Many people make use of photoshop and online tools for different purposes. Some use it to edit photos, others create image compositions and website mockups. Some use it to create artwork for example, drawing or painting. There are also a number of plugins that permit users to do much more using Photoshop.
Custom brushes are a well-known feature in Photoshop. They can be used to create many different effects. The clone stamp tool allows you to copy pixels from one region of an image and then paste them on another, and the healing brush can be used to remove imperfections and blemishes. The eraser tool is similar to the previous one however it permanently removes pixels from the layer.
Other popular tools include the selection tools, which allow you outline an area, and then apply another effect to the area. The lasso tool is used to highlight a person and then change their tone or clarity, without affecting the rest of the image. The patch tool makes use of an existing pattern or selection to fill in a gap which is useful for covering the small imperfections such as a birthmark or acne scar.
Other online tools and photoshop are designed to help you save time for instance, CSS Hat generates CSS code for selected layers, thus avoiding the task of manually typing in the code yourself. GuideGuide is a plugin that allows you to quickly create guides for images on the web which reduces the amount of work needed to produce your final product.
