From Picture Correct, a bunch (28!) of really great photoshop tricks. I knew a few but I know I’m going to want to remember these:
- Quickly whiten teeth
- Merge all layers to new layer
- The rotate view tool
- Change layer opacity hotkey
- Choose layers trick
- Move layers trick
- Change unit of measure
- Undo more steps
- Apply pattern along path
- Apply layer mask trick
- Instantly find center of photoshop document
- Quickly change colors
- How to paint a selection
- Beautiful black and white photos with channel mixer
- Quickly fill text and color/shape layers
- Scale layer styles with layer
- Precise painting with the brush tool
- Duplicate anything you want
- Before/after preview in layers panel
- Straightening the PSD
- Bird’s eye view
- Clip image to type layer
- Instagram “fade” effect
- Hacking your selection placement
- Quick retro color style
- Extract assets
- Multiple drop shadows and strokes
- Interface color easter egg
You can see it in video form at http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/28-genius-photoshop-tricks/ . You can also read about them at http://tutvid.com/photoshop/tips-and-tricks-photoshop-cc/
Note they’re from 2015, so some things might be different in a more recent version. I often just like to know that something is possible at all, I can always look up how to do it in a more recent version but if you don’t even know it’s possible…