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Using the Preset Manager for “Quick Finds”

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 16 March 2013
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Do you play favorites? …..Not with your friends or family.. but with your favorite tools and/or presets in Photoshop?  I know I do! If I am using a particular Style Set throughout a project, it can be tedious to keep scrolling through my Styles Panel to find it every time I want to use it.  [...]

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What is the best way to Open your files?

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 9 March 2013
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A few weeks ago, one of our dear blog readers told us she was transitioning from Adobe Photoshop Elements to Adobe Photoshop and had a few questions. She wanted to know the best way to get paper(s) or element(s) onto her document, in order to begin creating her layouts.  In addition, she asked how to [...]

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Text Orientation in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 27 February 2013
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I  like to think of myself as a detailed person.  I also know that I can get hyper focused on one thing and totally miss something else.  Are you familiar with the saying “Don’t miss the forest because of the trees?”  It refers to the fact that sometimes we can get so focused on something [...]

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Straighten your Photo using the Ruler Tool

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 23 February 2013
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One of the things I love about Photoshop is that there are typically multiple ways of accomplishing the same task.  Take straightening a photo, for example.  There are several ways to get this done. Today I am going to show you  one of the most basic ways, and actually one of my favorite ways. Here [...]

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Using the History Panel in Photoshop

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 9 February 2013
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In my  last blog post (How Smart ARE Smart Filters?), I confessed to the fact that it’s not uncommon for me to change my mind… a lot.  Smart Filters let me do that.  But so does the History Panel… and that is what I would like to talk about today. If your History Panel is [...]

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How smart ARE Smart Filters?

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 26 January 2013
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The first time I heard the term “Smart Filters” I had been working in Photoshop for just a few days.  My frustration level was rather high, and I remember thinking…”Oh, good!  “Smart” filters!  Hopefully they will make this learning curve a little easier!” I’ve learned to love Smart Filters!  Why?  Because I change my mind…. [...]

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Quick Tip #13 – Copying and Aligning Layers

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 19 January 2013
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This week I was showing someone how to create a very simple button.  Without thinking, I used a shortcut that I use a lot!  “Whoa!” they exclaimed!  “How did you just do that??” So let me tell you about it!  While I’m at it, we might as well also create a button. Create a new [...]

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How to add a Sepia Effect in Photoshop

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 12 January 2013
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This week I was asked how to create a Sepia Effect in Photoshop, so I thought I would share this with you today. Adobe has made it very easy for us to actually add the Sepia Effect, but it is buried just a little in some of the options… so let’s go find it! Here [...]

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Quick Tip #12 – Collapsing Layers

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 9 January 2013
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The slogan, “It’s the gift that keeps on giving” has been going through my mind today. I was curious as to the origins of this phrase and went to Ask.com to find out!  I learned that this phrase was first trademarked for commercial purposes in 1925, but has been used multiple times, since that license [...]

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How to Load Layer Styles in Photoshop Elements

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 8 January 2013

Last week I talked about How to Load Photoshop Styles, using CS6. Today I am going to focus on Photoshop Elements. With each new version of Elements, improvements are made that make Elements so much easier to use!  One of those improvements in Photoshop Elements 11, is the ability to now “load” styles in Elements [...]

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