General

Contents

Erase tool to erase mistakes on layer

Smart Filters

Allows you to be able to edit the filter later

Free Transform

Use free transform to whole image to change distortions such as wide-angle effects

Adjustments

Increase effect of an adjustment by duplicated layer, then fine tune Duplicate Layer (or MERGE TO TOP) as required.

Tool Controls

Structure

High maintains structure to sampled area. Low value will build new pattern

Selection Tools

Sample Size

Higher for hi res files (samples x number of pixels around where clicked)

Contiguous

Selects just similar colour over area clicked (discontiguous selects similar colour over whole file)

Tolerance

Higher value more tolerant of changing colour

Liquify Forward warp tool

Density

Depth of adjustment

Pressure

Subtleness of adjustment

Curves Mask Colour Range

Fuzziness

Range

Patch Tool

Diffusion

High soft edge, low highly defined edge

Healing Tool

Diffusion

High soft edges, low hard edges, tends to get smudgy so sample and heal from good areas

Clone Stamp Tool

Lighten blend mode will only lighten areas darker than area being cloned, opposite for darken mode

Dodge Tool

Good for maintaining sharpness

Range of tones – the area that would be affected most

Exposure – intensity

Protect Tones – off it obliterates texture and tones

Can build up as you go over area

Masks

Copy layer mask with another

Drag mask from one layer to the other whilst holding down OPTION