Mini tips note - Photoshop TIPS

What’s “Mini tips note” ?

This site introduces techniques for painting, and simple textures (patterns).

Eye-friendly pencil drawing

Straightening a picture

Adding transparency to a layer

Easy rough painting

Quick but effective painting

Easy mock pixel art

Applying shadow or glow with layers

Pop layer style

Cartoon layer style

Cute polka dot

Cool dot pattern

Pop polka dot

Boarder pattern

Check pattern

Papery pattern

Analog check

Sprinkled cut-paper pattern

Useful shortcuts

Line drawing in color

What’s easily viewable by everyone?

Suitable for beginner to intermediate.
If you want to improve your drawing skills, this site can be of service to you!

The screenshots in this site are all Adobe Photoshop CS4’s, but apply to earlier or later versions. (Elements, CS3, CS5 and other).

Feel free to use any images in this tutorial.

Last update: Sept. 27, 2011: Redesign of site.

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