Photoshop Quick Tips: Fast Tutorials Under Five Minutes
Short Photoshop tips you can learn in the time it takes to make coffee: keyboard shortcuts, hidden tools, one-click fixes, and time-saving techniques from Aaron Nace and the PHLEARN team. More than 40 free quick tips, each one a single idea you will use every day.
Learn how to master Layer Masks in Photoshop with these helpful keyboard shortcuts!
Photoshop | Workflow & Productivity | Easy | 15 mins | 1 video
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Learn how easy it is to import Presets into Photoshop and Adobe Camera RAW 2021.
Photoshop | Workflow & Productivity | Easy | 15 mins | 1 video
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Speed up your Photoshop retouching workflow with these keyboard shortcuts that will help you switch tools and move around your images with ease!
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Learn how to turn any object into a seamless repeating pattern in Photoshop!
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Learn how to import custom brushes into Photoshop!
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Learn the most helpful keyboard shortcuts for creating and using selections in Photoshop. And download the free PDF reference guide!
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Learn how to use Gradient Maps in Photoshop to change the color of any object to match a specific color value!
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Learn how to add a beautiful shine to skin using the Brush Tool and Blend If in Photoshop!
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Learn how to add a bright and beautiful color grade to your photos with the Camera RAW filter in Photoshop!
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Learn how to add a border to any photo in Photoshop!
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Learn how to use Levels and Hue/Saturation Adjustments to turn black into any color in Photoshop!
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Learn how to remove creases and distractions from studio backgrounds in Photoshop!
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Learn how to use Camera RAW in Photoshop to recover lost details and fix your overexposed photos!
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Learn how to swap the background behind an object while preserving the natural shadows from the original image!
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Learn how to create the illusion of a glass window in front a subject in Photoshop!
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Learn how to quickly change the color of almost any background in Photoshop!
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Learn how to create a realistic crumpled paper texture effect in Photoshop!
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Learn how to remove text and graphics from any object in a photograph using some easy Photoshop tools!
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Learn how to quickly outline a portrait in Photoshop to create graphics and thumbnails that pop!
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Learn how to add realistic steam, smoke, or fog to any image in Photoshop!
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Learn how to take a logo or icon and wrap it around any object in a photo–perfect for creating your own realistic product mockups!
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Learn how to use Blending Modes and Layer Masks to add the Milky Way to any nighttime landscape photograph!
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Learn how to quickly replace the sky in any photo with Photoshop!
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Learn how to quickly replace the sky in any photo with Photoshop!
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Learn how to place any image inside of text in Photoshop to create stunning effect.
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Learn how to add a moon to any night sky in Photoshop!
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Learn how to add sun glow and sun flare effects to your photos in just a few quick steps. (And using our free Sun Glow Gradient!)
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Learn how to place text behind anything in a photo in Photoshop!
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Learn how to use the Super Resolution feature in Adobe Camera RAW and Photoshop 2021 to enhance the resolution of any image!
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Learn how to combine two images for a quick and effective double exposure effect in Photoshop!
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Learn how to change any facial expression into a smile with Smart Portrait Neural Filters in Photoshop!
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Learn how to color correct any photo in just a few easy clicks using Curves in Photoshop!
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Learn how to simulate a shallow depth of field in any photo by blurring the background in Photoshop!
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Learn how to remove tourists from your travel photos using the Clone Stamp Tool and Spot Healing Brush in Photoshop.
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Learn how to bend and shape body parts with the Puppet Warp Tool in Photoshop.
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Learn how to quickly remove a plain white background from an image using the handy Select Subject Tool in Photoshop.
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What You’ll Learn
Quick Tips are the things a professional does without thinking that a beginner never gets told. Each one is a few minutes long and changes how you work in Photoshop from that day on.
- Shortcuts and speed. The keyboard shortcuts worth memorizing, faster ways to switch tools, and workspace tricks that cut clicks.
- Hidden tools. Features buried in menus and panels that solve a specific problem in seconds.
- One-click fixes. Fast exposure, color, and cleanup moves for when a photo needs to be good, not perfect, right now.
- Better habits. Small non-destructive habits, naming, and layer hygiene that save hours over a year.
- New features, fast. Two-minute looks at the useful new tools in each Photoshop release, without the marketing.
Where to Start
There is no order to these; watch the ones that match what you did most recently in Photoshop. If a tip mentions a tool you have not met, the Tools & Techniques tutorials cover each one properly, and 30 Days of Photoshop teaches them in sequence.
Free and PRO Tutorials
Free tutorials are complete lessons, not previews. PRO tutorials go deeper and longer, and they include the sample images, RAW files, actions, and presets used in the lesson so you can follow along on the exact same file. A PHLEARN PRO membership unlocks every PRO tutorial on the site, including all of the ones in this category.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the most useful Photoshop shortcuts?
Ctrl/Cmd+J to duplicate a layer, Ctrl/Cmd+Alt/Opt+Shift+E to stamp visible, B for brush and X to swap colors, Ctrl/Cmd+I to invert a mask, and the bracket keys to resize a brush. Several quick tips here cover these and the less obvious ones.
Are quick tips enough to learn Photoshop?
No, and they are not meant to be. They are the polish on top of the fundamentals. Learn the basics first and the quick tips will make you noticeably faster.
Do the tips work in older versions of Photoshop?
Most do, since they rely on tools that have been in Photoshop for years. Tips about new features say which version introduced them.
Where to Go Next
When a quick tip opens a door, the subject hubs go through it: Photo Editing, Retouching, Color Grading, and Workflow, which is where most of these tips come from.
Learn the Tools Properly
Quick tips make you faster; 30 Days of Photoshop teaches the tools they rely on.
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Every PRO tutorial in this category, with sample and RAW files, plus the full PRO library.