Photoshop User - USA (2021-01)

the type layers you want to change in the Layers panel by

Command-clicking (Ctrl-clicking) on each layer to highlight

it. Go to the font menu and start changing things. Notice

all the selected type layers change at the same time.

ADDING A DOUBLE OR TRIPLE STROKE

There are different ways to create a stroke (or outline)

around an object. For this tip, we’re going to use

layer styles because we want to outline our text with

multiple strokes. (It’s kind of a 70s throwback thing

that’s hip again). Click on the little fx icon at the

bottom of the Layers panel, select Stroke, and set the

Size, Position, Blend Mode, and Color. Now, to create

a second stroke, click the plus to the right of Stroke

in the list on the left side of the Layer Style dialog.

Choose the bottom instance of the stroke and change

its Size and Color. You won’t see anything until it’s

wider than the stroke on top, because the one on top

is hiding the one below it. Rinse-and-repeat and you

have multi-stroked text.

Happy New Tips to everyone! I mean, Happy New Year! (I guess I have tips on my mind.) Seriously,

though, here are some nice Photoshop tips for you to kick off 2021. Let’s hope it’s a better year this

time around.

GIVING EACH SMART FILTER ITS OWN MASK

Smart filters are better than regular filters, and not just

because they have “smart” in their name. A smart filter

lets you change the settings at any time, even after

applying them. You can change the Opacity, blending

modes, or the filter settings. One other thing: Smart

filters have a layer mask, so you can paint the filter

exactly where you want it.

People often ask if multiple smart filters on the same

layer can have more than one mask. No they can’t; if

you apply more than one smart filter to a single layer,

that one mask controls them all. If you absolutely have

to have more than one filter on a smart object and mask

them differently, there is a workaround.

Apply your first filter to the smart object layer and

paint on your mask. Now Right-click on the smart object

layer in the Layers panel and choose Convert to Smart

Object again. Apply your second filter and it will become

a new smart filter with its own mask. The original smart

filter is nested safely inside the smart object you just

created. Sneaky huh?

The best part is that you

can keep going, just like

Russian dolls.

CHANGE ALL

THE FONTS

AT ONCE

Have you ever worked

with a document that

contains multiple

fonts, and you wanted

to change some or all

the fonts? If you were

thinking ahead and

created paragraph and

character styles, good

thinking, you can skip

this tip. For the rest of

us who aren’t the Marie

Kondos of Photoshop,

here’s the tip: Choose all

COLIN SMITH

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JA N U ARY 2021