Author Archives: Jon Yo

Bridge setup for Thumbnail View

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Jon Yo

If you’re not using Bridge to find and open your images, you are wasting time (unless you are using Lightroom, but that’s for another blog). Don’t go to File > Open, click the Bridge icon or go to File > … Continue reading →

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Setup your Workspace.

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Jon Yo

Work efficiently in Photoshop by creating an organized workspace. By arranging and grouping you panels, you can work faster and figure out why something isn’t working. The basic idea is to have the most important panels opened, and the frequently … Continue reading →

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Align and Distribute

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Jon Yo

Here’s a little trick to help you align and evenly space out images on a composite that’s fast and easy. You probably saw it but didn’t know what it was. It’s been sitting on the option bar in Photoshop when … Continue reading →

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Rotate a Brush

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Jon Yo

I use decorative brushes all the time, but sometimes, it’s just not in the proper orientation. Here’s a quick way to rotate your brush using the Brushes Panel. Of course this isn’t the only way, quite often I’ll stamp each … Continue reading →

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Making a Brush from an Image

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Jon Yo

Last time we made a brush from line art, this time from an image. Just need to add one more step… Threshold to make the image black or white, no greys. This works best when the subject is clearly defined … Continue reading →

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Brush Making Basics

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Jon Yo

Making brushes in Photoshop is easy if you know how. This short tutorial will show you how to make a brush from a simple or hand drawn graphic. If you go to Edit and Define Brush Preset is not available, … Continue reading →

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Save a PNG

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Jon Yo

If you want to use your logo as a watermark, an easy way to save it is as a PNG file because it supports transparency and it’s pretty small, the file size that is. Of course if you have a … Continue reading →

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