This is part 9 of the Photoshop quick tip series where you will learn how to increase the number of recent files from the file menu.

The recent files can be located in File > Open Recent. The default number of recent files you can have is 10 files. You can actually change the number of the recent files to have up to 30 files.

Firstly, you need to open up the Photoshop preferences by pressing Ctrl + K on the keyboard. Then select ‘File handing’ from the drop down menu as shown below.



At the bottom the preferences window, you will see an option call ‘Recent file list contains’. You can change this number from 0 - 30 depending on the number of the recent files you want to show. Once you have selected you option you can click ok, then return to the file menu (File > Open Recent) to see if the number of item have increased.

In this Photoshop tutorial you will learn how to create an incredible Hulk look using the brush tool and the blending options. This effect is quick and dirty and should only take you about five minutes to complete.


Create an incredible Hulk look

Step 1

Open an image in Photoshop. Use an image that has some skins exposed.




Step 2

Create a new layer by selecting Ctrl + Shift + N.




Step 3

Select the brush tool with an appropriate brush size and colour. I have used #0a8456 colour, but you can use whatever colour you like. Now paint over the areas of the skins like below. You don’t have to be too tidy with the brush tool as the mistakes can be taken care later on.




Step 4

Change the blending option to Hard Light. The select the eraser tool and fix any mistakes from the previous step. You should now have a hulk appearance like below.

This is part 8 of the Photoshop quick tip series where you will learn how to cycle through various documents in Photoshop.

If you ever had multiple documents open in Photoshop, you may find it tricky to go through each of the documents with the mouse to locate the one you want. However, there is a keyboard shortcut which you may find useful. By pressing Ctrl + Tab you can cycle through each of the documents in Photoshop which are currently open. This means you don’t need to use the mouse to click on each of the documents. If you only have one document open then you will not be able to use this shortcut.

This quick tip is a great little time saver. Remember to subscribe to keep up to date with the latest quick tips.

This is part 8 of the Photoshop quick tip series where you will learn how to zoom into an image using the mouse. There are three main ways you can zoom into an image. You can use the Zoom tool in the toolbox; use the navigator panel or use keyboard shortcuts. There is also a fourth method which is to use the mouse to zoom into an image.

To zoom with the mouse, you need to have an image open. Then you hold down the ALT or Option key depending on the computer you have, and scroll the mouse wheel to zoom it.

If you want to quickly reset the zoom to its original position, checkout quick tip 6. Remember to subscribe to keep updated with the latest quick tips, or why not take a look at the tutorial section of this blog.

You may sometime want to quickly create a shape object in Photoshop, but lack the necessary skills needed to create a wonderful shape. Luckily, in the Photoshop community there are hundreds of websites which have custom made shapes. So, what exactly are custom shapes? Well, basically there are shapes that have been designed, created and saved without you needing to lift a finger.

Below I will provide a collection of 7 free Photoshop custom shape sets. I’ve tried to select the custom shapes with diverse categories.

People silhouette




ILoveWeapons




Sea Creatures




Assorted Logo





Surfing Theme




Splat Shapes




Kiddy stuff

I previously wrote a post on hand drawn icons. This time I have found a collection of 120 + hand drawn vector graphics created by think design. Some of the hand drawn items include arrows, RSS logos, social bookmarking icons, and tonnes of other goodies.

The author of these vectors is a big fan of ‘hand drawn stuff’, so decided to put together a selection of the hand drawn graphics. The graphics are setup so that they can be easily modified.

I have noticed the hand drawn graphics are becoming very popular. A lot of people seem to be placing these hand drawn vectors in there blogs.

Why not download these graphics and have some fun.

This is part 7 of the Photoshop quick tip series and in this tip you will learn how to perform absolute object positioning. This is where an object is placed in an exact position on the canvas. The position can be align top edge, align vertical centre, align bottom edges, align left edge, align right edge and finally align horizontal centre.

There are occasions when you want to place your PS objects exactly on the left, middle or right side of the canvas. You can of course, manually place the objects on the canvas, but this can cause the positioning to be inaccurate, and can also take a long time to find the exact position.

To quickly perform absolute object positioning, you firstly need to open up your PS document then select (Ctrl + A) on the keyboard which will selects everything in the canvas.

Now you need to choose the Move tool (V) and then locate the top of the menu bar where you will see the options for aligning the object.


After you have selected the Move tool, you simply click on the align button you wish. I have chosen the ‘align to top edge’ button.


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