10 Essential Design Tips for Photoshop | FREE COURSE

Get ready for 10 awesome Photoshop tips and tricks in this detailed video with Abbey Esparza.
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Photoshop has been the industry standard for artists and designers for decades, adding new and improved features every year. Are you up to speed with all of them? Learn some useful new skills and best practices in this list of 10 essential design tips and tools for Photoshop. You can achieve a speedier workflow, avoid bad habits, and learn how to use some essential Photoshop tools.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

00:00 Intro

00:52 1. Use Adjustment Layers & Non-Destructive Editing
• Art from How to Create a Storm Photo Effect in Photoshop https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-storm-photo-effect-in-photoshop–cms-36880?utm_campaign=yt_tutsplus_KUI_nuRFB00&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=youtube.com&utm_content=description

03:39 2. Layer Masks and Clipping Masks
• Art from How to Add Light in Photoshop https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-add-light-in-photoshop–cms-38565?utm_campaign=yt_tutsplus_KUI_nuRFB00&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=youtube.com&utm_content=description
• Art from How to Make a Crystal Effect in Photoshop https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-make-a-crystal-effect-in-photoshop–cms-37596?utm_campaign=yt_tutsplus_KUI_nuRFB00&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=youtube.com&utm_content=description

07:29 3. Use Smart Objects

12:22 4. Copy, Paste & Save Layer Styles

13:36 5. Use Auto Alignment, Guides, and Snapping
• Art from How to Create a Neon Light Text Effect in Photoshop https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-realistic-neon-light-text-effect-in-adobe-photoshop–cms-23250?utm_campaign=yt_tutsplus_KUI_nuRFB00&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=youtube.com&utm_content=description

15:46 6. Use Custom Brushes

18:14 7. How to Remove & Avoid Color Banding

20:35 8. Create Simple Actions

22:21 9. Useful Color Tools

23:37 10. Optimizing Your Layers

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