Actions, brushes, swatches, styles, textures etc.

[kneff]

Hi
I'm sorry if I'm in the wrong section. I just need to download a preset brush that got deleted on my photoshop CS2. Its the dune grass. Can someone help me with this?
Thank you
Kelley

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by kneff

Hi
I'm sorry if I'm in the wrong section. I just need to download a preset brush that got deleted on my photoshop CS2. Its the dune grass. Can someone help me with this?
Thank you
Kelley

Hi Kelley...

I don't have CS2 installed yet, but in PS7 brush "Dune grass" is in the default brush collection. I would expect this would be true in CS2, too. Can't hurt to try, right?

Give this a go...

Open the Brushes palette, click the arrow at the top/right of the palette and choose "Reset brushes" from the flyout menu.

* If you click OK, PS will completely replace all the exting brushes in the Brushes palette with the original set. You'll end up with the brushes just as they were the day you installed CS2.

* If you click Append, PS will add the default brush collection to the end of the palette. This will preserve (not replace) the brushes are they are now. Afterwards you'll need to delete the brushes you don't want, as there will most likely be many duplicates.

Does this help?

~Danny~

[kneff]

Danny...it worked! Thank you so much. I have tried to download that for three days straight now. Again, thanks a million!!

[HroadhogD1]

Danny, I followed the directions you gave me, (at least I think I did) but I am evidently doing something wrong. Do you have any other ideas that you can give me? Thanks you very much for your patience.

[HroadhogD1]

Opps, I thought I was still on the page I put my post on yesterday. I was trying to get the actions downloaded on my photoshop, like the decrack action. Thank you.

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by HroadhogD1

Danny, I followed the directions you gave me, (at least I think I did) but I am evidently doing something wrong. Do you have any other ideas that you can give me? Thanks you very much for your patience.

No worries. Hang in there... Once you get over this little hump, the lightbulb will come on and you'll be set for life.

To assess your experience, have you played an action before? If not, no problem. It's important for me to know so I don't make further assumptions.

Which of these steps have you taken? (I need to know how far along you got):
1. Downloaded the decrack .zip file from RetouchPRO onto your hard disk
2. Unzipped the .zip file and put the .atn file that was inside somewhere on your hard disk (Where? What folder?)
3. Opened Photoshop
4. Made sure the Actions Palette is visible (F9 if its not)
5. Selected Load Actions... from the Actions Palette menu
6. Found the unzipped .atn file on your hard disk and loaded it into the Actions Palette

If you got this far, why do you think there is something wrong? What are the indicators?

[HroadhogD1]

Well, you were right. I wasnt pressing the play button, I was pressing the record button. Thank you so much for your help. Oh, by the way, you were right about the H for Harley. I will see where these new actions take me. I love learning photoshop. It went real slow at first, but now its starting to pick up. Thanks again.

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by HroadhogD1

Well, you were right. I wasnt pressing the play button, I was pressing the record button. Thank you so much for your help. Oh, by the way, you were right about the H for Harley. I will see where these new actions take me. I love learning photoshop. It went real slow at first, but now its starting to pick up. Thanks again.

Glad to help whenever I can, but take some credit yourself. YOU figured it out. ("Oh, yeah. The ol' Play button. Been there/done that myself.")

Be patient... days like this come up once in awhile. PS can feel like a monster to learn, but can definitely be tamed. Next time you get stuck cut yourself a little slack, give it your best shot, then wave the white flag. No point spending hours struggling when willing help is at hand.

Keep on learning, havin' fun and ridin' that big Hog.

[pycw]

I saw a post somewhere in the forums that is older i think, and it had an eyelash brush,... does anyone have this brush? When I tried to download it. it wouldn't download.

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by pycw

I saw a post somewhere in the forums that is older i think, and it had an eyelash brush,... does anyone have this brush? When I tried to download it. it wouldn't download.

If you were looking here...
http://www.deviantart.com/view/18636533/

...it appears you need to be registered at that site (I'm not) and logged on in order to download files. Were you registered and logged on?

If you were registered/logged on, are you Mac or Windows? What browser are you using?

If you have virus protection in place or an active Internet firewall, those may be blocking the download.

