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Improve your skill in Adobe Photoshop with keyboard shortcuts that can increase speed and efficiency.

Some helpful types on saving your work.

Learn how to create soft faded boarders in two short steps.

Cropping images is one of the most fundamental aspects of editing photos.

Learn how to use the polygonal lasso tool in this tutorial Adobe Photoshop CS. This is a great selection tool that really comes in handy when you have objects that you want to select that have nice straight lines or surfaces. Find out how to use the polygonal lasso tool. Click on the link above or on the image below to start this tutorial.

Learn how to use the clone stamp tool in this tutorial for Adobe Photoshop CS. The clone stamp will allow you to sample areas of the image and then 'clone' them onto another part of the document or even a different document. Be aware of the different options though..Click on the link above or on the image below to start this tutorial

We do selections frequently in Photoshop and there are many ways to do them. In this tutorial we will work with some of the many different ways to handle selections, including some of the more difficult selection chores.

Removing an image from it's background."

There are many situations that call for the precise selecting and masking of an object in a photograph. Many times, this can be achieved with simply using the Quick Mask mode; however, as you may have seen before, using the paint brush tool can result in some hazey selections around the edges of an object. Some situations call for a very clean line. This is when the pen tool as a selection method comes in handy the most. In this tutorial, we'll walk through the steps required to select an object by using the pen tool in photoshop.