great tips and tutorials in the stickys , but I would like to see a tread with the basic " How-to " information.

For example , I know that there are keyboard sets that can alter or change an image.....ie: Ctrl + U , But I have no idea what they are. I have always used the mouse to select what I want to do to an image.

Would you guys be so good as to post either a link to the controls for this or make a short list of them?

Now Magnum showed me how to use the Pin tool , which I had never used before. Which was very useful.

And Flagg was good enough to introduce me to " Plug-Ins" , which also I had no idea existed and was very helpful.

There are a great many options in PS that I am only now learning to use. I have no problem stating the obvious , I am a noob to PS. lol.

Here are some noob questions......

Where can I get GOOD , Free plug-ins?
How do you use the Stamp tool and the Magic Wand tool?
How do you make a clear background that when saved to JPG remains clear?

Im sure I will come up with a few more , but I'll start with that. Also I may not be the only one with questions , others are welcome to post questions as well.

Thank you in advance guys , your guidance and direction have always helped me.

Tystnad · 12-10-2003, 12:51 PM

[quote:06bbb]How do you use the Stamp tool and the Magic Wand tool? [/quote:06bbb]

Alt+click with the stamp in the area you want to recreate.
Then move the pointer to the broken area and click to draw, kinda like with the brush.
The stamp is similar to the Healing Brush tool..
As far as i know that is..

The magic wand is a marking tool that marks the color you click on and nearby similar colors.
If you got a UK flag and click the red cross in the middle, only that cross and its nearby similar colors will be marked..

[quote:06bbb]How do you make a clear background that when saved to JPG remains clear?[/quote:06bbb]

As far as i know, you cant..
You have to save it as a Compuserve GIF in order to make it transparent.

Magnum · 12-10-2003, 02:26 PM

Tystnad basically covered those pretty well. If you want to learn keyboard shortcuts, check the help file or look at the menus before you click on the thing you want. Here's some common ones I use:

Ctrl+A - select all
Ctrl+D - select none
Ctrl+F - repeat last filter
Ctrl+Shift+F - fade last filter/effect
Ctrl+Shift+N - new layer
Ctrl+C - copy
Ctrl+V - paste
Ctrl+Z - undo

Tystnad · 12-10-2003, 02:29 PM

Think its Ctrl+E to do an inverse selection, yeah?

omicron · 12-10-2003, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tystnad

Think its Ctrl+E to do an inverse selection, yeah?

WRONG!!!! Ctrl+I

Oh and its Ctrl+Alt+Shift+N for new layer biggrin: I am smart, can you beleive it? ed:

Zoner · 12-10-2003, 03:06 PM

Stay on topic, you fucks. Someone actually posted a useful thread for once.

All the flames were deleted by me...*zap*

omicron · 12-10-2003, 03:09 PM

Your soo cool, zoner biggrin:

Oh and also, if you hit Ctrl+Alt+Del it does absalutely nothing, except brings up a window. I'm all out of keyboard shortcuts!

Fireal · 12-10-2003, 03:11 PM

ctrl alt dlt is a windows hot key, wise one.

omicron · 12-10-2003, 03:15 PM

Right...

Zoner · 12-10-2003, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by omicron

Your soo cool, zoner biggrin:

Just shovelling shit like I do every day.

Tystnad · 12-10-2003, 03:18 PM

*Sigh*.. Just shut up you..

Something i use often is Ctrl+Shft+Z to undo mulitiple steps..
And if you press and hold Shft while using the eraser, it can do straight horizontal or vertical lines..

Fireal · 12-10-2003, 03:19 PM

Perhaps if you were doing your job, instead of browsing forums.

Zoner · 12-10-2003, 03:20 PM

[quote="Animal Mother":9c9cf]Perhaps if you were doing your job, instead of browsing forums.[/quote:9c9cf]

Sorry, Mom. rolleyes:

omicron · 12-10-2003, 03:23 PM

[quote="Animal Mother":724ac]Perhaps if you were doing your job, instead of browsing forums.[/quote:724ac]
Work sucks! the_finger:

I like sitting home all day eating cereal and not changing out of my pajamas! I love life!

Fireal · 12-10-2003, 03:24 PM

I cant stand people who dont work, when they should.
When i was working at a computer store.
This one guy would always play games, even when we were busy.
If i was manager i would've fired that guy on the spot.
same with school.
Pay attention, instead of space out.
We are the future of the world.