Actions, brushes, swatches, styles, textures etc.

[jerry]

Danny
Very neat action..One stop shopping for sketching..Thanks to you and Lynda..Here is my try entitled (Fat guy on Porch).

Thanks
Jerry

[DannyRaphael]

Jerry:

Nice pic to work with = high quality results. Well done. Thx for sharing.

~Danny~

[DannyRaphael]

This action set was crafted by Bill Miller. Thanks, Bill!

Click HERE to be taken to a thread where this action is further described and where you can view example output.

The actions in this set run under PS6, PS7.

IMPORTANT:
There are five actions in this action set. Each must be run as a separate step. You'll need to decide between a pair of actions which is most appropriate for your image (5"x7" or less, 8"x10" or larger).

Be sure to run the action named "Introduction" first. It has additional instructions.

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Action set updated 1/31/03 to version 2, enabling the user to specify DPI (resolution). At the time of this update the original set had been downloaded 743 times.
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~DannyR~

[jerry]

Hi Danny
I just got back from a trip and loaded stipple engraving action.. I thought it looked interesting..this action does not work for me..When I loaded it, It would not run so I tried line by line to run it but it kept stopping..I noticed that it put about 5 lines in the button mode menu instead of 1..there was no title to it..the first line was "introduction"..I dont know what happened so I removed it from the file (I was using my spare actions file not the photoshop actions file so as not to mess up my menu like so many others complained about.) But it is still there when I load photoshop..

How can you remove one action from photoshop without removing all of the others..I never did this before..I see the reset option..Is that what you must do??

On a non related note, I remember you speaking one time about PS7.0 having the capability to use a programming language or something like that to write actions..Can you tell me the name of that aspect of action writing..

Thanks in advance
Jerry

[DannyRaphael]

Hi Jerry:

Thanks for posting your question. 20-20 hindsight: I should have put more emphasis on the fact that there are 5 actions within this set (instead of the typical one), hence multiple entries in your action button mode menu. (I'll revise the verbiage in the post in a minute to clarify this.) Each action must be run separately.

RE: Removing actions from the PS environment
1. Actions palette menu: Button Mode (must be off). This will change the "look" of the actions palette.
2. Click the triangle next to the action set name to reveal the action(s) inside it (if not already revealed).
3. To remove an individual action from the actions palette, drag the action over the trashcan icon at the bottom of the actions palette. To remove an entire set of actions, click on the action set name and drag the action set over the trashcan icon.
4. Actions palette menu: Button Mode (set on) will put you back into button mode.

If you want to remove the actions from your computer completely, the .atn you downloaded and unzipped will have to be deleted separately -- just as you would delete any file: Navigate to it, and either click and drag the file to the Windows trashcan on the Desktop -or- right-click on the filename and choose DELETE from the menu.

RE: PS7 programming
This is referred to as "Scripting" in which Java or Visual Basic are used to program PS to do anything imaginable. This requires a download (separate functionality) from Adobe.com to get started.

I'm barely VB literate and have zero Java experience. Although this is an area I've personally not gotten into, many others have. There's a fair amount activity in this subject on the Windows / Photoshop forum at Adobe.com.

Thanks again for asking. Hope this helps.

~Danny~

[jerry]

Thanks Danny
Now that I understand it, it works great..I was going to attach a pic of a mansion that I tryed it on, but when I resized it to fit here, the stippling disappeared..It looked really nice..You'll have to take my word for it..

thanks
Jerry

[DannyRaphael]

This action will run in Photoshop 5.x, 6 or 7.

Click HERE for additional information and to see example output.

Have fun.

~DannyR~

[DannyRaphael]

This action will run in Photoshop 5.x, 6 or 7.

Click HERE for additional information and to see example output.

Have fun.

~DannyR~

[DannyRaphael]

This is an action inspired by David Rowley.

It is based on his Hayes Island Cafe tutorial:
http://www.davrodigital.co.uk/tutori...sland-cafe.htm

DISCLAIMER: Works pretty good on "non-people" images. Not at all good on human subjects. Keep image resolution in the 75-150 ppi ballpark for rendering; increase resolution as needed if you decide to print.

Have fun!

~DannyR~

[DannyRaphael]

This is an action inspired by Dave Jaseck, based on the method described here: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/re...essage=3993078

DISCLAIMER: Works pretty good on "non-people" images. Not at all good on human subjects. Keep image resolution in the 75-150 ppi ballpark for rendering; increase resolution as needed if you decide to print.

Written under PS 5.5; a slight glitch has been fixed so it now works w/PS6, PS7 too.

Have fun!

~DannyR~

[jerry]

HI Danny
Thanks for the cool action..I had actually found the steps for this on "that other site" ..It really is a nice technique..when I ran the action, I got an error message that said "layer C=multiply is not available". I kept going and found the end results to be acceptable..Then I started fooling around and turned all of the layers on..I REALLY thought that this was a nice result and wanted to show it to you..Thanks for all of your action effort..You must not sleep much..

Jerry


P.S. I had to downsize this NUMEROUS times to get it to upload..this is my last try..hope it works..

[DannyRaphael]

Jerry:

Appreciate the error heads up. I got a report earlier from Dave Jaseck and made the fix. The updated download (is that some sort of oxymoron?) works end-to-end now on PS 5.5, 6 and 7. Heck, if MSFT can post fixes online, why can't I?! In any event glad you were able to work through my oversight.

