Why dont Photoshop got it?

[Sdashiki]

So I recall using the "image > adjustments > variations" thing with Photoshop back in duh day.

And its neat still, allowing you to do some quick touches to the color and bright/cont and see numerous iterations of each.

Why, oh why, does photoshop not do this for, say, layer blending modes?

I hate having to scroll through them all with the arrow keys to find the blend i like best for the work im doing.

A "variations-like" palette would be nice.

Am I missing something or does anyone else think this way?

 

[Lovesong]

I hear what you're saying. The variations function, however, was never meant to be used by anyone that knew their a$$ from their elbow though. It is more of a "hey welcome to PS, newb. Here's some quick things you can do." I guess the assumption is that if you understand layer blending, you know what you're doing, and know what each of the layer blends does. At least for photography I find this to be the case. Designers may feel otherwise.

I guess variations was like the "Sharpen", "Sharpen more", or the "sharpen edges" mode- yeah they are there, but if you know what you're doing, you wouldn't use them.

 

[saltyzoo]

It is more of a "hey welcome to PS, newb. Here's some quick things you can do."

LOL

They can actually be useful in certain situations, but that statement is still hilarious.

 

[ezekielrage_99]

LOL

They can actually be useful in certain situations, but that statement is still hilarious.

I got a good laugh as well...

But if that's the case then the drop shadow is the botox of Photoshop.