Photoshop Ninja

When you have a very large layered file open and you want to save out a flattened file it can take a while, especially when you are working in a DTP/layout application (outside InDesign). Endless tweaks to the position of layers can add up to a long time waiting for files to save. This is also a great trick for producing low res approval images for clients. (more…)

I have heard time and time again that the cost of Photoshop is too high, which invariably comes from students and non-professional designers, but lets just say that I have heard it mentioned on the grapevine by some not-so-reputable professional design outfits too - that could easily afford to buy it and no-doubt make a-lot of money out of it! (more…)

All web developers have been through the painful and slow process of cutting up images into sections, individually optimising them for the web and then constructing a table to hold them all together in a HTML design application. Fortunately Adobe have realised that this is a common task and have given us a quick and easy way to perform boring job! (more…)

Almost web designers begin their layout designs in Photoshop - its so much more flexible than jumping straight into your actual web design application like Dreamweaver or Go Live. Well, here are some great tips for when you are working up visuals that have personally saved me a-lot of headaches and repetition of work! (more…)

There are times when an image is beyond rescue with Unsharp Mask, when its so out of focus it is bordering on creative, but your client insists that you use it! (more…)

There are a number of times you need to align elements in a layered Photoshop document. Obviously this can be done manually with guides dropped into the document, but this is time consuming… And unnecessary! (more…)