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9. Keep layers to a minimum
Back then, you had serious bragging rights if you had a 100-layers PSD – because it means you put a lot of time and attention to your artwork. Now it just means that you’re not efficient. With all the non-destructive editing techniques Photoshop CS6 has to offer, you no longer have to resort to a bunch of raster layers. Find ways to keep the layers to a minimum using Smart Objects, Smart Filters, clipping masks, etc.
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10. End your bad habits. Practice non-destructive editing techniques
All these tips are useless if you have a habit of working quick and messy. Bad habits are easy to form but harder to live with. Good habits are harder to form but easy to live with. Changing your habits is one of the most difficult things for designers – because why learn new nondestructive editing techniques when old ones work just fine?
Nondestructive editing can feel like more work and it certainly felt that way when I first started. But after a few practices, I found that they actually made my workflow easier and faster. Once you get the hang of it, you’ll be using non-destructive techniques without even thinking of it and that’s when you become better at Photoshop. End your bad habits and start using nondestructive editing techniques today.
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