Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks by Lynette Kent

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! Press B to select the
Brush tool.
@ Click the Brush Preset
drop-down menu to
open the Brush picker.
# Click the soft-edged
brush.
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DIFFICULTY LEVEL
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$ Press the left or right
bracket keys to adjust
the brush size.
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% Paint over an area to
apply the color.
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^ Repeat steps 4 to 15 until the
entire image is painted, adding
new layers for each color.
The black-and-white photo now
appears tinted with color.
& Click and drag the opacity of
individual layers to adjust the look.
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TIPS
Try This!
Instead of clicking the foreground color, simply click in
the Set Foreground Color box in the Color panel to
open the Color Picker without changing tools. You can
also position the cursor over the Color panel and click
in the color ramp to select a color — all without
changing tools. Click and drag the RGB sliders to
adjust the colors.
More Options!
You can select realistic colors for a grayscale image by
sampling the colors from a color image that has
similar subjects. Keep the other image open on the
screen while you are colorizing the grayscale photo.
With the Color Picker open, position the cursor
outside the dialog box to sample real colors from the
color image. Then paint in the grayscale image with
those colors.
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