angedawn
12-12-2006, 09:57 PM
OK, Rikki posted this as a response to another tip, but it's just so dang awesome that I really felt it deserved it's own thread so that everyone would see it! :)
She said :
I just found out the most awesome thing about the layer thumbnails. Maybe you know this already, but I sure didn't.
If you right click on the layer thumbnail and choose "clip thumbnail to layer bounds" instead of "to document bounds" you will actually see the contents of the layer in a really good size and recognize whatever it is no problem. A staple looks like a staple and not like an empty layer lost on a 12x12 image.
I'm thrilled.....
I have no idea where you learned that Rikki, but it is a great tip! :) Thanks so much for sharing it with us!
Now, for this weeks regularly scheduled tip which are some keyboard shortcuts to help with color (foreground/backgroud color, etc)
Pressing I will bring up the Eyedropper tool, then click on a colour in your image to make that colour the foreground colour. You can press the ALT key and click to make the colour the background color instead.
Other good keys to know are the D key to reset the foreground and background colors to the default (black and white), and the X key to swap the foreground and background colors.
Good little tips to know when working with colors, and thanks again to Rikki for that great tip on layer thumbnails!
She said :
I just found out the most awesome thing about the layer thumbnails. Maybe you know this already, but I sure didn't.
If you right click on the layer thumbnail and choose "clip thumbnail to layer bounds" instead of "to document bounds" you will actually see the contents of the layer in a really good size and recognize whatever it is no problem. A staple looks like a staple and not like an empty layer lost on a 12x12 image.
I'm thrilled.....
I have no idea where you learned that Rikki, but it is a great tip! :) Thanks so much for sharing it with us!
Now, for this weeks regularly scheduled tip which are some keyboard shortcuts to help with color (foreground/backgroud color, etc)
Pressing I will bring up the Eyedropper tool, then click on a colour in your image to make that colour the foreground colour. You can press the ALT key and click to make the colour the background color instead.
Other good keys to know are the D key to reset the foreground and background colors to the default (black and white), and the X key to swap the foreground and background colors.
Good little tips to know when working with colors, and thanks again to Rikki for that great tip on layer thumbnails!