Avoid these 10 bad habits when working on Photoshop

I like Photoshop very much as it has a lot of function and features to complete the same work differently. Plenty of functions are available inside this mighty software that helps to make our photo editing work easy and smooth. The abundant features also sometimes make us confused and we don’t understand which one works best for us. In this article, I am going to show you the 10 bad habits that make us confused and we need to avoid these. So, keep reading and avoid these 10 bad habits when you work in Photoshop.

#1. Working on a single layer

There is no problem what you are doing in Photoshop but keep it minds to use separate layer instead of using a single layer. The main problem you faces when works on in a single layer are you don’t feel secure to back your layer and make changes. So, the best suggestion for relief from this problem is creating a new layer. Use a separate layer for every effect; put a name according to them. It helps you later to changes the effect.

#2. Using deleting an eraser instead of using a mask

Using delete and eraser tool is also a common mistake which seen in among Photoshop users. These two tools have negative impacts and it will delete your content entirely you select. It will very difficult to get back the content. So, avoid these bad habits to use delete and eraser tool. In Photoshop there are three tools available. I recommend you to use these following 3 tools and take full advantage.

Clipping Mask
Vector Mask
Pixels Mask

These 3 tools help us to hide the layer and we can use it later when needed.

#3. Wasting time clicking so much time

Use Photoshop without keyboard shortcut is same with play football without boots. You can play football but can’t enjoy it without wearing boots. A professional Photoshop user always use the mouse and his other hand play on the keyboard ground. In below, I give you a short list of the hotkey.

· Ctrl + S- Save

· Ctrl+ A- Select All

· Ctrl+ T- Free Transform

· Ctrl+ D- Deselect

· Ctrl+ Shift+ I- Invert Selection

· Ctrl+ I- Invert color

· Ctrl+ G- Group Layers

· Ctrl+ Shift+ G- Ungroup layers

· Ctrl+ Alt+ A- Select all layers

#4. Not using the Adjustment Layer

Without using the adjustment layer in Photoshop is similar to using a single layer. If you select adjustment from that image tab it is mixed with the selected layer and you won’t able to edit them later. So, the better solution to remove the tense is using the adjustment layer from the window tab. The exciting thing is it will create a separate adjustment layer and you can easily control the opacity and other option.

#5. Not use the smart filter

The smart layer is different from a regular layer. The smart filter allows us to hide or show the layer we selected. Moreover, it helps us to apply blend mode, customized effect and so on that can’t do the standard filter. If you do not use smart layer, start using this layer.

#6. Lack of Navigation skill

Some inexperienced Photoshop user use the slider bar to navigate the documents instead of hand or space bar. It really wastes our time. So, try to use hotkey which allows us to view up or down. In below, I provide some examples of hotkey which give you better working experience in Photoshop.

· Space--- Hand tool

· Hold H +Click--- Bird’s eye view

· Z + drag right or left--- Zoom in and out

· Ctrl + 0--- Fit to screen

· Ctrl + 1--- Actual size

#7. Not use Adobe Bridge

Not using Adobe Bridge is another crazy thought and decision. This mighty software is available in Photoshop CS 2. It helps us to organize our project’s image and file. So, start using it from today, if you do not use this before.

#8. Not saving PSD files

Not saving PSD files is another big mistakes for whom who use Photoshop. Obviously, you never want to lose your big part of your working. So, try to save your files. To save files just hold Ctrl+ S. It takes only one second.

#9. Being disorganized

#10. Rastering to Pixel layer

You need to avoid these 10 bad habits when you working in Photoshop. By following the above guidelines you will feel cool and do your work effectively.