Tuesday, October 29, 2013

10 Habits to Break in PS

http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/tools-tips/10-bad-habits-to-break-in-photoshop/

2. Deleting and Erasing Instead of Masking

10 bad habitsThis bad habit is also very common among Photoshop users. Deleting and erasing parts of a layer’s content is a very destructive way of editing. To avoid losing image content you should always consider utilizing one of the following features in Photoshop.
  • A Pixel Mask
  • A Vector Mask
  • A Clipping Mask
The easiest way to hide parts of a layer is by adding a mask to the layer. Masking will only temporarily hide the selected parts of a layer, which can always be made visible again by deactivating the mask.