#INDIA ARIE SONGS ABOUT INEQUALITY HOW TO#
You can now assign a keyboard shortcut to pretty much anything in Photoshop, from Menu Bar options and commands to palettes and palette options, filters, adjustment layers, tools, or whatever you like! We can even change any of the shortcuts that Adobe has built in to Photoshop! If you're the type of person who loves customizing things to suit your own style, or you just want to be able to work faster in Photoshop, you'll definitely want to check out this great feature.ĭownload this tutorial as a print-ready PDF!Īs I stated, you can create keyboard shortcuts for just about anything, but to get you started, we'll look at how to assign shortcuts to two of the most commonly used filters in all of Photoshop, Gaussian Blur and Unsharp Mask. Prior to Photoshop CS, we were basically stuck with whatever keyboard shortcuts the good folks at Adobe felt like giving us. Shuree’s “One Girl (Can Change the World)” is a brilliant anthem.In this Photoshop tutorial, we're going to look at how to create your own custom Photoshop keyboard shortcuts, which may not sound as exciting as, say, swapping people's faces in a photo or drawing lightning bolts that shoot out of someone's eyes.īut no matter what you're doing in Photoshop, being able to customize your own keyboard shortcuts is a great (and easy) way to speed up your workflow and make both you and Photoshop much more efficient.Īdobe first introduced the ability to customize our own keyboard shortcuts in Photoshop CS, which means you'll need Photoshop CS or higher to follow along. For change, personal or otherwise, you can’t go wrong with a great anthem-your own fight song. “ Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around” by Sweet Honey in the Rock is a stunning example of a protest song. You can use music to motivate you before you head out and later to bring the crowd together. Music has long been an important part of protests throughout history. Start with lyric writing if that comes easier, then experiment with humming to find your melody. If you have the background and skill, writing your own music can be a powerful way to give voice to your own story. Connect with a music therapist if you don’t have the background but would like to explore more. Other types of music-making have similar effects. You’ve already seen the power of singing.
You can feel as creative when you’re performing someone else’s music as when you are making your own. India.Arie provides us with a compelling music mantra in “ I Am Light.”
Create your own or find one already out there. With music, it can be a powerful self-affirmation chant. A mantra can be a simple repeated word or phrase. The internet can serve to amplify your voice, making this a great way to reach out to others. Post your own music or any cover songs you make. Sharing music and discussing it with others expands your experience from personal transformation to encompass social transformation. You can do this with your own Music Relaxation playlist. Start your relaxation music with something that matches your current level, then gradually move to slower, calmer selections. As we listen to music, our bodies can start to get in sync with the music. If you can, incorporate the principles of entrainment in your experience. Whatever it is, create a quiet space for relaxing to music. For some it’s Mozart or Bach, for others it could be Pink Floyd. Music is particularly effective if it is your own individual preference. Music can be incredibly helpful in stress management. If you have the music background, you can create your own cover of the many great songs out there by strong women singer/songwriters. When we hear a song about loss or hope, we project onto it our own experience of loss or hope. Music can serve as a dynamic Rorschach inkblot. In singing along to music, you can internalize the songwriter’s lyrics and make your own meaning of the song. It can activate many areas of the brain, alleviate anxiety, and elevate endorphins. Take the opportunity to reflect, to re-examine and reimagine your life and the world. Listen to your playlists, to others’ playlists. So many put music on in the background and it can become just another of the many noises in life. This can be a playlist of songs to motivate you as you start each day or you can create themed playlists on topics important to you (e.g., empowerment, love, hope, change, rebellion, woman’s work, etc.).
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