Most abused Photoshop Technique?

Was just curious what everyone's top choice for "most abused (used) photoshop/design technique" woud be?

There are plenty of obvious choices ... (tv scan lines anyone? grids?) ... that everyone is guility of using ...

How do you feel when a technique you like crosses over into the dark side of misuse and/or over exposure?

...or do you not care and filter away anyway?

-jca

Lens Flare by a longshot

Originally posted by Alpha2Cookie
Lens Flare by a longshot

i agree

most "misused", yeah probably the lens flare


most used, gaussian blur... of course everyone uses the hell out of that for everything.

Bevels are used a lot by newbies too.

how about stroke? everyone uses that one :D

hmmm i think it changes.
about 6 months ago i saw a lot of scanlines and grids.
now i see lots of "grunge" and the line blurring thing

All techniques and tricks have their own measure of validity....even lens flares and page curls. They gain their value when appropriated within the proper context.

Except for page curl....there's an obscure law that states that graphic designers are only allowed to use them once in their career. Beyond that, you lose your pixel-pushing license, and must ahnd over all work to your kid sister or your grandma, whoever is the least tech savvy.

And no, I'm not kidding.

pixelart! ;)

haha NL
I think that blurs and that god forsaken lens flare are used the most, but since I don't think alot..hmm anyway gotta go wake up