This is part four of the Photoshop quick tip series where you will learn how to add a Jigsaw puzzle texture to an image. A jigsaw puzzle texture is basically small interlocking piece which joins together to form an image. For this tutorial you will need to use the texture filter.

1. Open an image in Photoshop.




2. In the menu bar select Filter > Texture > Texturizer from the drop down menu.


3. Select the Load texture button as below, and load up the puzzle texture. The default location for the puzzle texture is Adobe Photoshop > Presets > Texture.




4. You can play around with scaling and the relief. The scaling option will increase/decrease the size of the puzzle shape, and the relief option will increase/decrease the depth of the puzzle edging. There is also the option of change the position of the light.

This is part three of the Photoshop quick tip series. In this tip you will learn how to quickly open a document in Photoshop.

When you need to open a document in Photoshop you normally have to go to File > Open. This takes approximately 2 – 3 seconds depending on how faster your work and the speed of your computer. However, rather than going through the hassle of the File menu, you can quickly open a document in PS by double clicking on the grey PS background.

Yes, it’s really that simple. Double click on the grey background of the PS window, and the open dialog box will appear. Most people don’t actually know you can double click on the background to open a file, but this method can save a lot of time, especially if you use PS frequently.

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This is part two of the Photoshop quick tip series where you will learn how to load the selection of a layer. Loading the selection of a layer involves selecting the areas around the shape or text. Usually when you want to make a selection around a shape/text you need to use the selection tool, but you can also use the load selection feature.

There are two ways you can load the selection in Photoshop. Firstly, you can use the menu bar by choosing Select > Load Selection from the menu bar. Or you use the faster method which will be demonstrated below.

Open up the object/text you want to load the selection. I have used some text for this example.



From the Layers panel select the text icon and then hold down the Ctrl button and click on the text icon.



You will notice your text will now have a selection around it.

In this Photoshop series I will provide quick tips on how to use some of the feature of Photoshop. All of the tips will be short and concise and get straight to the point. Be sure to subscribe or follow me on twitter to stay tuned to all the quick tips.

Quick tip 1 – Merging layer - Learn how to merge layers in Photoshop.
Quick tip 2 - Load selection - Learn how to load the selection of a shape/text.
Quick tip 3 - Quickly open document - Learn how to quickly open documents.
Quick tip 4 - Jigsaw puzzle texture - Create a jigsaw puzzle texture using the texture filter.
Quick tip 5 - Change unit measurement - Quickly change the unit measurements in PS.
Quick tip 6 - Reset zoom - Quickly reset a zoomed in image.
Quick tip 7 - Zoom with mouse - Zoom into an image using the mouse scroll.
Quick tip 8 - Cycle through multiple documents - Quickly cycle through multiple documents in Photoshop.
Quick tip 9 - Increase recent files - Increase the number of recent files in Photoshop.
Quick tip 10 - Select Multiple text layer - Select more than one text layer in Photoshop.
Quick tip 11 - Reset to default settings - Restore original settings in Photoshop.
Quick tip 12 - Cycle through the blend modes - Use keyboard shortcut to cycle through the blend modes.
Quick tip 13 - Select hex colours in Photoshop - Quickly copy hex colours in a html format.
Quick tip 14 - Crosshair problem - Learn how to fix the cross hair problem.
Quick tip 15 - Find centre of image - Locate the actual centre of an image.
Quick tip 16 - Add extra canvas space - Increase the spacing around your canvas.
Quick tip 17 – Redo Filter – Repeat the last filter.
Quick tip 18 - Font update - Font updates in Photoshop.
Quick tip 19 - Hide the workspace - Hide the toolbar and palettes by using shortcut keys.
Quick tip 20 - Full screen mode - Quickly switch to the full screen mode using shortcuts.
Quick tip 21 - Revert original features - Return to the original settings.
Quick tip 22 - Open two window - Open two windows in Photoshop.
Quick tip 23 - Clear purge cache - Clear up the temporary files in Photoshop.
Quick tip 24 - Close multiple windows - Close more than one window quickly.
Quick tip 25 - Black and white image - Three quick ways to turn you image black and white.
Quick tip 26 - The hand tool - Learn how to use the Hand tool.
Quick tip 27 - Seeing font changes - See the changes applied to the fonts.

This is part one of the Photoshop quick tip series. In this quick tip you will learn how to merge layers in Photoshop. Merging layers basically combines the layers together.
There are three different ways you can merge layers in Photoshop.

1. The first method is to use the menu bar which is the least common. You select Layer > Merge Layer on the menu bar. This method takes the longest time to merger all the layers.


2. The second is the most common method. You select all the layers on the layers panel and then right click and select Merge layers.

3. The third method is fastest and simplest way to merge layers. You select all the layers from the layers panel then use the shortcut key Ctrl + E which merges all the layers.

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Ultimate list of free stock images
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In this tutorial you will learn how to create a spotted border effect using the Pixelate filter. I have used a free stock image for this tutorial which can be found here.

Spotted border

Step 1

Open an image in Photoshop that you wish to add the spotted border to.




Step 2

Select the Rectangular Marquee tool and make a selection around the image like below. The closer you place the Rectangular Marquee to the centre of the image the greater the spotted border effect, and the further away to place the Marquee the smaller the border.




Step 3

Choose Select > Feather and give a feather radius of 5 pixels. You can increase the radius if you wish to create a more rounded border.


Step 4

Hit the Q key on the keyboard to enter the quick mask, and you see a red border around your image like below.




Step 5

Select Filter > Pixelate > Colour Halftone and set the max radius to 10 pixels. If you wish to have larger spots on your border then increase the size of the radius.


Step 6

Exit the quick mask mode with the Q key then choose Select > Inverse and hit the delete the key. Then deselect the selection and you should get a spotted border like below.