This is a collection of settings, tips, and tricks I've been using to make my experience drawing in Photoshop more to my liking. I jumped from MS Paint to Adobe Photoshop, so a lot of this advice is probably specific to people making that migration. I'm sure these tips aren't helpful for everyone, but I hope it's helpful for some people! Setup Edit > Preferences > General > Color Picker > Windows (because I started with MS Paint and I like it!) Edit > Preferences > General > Image Interpolation > Nearest Neighbor (this setting makes transformations pixel-perfect instead of smooth, essential for making edits when making pixel art) Edit > Preferences > General > Zoom with Scroll Wheel > checked Edit > Preferences > Displays & cursors > Other cursors > Precise (easier to pick the right color when using the eyedropper) Edit > Preferences > Units and Rulers > Rulers > Pixels Edit > Keyboard shortcuts... > Edit > Step Forward > Ctrl + Y Edit > Keyboard shortcuts... > Edit > Step Backward >