How to Fix Banding, Color Shifts, Masks & Smart Object Problems in Photoshop

In this video, I’m covering the 9 most important Photoshop rules that every designer should follow to avoid bad exports, color issues, and destructive editing.
These rules will instantly improve your workflow, fix common mistakes, and help you create professional-quality results.

What You Will Learn:

✔ How to fix gradient banding (clean gradients without noise or artifacts)
✔ How to prevent color shifts after exporting (sRGB, embed color profile, export settings)
✔ Why you should ALWAYS open RAW files as Smart Objects
✔ Why you should stop using the same mask on multiple layers
✔ Why Smart Objects are mandatory before applying filters
✔ Why saving constantly protects your workflow
✔ Why cloud documents are essential for big or important projects
✔ Why ‘Delete Cropped Pixels’ should ALWAYS be turned off
✔ How to paste objects EXACTLY in place (no shifting)

These rules are the foundation of clean, professional, non-destructive Photoshop editing.

Perfect for:
– Designers
– Editors
– Photographers
– Beginners learning Photoshop
– Anyone who wants clean exports and a faster workflow

If this helped, drop a comment and let me know which rule surprised you the most!

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