Photoshop Ninja
Expert Photoshop tips and tricks for designers and photographers since 2005
Photoshop Ninja Noise Patterns Vol 1 Download
The first set of seamless Photoshop Patterns, available exclusively from this site! This set contains 10 noise and grime hand-crafted textures for you to download and enjoy – you never know when you might need a bit of noise in a Photoshop layer!
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OSX update reaps CS2 performance improvements on Intel Apple Macs
It seems like the wait for a native Intel based Mac OSX version of Photoshop, due for release sometime next year (rumored to be around Easter) has just been made a whole-lot sweeter with a new Apple MacOS system update.
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Changing Photoshop layer and brush opacity quickly
There are quite a few shortcuts for the layers palette, the most important ‘everyday’ ones are to change layer opacity without using the slider at the top.
Changing layer opacity quickly is important when using Photoshop – but it’s really annoying having to go over to the slider at the top of the layers palette. It’s so much better to just keep an eye on the image and use keyboard shortcuts!
Photoshop Ninja Burst Brushes Vol 2 Download
A brand spanking new set of brushes for Photoshop -second in the Photoshop Ninja Burst series… and a treat for you to use – double the resolution of the first set! Again, these are designed to work together to make cool little bursts of colour or little bling highlights.
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Shortcuts for viewing and moving around your images quickly
It is so much quicker to navigate around you image using Photoshop keyboard shortcuts, plus it looks cool when people are looking over your shoulder!
Seriously though, these are useful for any user and should be amongst the first shortcuts you learn. You will never need to reach for that zoom tool again once you have these in your shortcut arsenal!
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