Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Win A Florabella Collection Set of Actions

I Heart Faces has a giveaway by Florabella. Shana Rae is a talented photographer and the creator of the Florabella Collection, which includes florals, textures, and actions.

To enter, visit the I Heart Face website, follow the entry instructions, and you will be eligible to win a set of beautiful Florabella actions.

The grand prize winner will win two sets of textures and ALL 5 sets of the Florabella Spring Actions (Set I and Set II) including Vintage, Color & Haze, and B/W ($267 value) These are compatible with all versions of Photoshop, PS Elements, PSP, etc.

Three more winners will win two sets (Set I and Set II) of Florabella Spring Actions ($98 value)

Giveaway on Saturday, May 22, 2010 - four winners in all!

Thursday, May 13, 2010

PS Dichanos: A shortcut to get there!

Didchano? There are countless shortcuts in Photoshop! Well, maybe not countless. I'm sure someone at Adobe has counted them. Not me, though. I haven't even tried.

I use many keyboard shortcuts in Photoshop, but one of my top favorites is the shortcut to make your brushes smaller or larger. Yes, you can change the size numerically in the brush menu at the top of your PS screen. But the keyboard shortcut is fast and accurate!

Look on your keyboard to the right of "P". Use the left bracket key " [ " to make your brush smaller. Just keep pressing it until it is small enough to suit your needs.

Larger brush sizes can be obtained by pressing the right bracket key " ] " repeatedly until it is large enough.

In a hurry? Hold down the bracket keys and they will resize super fast!

You can use the bracket keys to resize when you are using any of your brush-style tools: Dodge, Smudge, Eraser, Clone, Brush, Spot Healing, Zoom, or Quick Selection.

Don't take the long way around unless you have all day. Use the shortcut and get there faster!



[Southern Slang Translation: "Didchano?" is actually "Did you know?" The "you" sounds like "ya". The "Did" and "ya" are slurred together in that slow southern twang that comes out sounding like "Did-cha". Add the sound of "no" and you have "Did-cha-no?"]

PS Didchanos: Copy That Style!

A "Photoshop Didchano" for those inquiring minds. You just spent more time than you care to think about working on one layer to perfect your blend modes, layer styles, and opacity. Now you want to do the same thing to another layer. Do you have to reinvent the wheel? NOT!


  • Click on the layer where you just applied all those cool styles, blend modes, and/or opacities.
  • Now that the layer is highlighted, right click on it.
  • In the pop-up choose “Copy Layer Style”.
  • Now select the new layer(s) where you want to share the same styles, blend modes, and/or opacity settings.
  • Right click on the highlighted layers.
  • In the pop-up choose “Paste Layer Styles”.
Waa-laa! Done!

[Southern Slang Translation: "Didchano?" is actually "Did you know?" The "you" sounds like "ya". The "Did" and "ya" are slurred together in that slow southern twang that comes out sounding like "Did-cha". Add the sound of "no" and you have "Did-cha-no?" ]



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