This action works well on some pics; not so good on others. You have a way of coming up with good ones to start with which goes a long way toward getting pleasing results like you got. A definite 2-thumbs up.

Sleep? That's just an annoyance that takes me away from learning new stuff and having more fun!

~Danny~

[jerry]

The 2a version is as advertised..Same result..end to end.

Thanks
Jerry

[d_kendal]

As Danny Suggested, here's a link to my tutorial on how to create actions using Photoshop. one thing I should add is that if you have created an action you'd like to share here, you'll need to put in into a zip file before you upload it here since the forums won't recognize a .atn file.

- David

[GOLDCOIN]

Actions Actions Action.....

These look interesting....
http://www.liknes.no/photoshop/tutorials.htm

this is the link for all the actions....

http://www.liknes.no/photoshop/download_statistics.asp

[DannyRaphael]

Bill Miller, action craftsman extraordinare, developed this action that generates a "batik" effect.

[DannyRaphael]

Burried in one of Bud Guinn's action sets are numerous actions he wrote to fix red (and green!) eye.

I added a red eye action of my own to this collection, which is PS6 and above compatible.

Why PAY for plugins when you can get very good results for free!

Enjoy...

~DannyR~

[Stephen M]

Not forgetting that the thing the actions run on costs some serious $$$. <g> Why pay for plugs ontop of what APS can do, unless the task is beyond your current skills or the plug does better or whatever.

My question is, why pay for actions - when there are many generous users who are happy to share?

Stephen Marsh.

[john_opitz]

<<why pay for actions - when there are many generous users who are happy to share?>>

Ehh!! What's up Steven!!?

That's right. Us Photoshop Users' stick together.
Not like the paint shop pro users'

[TwinbNJ]

Here is a URL with 5 Action Kits. I have downloaded them all and tested several actions from each kit. Some did not work- I did not spend time to investigate why they failed. But the ones that worked look great. Give em a try!

http://www.elated.com/actionkits/

[feivel]

Can anyone make an action for flash-fill from Leah's post of Eismann's technique shown here: http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/sho...4997#post44997

I would be glad to volunteer myself but I never even used an action until yesterday. I thought the CIA, who has been trying to get me for years, finally succeeded in taking over my computer.


thanks feivel

[john_opitz]

Digitial Deluxe

Pretty good for a free action.

[DannyRaphael]

This action was written by Dave Jaseck.

PS6 and above.

[Stephen M]

Custom filter actions are grouped into categories such as Low Pass, Directional Derivative Feature Detection using Roberts, Robinson, Sobel, Prewitt and Kirsch operators, Embossing, Laplacian Sharpening and Edge Detection, High Pass, Weighted Blur/Sharpen, Band Pass DoM, Band Pass DoG and Sub Pixel Motion Offset.

For maximum compatibility this action set is for Photoshop v5.x or higher:

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~binar...volcorner.html

Enjoy,

Stephen Marsh.

[john_opitz]

Here's a good action for digital cameras,that cause color morie in fabrics.

Banding Blender

[john_opitz]

A plug-in for: j2k. It's a "free" Photoshop plug-in for reading and writing the JPEG 2000 file format. Also known as JP2, JPEG 2000.

j2k

[DannyRaphael]

I'm posting this on behalf of Kent Christiansen.

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This action is based on Russell Brown's method of using two Hue/Saturation adjustment layers to enable one a great deal of tonal control when converting a color image to black and white. Click “More tips” at http://www.russellbrown.com/ and check out his outstanding “Seeing in Black and White” tutorial.

In Brown’s method the bottom adjustment layer, set to color, acts as a filter would in a film camera. The second (top) acts as “the film.”

Tonal tuning is possible by adjusting the controls in the bottom adjustment layer for each color selected from the Edit menu.

My action takes this concept a step further by using a Selective Color instead of Hue/Saturation adjustment layer as the “filter” (bottom) layer. Instead of six target colors available in the Hue/Saturation dropdown menu, Selective Color has eight plus the the ability to adjust each by individual CMYK sliders.

The degree of tonal variance available for a given color will depend on its degree of presence in the original color image. For example if yellow is chosen from the menu, adjusting the CMYK sliders will have practically no effect if there’s no yellow in the image.

The 'neutrals' target color is the most active and the one I would chose first.

If you are already using the Russell Brown technique, this variation offers a compelling alternative.

Kent Christiansen

[Stephen M]

Double Dynamics action created by the author of these well known actions:

http://www.2morrow.dk/75ppi/coolpix/actions/

For blending two exposures into one image.

See attached .zip archive below (not sure which version this is made for).


Regards,

Stephen Marsh.

[gyrgrls]

Not much, but it works around a known
photoshop bug: if you are editing in pixels,
and set values to percentages when recording
an action, the settings will revert back to pixels
when the action is subsequently saved.
Therefore, relative positioning is lost, unless every
single file to which the action is applied is exactly
of the same pixel dimensions.

So, I changed the Units & Rulers to percentage,
then recorded and _saved_ the action, before
changing back to pixels. Now, the action will
place four guides, evenly spaced; two horizontally,
and two vertically, evenly dividing the canvas
into nine rectangles.

Someone might find it useful.

[DannyRaphael]

gyrgrls:

Definitely useful. Thanks for sharing your handiwork.

~Danny~