PS Action quickly create cool design effect

This foreign excellent translation course mainly introduces how to use the Photoshop action function, quickly creates the picture of the cool design effect. The PS tutorial is not very difficult, very suitable for the PS beginners Learning practice. Let's look at it together:

　　First, let PS become simple

First look at this picture.

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If you feel that the above effect picture is not satisfactory, you can also add watercolor effect. As for watercolor effect how to get out, dig down may have to find a watercolor tutorial, and then learn again, for PS beginners This may fall into another dilemma. Is there a way to get a watercolor effect without learning? Adobe Photoshop's action function can be achieved! Download a favorite Watercolor PS action from the web and load it into Photoshop when everything is ready to work!

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　Second, improve the efficiency of PS

Man's spirit and energy are limited. In the time limit will be, the lack of inspiration, the operation of unfamiliar situations, designers or PS God are invariably looking for a variety of ways to overcome these difficulties, and PS action function is one of the straw.

The PS action can record a series of operation steps on a particular image, which will be generated when the record is completed. ATN files. Apply this. The ATN file can perform the same operation on different images.

Once you have mastered the application techniques of the PS action, you can plan how to use the PS action to speed up the design work.

Third, familiar with the action panel

Go to Photoshop and select the action options in the Panel, or press ALT+F9 directly to pull up the action panel. The Panel button features shown in the following illustration are as follows: 1. Stop playback/recording; 2. Start recording; 3. Play; 4. New group; 5. New action; 6. Delete.

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Before using or making PS action, familiarize yourself with the buttons of the action panel before you know what these buttons represent.

　　Four, a variety of PS action

Photoshop provides several action effects for ease of use. Let's take a look below.

1. Default Action

As the following illustration shows, PS has prepared a series of default actions for you to try.

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With these PS actions, you can try different effects from creating a floral, projecting to saving a file in PDF format, and so on. These default actions allow you to experience the features of this feature very well.

The following figure is the effect of applying a four-point color action.

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2. Sketch Effects

If you want to turn a photo into a sketch effect, try this sketch action below. The use of the sketch PS action can omit a lot of steps immediately experience the PS effect, so that photos have a very nostalgic feeling effect.

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3. Post-adjustment

Adjust the PS action through the picture to make the ordinary photos look very professional. Automatically adjust the contrast, color and the overall strength of the action, and the effect of the adjustment will indeed make the person's eyes bright.

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v. Comments and suggestions

Here are some suggestions for PS action, let me Take a look at what should be done and what should be paid attention to.

1. Follow the steps: Follow the action required by the PS action Step by step, this effect out.

2. Application of Smart objects: the use of smart objects can be implemented without damage, in case of operation errors can easily be corrected.

3. Understanding action steps: PS action can not only help you learn how to achieve interesting results. You will also be prompted which one of the steps is wrong.

3. Make sure the files are ready: Before performing the PS action, make sure the files required for the PS action are ready and missing one, PS action will not be carried out smoothly.

4. Pay attention to organizing layers: When a problem occurs, it is likely that the layer is confusing. All layers can be merged to see if they work smoothly.

5. Note The background layer name: If you have the habit of renaming the background layer, when the PS action is a problem, the action may think that the background layer is missing and the action cannot be performed. So if the PS action is based on the background layer, make sure that the background layer is named correctly.

6. Note the edit action before performing the action: not all actions follow the same execution method, and some actions require quick editing before execution. These operations require that the image is in the correct place.

 

7. Trial and trial: PS action in the implementation process, will be based on your settings to produce different effects, so in order to achieve the desired effect, try and tryInspection.

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