you can also select that feild and roll the mouse wheel to do it even quicker

oh yeah you can also press the numbers 1-0 to change the opacity value quickly

also i found it really useful when im trying to blend two layers- make the layer into a selection, then select inverse. then feather it and pressing delete a few times, it deletes the edge nicely. you can also go to layer matting and do defiringe but that wont give you a gradient like edge it will just kind of crop it

EXCELLENT!!!!
I use the mouse wheel for everything. I don't know why I didn't think of that?!?
Thanks!

Have I told you kids about the "remove Clothing" tutorial?

Hmmm?

I don't think I have.....

Isn't there a filter for that?

Best tip I can give is a very simple one

RIGHT CLICK>Save as>image1

Just wish I would remember this one cause so many times I start an idea and get all carried away and run out of stepbacks....

When using the lasso tool, I hold down the option key and click around the object I want to select. I find this way easier to control the lasso, as opposed to clicking and dragging the mouse. It's also mucho mas funner!

When using that All Powerful UNsharp Mast filter (when you don't have time for Doodlers SUPER SHARPEN technique ) USE THAT THRESHOLD SETTING!

With the threshold set at "0" it shorpens EVERYTHING - including Jpeg artifacts and noise and grain and other non-disirables.

Best way to learn this adjustment is to grab a picture and put the RADIUS at about "2" and the AMOUNT at "200%" or so. The move the THRESHOLD from "0" on up in steps... you'll soon see whats going on.

(Normal starting point for smaller sized images like we use here at PSC is around 75% AMOUNT, RADIUS .7 pix, and THRESHOLD at around 2~5. But it is like spice: your choice and if you overdo it you'll wreck the flavor of the meal!)

probably goes under the "everyone already knows that" folder, but holding space bar and grabbing an image saves a lot of grey hairs when you're zoomed in %900 trying to lasso an image that expands your current window.

(least i tried )

There ya go, framed!



*whips a thesaurus at ReinMan*