12 Common Photoshop Mistakes, Misuses and Abuses

Some of these are very true and it's a good list. The only thing I would say is that the tool and technique should fit the purpose. If you're creating something that's meant to be large and extremely professional, then absolutely follow these tips! But there are some cases when it... more

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Rated by amateur6 on Sep 17, 1:15pm

From the page: "Try converting by choosing 'Image > Adjustments > Channel Mixer'. Check off 'Monochrome' and then adjusting the Red, Green and Blue channel sliders - this produces a much richer image." Most of these are obvious, but some are wrong, such as this one. If one is using CS3 (or later), it's easier and better to use 'Image -> Adjustments -> Black & White' because in addition to manual controls it has a number of presets.
Rated by barryr666 on Aug 25, 2:04am

Elementary mistakes in Photoshop and how to avoid them.
Rated by aldld on Aug 19, 10:59am

This is a great list. Some of these apply to Gimp, too.
Rated by mpuainfo on Aug 18, 10:46pm

haahah i always desaturate instead of monochrome - THANKS!
Rated by zarkenfrude on Aug 10, 11:58am

Good tips
Rated by DragonMage on Jul 03, 4:53pm

Mostly right. However, if you are designing for newsprint, DO NOT use rich black (all 4). Use 100% K. Or you lose the internets.
Rated by Brukhar on May 30 2009, 7:59pm

i've seen a lot of these in practice and hopefully i won't see them again :P

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