Now, before we continue, please note the following: To some that may seem petty, however, do consider that every digital creator does thousands of selections per project and these half-seconds add up to become hours in the end! When you think about it, you’re saving perhaps half a second by using a keyboard shortcut instead of moving your mouse (or stylus) over to the Tools bar and selecting the tool you need by clicking on the tool’s little icon. Some might still do it today, however, what I would like to talk about before getting into the details, is the importance of shortcuts. We’ve all been there, but those days are long gone for most of us who use Photoshop every day.

Introduction To Shortcuts: The Path To Boosting Your ProductivityĮvery single designer, artist, photographer or web developer has probably once opened Photoshop and has pointed and clicked on an icon to select the Brush tool, the Move tool, and so on.

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Introduction To Shortcuts: The Path To Boosting Your Productivity.

To profit the most from this tutorial, some familiarity with Photoshop would be required but no matter if you are a complete beginner or an advanced user, you should be able to follow along because every technique will be explained in detail.įor this article, I've decided to use one of my most famous Photoshop artworks named “Regret”: Author’s illustration ( Large preview) Table of Contents In this article, I am going to share the Photoshop shortcuts I use frequently - some of its features that help me be more productive, and a few key parts of my creative process. They allow me to save time and to focus better on what I am doing: digital illustration. I use Photoshop every day and shortcuts are a vital part of my workflow. What sets us all apart is our personal workflows and our preferences on how we use it to achieve the desired outcome.

The tool is so flexible that often you can achieve the same results in several different ways. Photoshop is what many digital artists, photographers, graphic designers, and even some web developers have in common.

In this tutorial, Yoanna Victorova shares her most often used Photoshop shortcuts and a few key parts of her creative process.Īdobe Photoshop plays a role in almost every digital creator’s life.

What sets us apart is how we use the tool.

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