It is not currently possible to apply effects like drop shadow and outer glow to a group of individual layers, for instance a shape that is made up of a number of a number of layers. Many people would merge their layers, then apply the layer effect. Well, you know we like to keep maximum edibility in our files, so we can employ this little trick to get round this!
Photoshop will save out your images in a huge variety of formats. It can seem very complicated, but the fact of the matter is that you will only ever need a small handful of these formats – and you can forget the rest!
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This is not so much an Easter Egg in the traditional sense, more of a little known hidden feature – as this one may actually be occasionally useful, especially for web designers! When you are working in full screen mode you can change the default surrounding canvas colour (the area around the image) of neutral gray
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Using guides in Photoshop is a core principle that is essential for any precise work.
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Creating your own brushes in Photoshop is simpler than you might think, and once you have created them they can always remain in your Photoshop arsenal ready to use at any time, ready to share with your fellow designers!
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