For Flip Horizontal, go to Image/Image Rotation/Flip Canvas Horizontal. Navigate to the item for which you want to set a shortcut.Open the keyboard shortcut menu (ALT+SHIFT+CTRL/CMD+K).I use CTRL/CMD+ F for flip horizontal but you can map it to any key you like. It is a method very often used in the digital painting process, and should definitely be mapped to a shortcut for anyone painting in Photoshop. Flipping the canvas is something artists use to check their work for mistakes. We will use the menu to create a shortcut for a super important tool next!Flip horizontal shortcut:Īs of this writing, there is no default shortcut to flipping the canvas horizontally. The menu provides the ability to change existing shortcuts or set your own shortcuts for items that do not have one. To get to the Photoshop shortcut menu use this shortcut: ALT+ SHIFT+ CTRL/CMD+ K (or go to edit/keyboard shortcuts). It may help to do so if you need the ability to go back and change the adjustment. Note that you can also use all of these adjustments by creating an adjustment layer in the layer panel. Fill the selected layer with current foreground color: ALT/OPT+ JĪ tip to remember the adjustment shortcuts so you never have to dig in the menus for them again: remember ‘BLUM’ (kind of like ‘plum’ but with a B).Delete layer: DELETE while target layer is selected.Cut a selection onto a new layer: make a selection then press CTRL/CMD+ SHIFT+ J.Paste a selection onto a new layer: make a selection then press CTRL/CMD+ J.If you want to flatten the canvas but also keep your progress, this shortcut is very helpful! Merge all visible layers on a new layer: CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + E (Win) or CMD + OPT + SHIFT + E (Mac).Set the opacity of a layer: Number 0 through 9 (when a brush is not selected).Super helpful to make a quick copy of a layer. Duplicate selected layer: CTRL/CMD+ J.This is super helpful to jump from one layer to another. Draw horizontal or vertical lines: Hold down CTRL/CMD + draw with the brush toolĬolor picker tool engaged with ALT/OPT + SHIFT + right click.This allows you to select a different color from exactly where you are. get color picker – ALT/OPT + SHIFT + right-click.Toggle foreground and background colors: X.One of the most useful shortcuts, it allows you to pick a color off the canvas while holding ALT/OPT, once you let go, you will go back to your brush. Use eyedropper while painting: ALT/OPT.Paint a straight line between two points: paint a dot with the brush at point A, then hold down SHIFT and paint a dot at point B.Hide panels: TAB, show panels by pressing TAB again.
Paint bucket – G (cycle through the choices to get to the Gradient tool by pressing SHIFT + G ).If you press Z once, you will switch to the ZOOM tool) Zoom: CTRL/CMD + click and drag to zoom in and out (You can also hold Z and move left and right to zoom in and out.Move the layer or a selection: CTRL/CMD + click and drag.Subtract from the lasso selection: with lasso selection active, hold ALT/OPT.Add to the lasso selection: with lasso selection active, hold SHIFT.Without further ado, here is the entire list of shortcuts in one place: Photoshop shortcuts for artists: You can also nominate your best shortcut to be added to this list at the end of this post. We will also create our own shortcut for something every digital artist absolutely must use in Photoshop. For easy reference, I compiled all shortcuts into one single list that follows. We will go over Photoshop shortcuts for basic painting tools, brushes, layers, and adjustments. The ease of use and time-savings greatly outweigh the time it takes to memorize and implement Photoshop shortcuts for digital painting! The experience of using Photoshop will become more pleasant, and your creative process will become more pleasant as well. Once you integrate shortcuts into your creative process, you will create faster. My goal is to include as many most useful shortcuts as possible without making the list too long to memorize. In this post, I compiled the very best Photoshop shortcuts for digital artists.
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