[palms]

If you go to link on Danny's previous post under the picture of a eye (with eyelashes) click download to desktop the download should start (member or not i am but didn't log in) I have just downloaded it ! ! !

Palms

[Alan Schofield]

Hi I'm new here & it's all just blowing me away

All this help & that's just this thread !!

Can anyone help me with finding a set of black borders as an action, as I would like to add a border to most of my images that upload, double black with thin grey line inside the black frame

Many thanks in advance

Alan

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by Alan Schofield

Hi I'm new here & it's all just blowing me away

All this help & that's just this thread !!

Can anyone help me with finding a set of black borders as an action, as I would like to add a border to most of my images that upload, double black with thin grey line inside the black frame

Many thanks in advance

Alan

Hello, Alan...

Welcome to RetouchPRO. I am not aware of any existing actions to do this, but I am pretty handy at action writing, so I might be able to help you out.

Is your intent to run the action on one image at a time, or would you prefer to apply it in batch -- to a folder of images?

If you could upload a couple example images you have already digitally framed (manually) to your liking, that would help a lot, too. (Use Photoshop's File > Save for Web to easily size below the 100kb per image maximum.)

~Danny~

[Alan Schofield]

Hi Danny

Many thanks for your reply, the type of border I am looking for is similar to one around the photo attached ( with I did not take but have copied to show you ).

I would like it only for one image at a time upright & view, & c/w grey lines not white, also how has the photographer shaded area's on his photo, I am a complete novice when it comes to photoshop sorry

Thanks

Alan

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by Alan Schofield

Hi Danny

Many thanks for your reply, the type of border I am looking for is similar to one around the photo attached ( with I did not take but have copied to show you ).

I would like it only for one image at a time upright & view, & c/w grey lines not white, also how has the photographer shaded area's on his photo, I am a complete novice when it comes to photoshop sorry

Thanks

Alan

OK... The example image helped, thanks.

Click my name above and send me an e-mail through the forum e-mail dialog, if you would please. I will reply with the .atn I wrote attached and you can try it. When we finish working through modifications via e-mail, I will post the final result here at RP.

Don't worry about being a novice. Everyone starts out where you are now.

[Alan Schofield]

A HUGE PUBLIC THANK YOU TO DANNY

For designing & helping me with my question above

Many thanks Danny

I have already used & the customer loved it

Alan

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by Alan Schofield

A HUGE PUBLIC THANK YOU TO DANNY

For designing & helping me with my question above

Many thanks Danny

I have already used & the customer loved it

Alan

Great news, Alan... glad to help. I have uploaded the .atn we built below.

Cheers

~Danny~

[zzsylvia]

Originally Posted by DannyRaphael

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

I've download this file but i don't know how it functions. There is nothing change in my photoshop.

[DannyRaphael]

Originally Posted by zzsylvia

I've download this file but i don't know how it functions. There is nothing change in my photoshop.

Hello, zzsylvia:

Welcome to RetouchPRO.

The .atn file you downloaded must be loaded (copied) from your hard disk into Photoshop. Here are a couple of tutorials on actions that will help get you started:

http://www.imphotography.com/downloa...allactions.htm
IM Photography.com - Loading and Saving actions

http://www.soniacoleman.com/Tutorials/tutorials.htm
Sonia Coleman. Good for beginners. Scroll down to the Photoshop section. This is a 3-part series.

http://www.informit.com/articles/art...6&redir=1&rl=1
Tim Plumber. “Take advantage of PS Actions”

Let me know if you need further assistance.

~Danny~

[zzsylvia]

Originally Posted by DannyRaphael

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

hello, Danny

Thanks a lot!

[DebT]

My favourite site , especially for the garphic examples is http://atncentral.com/
DebT
PS Excellent idea to consolidate information

[PhotographyBB]

Please check out my site also at http://www.photographybb.com/actions for some really cool free actions there (scroll down past the first 3).

Also, if you would like to learn about creating your own actions, download the free magazines at: http://www.photographybb.com/magazine where I have a column called "Actions in Action" to show you how actions work and how you can easily write your own too!

Thanks for looking, and enjoy!

Dave
PhotographyBB.com

[davec]

Many thanks to all for posting these actions.