PC World - USA (2020-05)

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HERE’S HOW PHOTOSHOP TIPS TO BOOST YOUR SKILLS

How to create a clipping mask in Photoshop.

• Use the pointer cursor to move the
  image around under the text to get the best
  parts of the picture showing through the
  text.


• Select the text layer, right-click, and
  choose Blending Options > Stroke (black, 6
  pixels) to add some flair and make the text
  stand out more.

If you don’t like the results, simply delete

the image layer and insert another picture on

top of the text layer.

HOW TO ADD BRUSHES TO

PHOTOSHOP

There are three ways to get more brushes in

Photoshop: Import Brushes, Get More

Brushes, and Create Custom

Brushes.

1. Place your cursor on the Brush
   tool in the Tools palette.


2. In the menu groups across the
   top, look for the picture of a brush (a
   blurry dot) with a number beneath it,
   just beside the brush icon.


3. Click the tiny arrow beside the
   number and a Brush dialog box
   opens. Click the gear icon (top right),
   and a menu list drops down.


4. Choose Get More Brushes,
   and Adobe opens its Photoshop
   Brushes website, which displays a
   big login screen.


5. Sign in, and Adobe provides
   download buttons for A Thousand
   Brushes.


6. Scroll through the sample
   boxes, choose the brushes you like,
   then click the Download button.


7. Once downloaded, you must
   move the brushes from your
   Download folder to the Adobe Brush
   folder at: C:\Users[your user name]\