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

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A Click Layer 2 copy 2, the
next layer up.
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B Click the Brush Preset
drop-down menu and
select Watercolor Heavy
Loaded.
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C Click and drag the brush
size to a small size.
D Click Impressionist to
deselect it ( changes
to ).
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E Click the eye icon for the
Background copy layer on
and off to check your
work.
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F Click and drag in the image to
paint the more detailed areas,
leaving some areas unpainted.
G Click the Mixer Brush tool.
H Click the Tool Preset drop-down
menu and select the Fan – Flat
Blender.
I Click Sample All Layers in the
Options bar to deselect it
( changes to ).
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J Click and drag with a small brush
size in each of the painting layers
to blend the paints on that layer.
TIPS
Try This!
When using the Mixer Brush tool, open the Tool
Preset drop-down menu and click Current Tool Only
( changes to ). Then click the gear menu button
( ) and click any of the sets at the bottom of the
menu. Click OK to replace the existing tool presets.
The drop-down menu appears more organized and
displays only the new presets for the selected tool.
More Options!
You can create your own tool preset by changing the
settings in the Options bar with a tool selected, and
then clicking the Create New button ( ) and giving
your tool a descriptive name.
Important!
Load the Artist Surfaces patterns using the gear menu
button ( ) on the Pattern menu. These pattern
surfaces can be used to fill a layer mask or a group
mask, or to fill another layer.
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