Photoshop made cool the Hip-Hop way

Leonard Goh | Jun 26, 2008

For photographers and designers, they probably dabble with Adobe Photoshop everyday. But that doesn't mean they can remember all the shortcuts and hot keys--I had a designer friend who once asked me if the Esc key was to undo an action. I played a cruel prank by agreeing and, needless to say, she ignored me for a few weeks; in case you are wondering, it's Ctrl+Z to undo).

Photoshop guru Deke McClelland happens to be a video editor as well, and adding these two formulas together gets you a rap song by him on all the keys on Photoshop, what to use and which to avoid. If you're the educational type, he also runs through 101 tips in 5 minutes. Sounds like edutainment to me.

What's more, McClelland is certainly not shy about his expertise. In the song's chorus, he proclaims to be "I'm a know-it-all, I'm Photoshop…", which is kind of egoistic. Then again, if you don't toot your own horn, who would?

Now I wonder if there is an MP3 version somewhere so I can listen to it on the way home later.