It looks like a circle, half white and half black.Ĭlick on Layer Mask button at the bottom of the Layers window. To apply adjustments over the selected layer with the option to use Layer Masks, opacity, etc, select adjustment options from the Adjustment button located at the bottom of the Layers Window. The above shortcuts apply the change to the selected layer as an all over adjustment. Image / Invert (also with layers and masks) * The Rotate Tool in the Tool Bar can be selected with Shift + R, but it requires another Keyboard Shortcut to get back to the Hand Tool, so pressing and holding the R key is generally faster. Press and hold R and choose reset from Main Menu Bar* When using them to affect the way a tool or function is working, hold the key while accomplishing the task. When going for Keyboard Shortcuts that access specific tools and panels, press the first key and quickly the other as if you were playing a piano. To download all of the below shortcuts in a free spreadsheet, just click here. I’m also confining the shortcuts to those that consist of 2-3 keys because I like to assign multiple key shortcuts to a Function key or as an option on my Wacom tablet.

In this article I am providing the ones most commonly used by photographers who use Photoshop to adjust and retouch their images.

That being said, mastering Keyboard Shortcuts that are relevant to the style of work at hand speeds up workflow and eliminates the monotony of repetitive seeking and clicking. However, there are hundreds of them a daunting task, plus most artists’ brains are visually oriented they like to see and click on things and it’s perfectly acceptable to do so. Some people consider mastery of Keyboard Shortcuts essential for professional imaging artists and believe that it’s mandatory to memorize and use them. Photoshop’s Keyboard Shortcuts allows users the ability to quickly access tools, functions and effects without scrolling for them through menus, “more options” fly out panels and Tool Bar icons.

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