Two Handy Photoshop Techniques

[StarRaven]

Thanks for this man,
I was wandering how to do it with Photoshop. I usually do this with GIMP and it's a lot more easier.

- Change the mode of your picture into RGB mode
- Menu Color -Color to alpha then Ok
Done, the white background has disappeared. You can then add a another BG background color by creating a new layer.

It's a shame this function doesn't exist in PS

No kidding! That sounds a lot easier. Still, the quick mask thing is pretty simple, takes no time at all, and becomes second nature after you've done it once or twice. (I should probably make some sort of... what'sitcalled... action? to do it for me, but I have no idea how those things work.... D: )

The ctrl-click works with CS and version 7 as I've been using that since I got 7 (also in my tuts). The quick mask thing I'll have to try out, I've never really liked quick mask but I'm open to second and third (and 50th) chances.

Quick mask does stuff other than that? :O Haha, kidding. I never use it for anything else, though.