Repetitive tasks can be boring, but they can also lead to inconsistencies and errors, especially when we don’t do the task regularly.

 

This month’s column in Photoshop User gives you some tips on creating Templates that you can easily reuse as needed when you have a task that demands consistency. While I generally only use templates to get consistent image dimensions, you can easily expand the tools for all kinds of important elements. To the right, you see that I have created some templates that include overlays that get applied when I export images for social media.

 

There are lots of ways to use this same basic technique for watermarking, creating web animations and effects, and to create branded marketing assets that are easy to update, maintain, and share.

 

Part of the secret sauce to making templates work is to keep them easy to access. Place your templates into a custom Library for organization and availability!