{"id":31640,"date":"2018-06-10T02:00:29","date_gmt":"2018-06-10T09:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=31640"},"modified":"2018-06-11T11:25:56","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T18:25:56","slug":"bianyo-markersphotoshop-layers-tutorialsgroups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/bianyo-markersphotoshop-layers-tutorialsgroups\/","title":{"rendered":"Bianyo markers\/Photoshop layers tutorials\/Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Blendable color markers<\/strong><br \/>\nFor sketching and painting I favor alcohol-based markers, which let you blend colors like a watercolor brush, but with the convenience of a felt marker. The preferred premier markers are the extremely expensive Copics. An equivalent inexpensive alternative for blendable markers with dual tips (fat or point) are Bianyo. I can paint quickly easily in a notebook using a travel set like these\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2kHqS8T\" target=\"_blank\">72 Bianyo markers<\/a>. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to use layers in Photoshop<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen it comes to Photoshop, I feel like a permanent newbie. I\u2019ve been using it for 20 years, and I\u2019ve just scratched the surface. Recently I watched this video on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kVPelC_AoGA\" target=\"_blank\">how to use Photoshop layer masks<\/a>, which is a very useful way to blend images in different layers. There are lots of other\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCc0_OX4mqSoRecj3IgJTLtg\" target=\"_blank\">good tutorial videos on the same YouTube channel<\/a>. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bulk delete contacts<\/strong><br \/>\nSomehow I merged google contacts from both my work and my personal email with my iPhone contacts and I couldn\u2019t figure out an easy way to bulk delete.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imore.com\/how-delete-multiple-contacts-once-your-iphone\" target=\"_blank\">This article<\/a>\u00a0outlines how to delete multiple contacts at one time using\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/groups\/id407855546?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">Groups<\/a>. The app is a little clunky, but it was free, and an added bonus was I was able to also merge duplicates pretty easily. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Triple cleverness<\/strong><br \/>\nIf the genius artist Escher could make a musical 3D video it would like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HcRW3FMuttY\" target=\"_blank\">this one by mathematical explainer Vi Hart<\/a>. You can move around in all 360 degrees of a 4-minute piece with 3 overlapping piano performances by a recurring Vi Hart. Watch the making-of video to appreciate the mathematical beauty of its recursive complexity. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best ice cream scoop<\/strong><br \/>\nThis\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2kHdhy7\" target=\"_blank\">OXO Ice Cream Scoop<\/a>\u00a0($15) makes serving dessert painless. The pointed scoop makes it easier to break into frozen ice cream and the eject trigger just drops it right in your bowl. I like to run it under warm water right before I scoop to soften the ice cream. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n<p><strong>Big bag of nettles<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen I ordered this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2sz7bU6\" target=\"_blank\">$15 bag of dried nettles leaves from Amazon<\/a>, I didn\u2019t expect to get such a giant-sized bag. Even at the rapid rate my family drinks nettles tea, this bag will last at least a year. We\u2019ve used nettles for years as a very effective treatment for seasonal pollen allergies. Even if it\u2019s just a placebo effect, the herbal tea is delicious. (I haven\u2019t experienced side effects, but Web MD lists them\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/vitamins-and-supplements\/stinging-nettle-uses-and-risks#1\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.) \u2014 MF<\/p>\n<div class='ctx-module-container ctx_default_placement ctx-clearfix'><\/div><span class=\"ctx-article-root\"><!-- --><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recomendo: issue no. 98<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13684,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[2323],"tags":[2324],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31640"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31640"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31642,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31640\/revisions\/31642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}