Photoshop Action of the Week

Posted by Jennifer | July 13, 2007

There are a several ways to adjust an image in Photoshop so that is looks very old and it’s good fun working on those kind of pictures. However, if you’re in a bit of a rush, this Vintage action by Roy at Vindauga Gallery is great. It works on colour photographs by using several layer masks, clouds and fibers and produces a nice aged result. Unfortunately it only works for Photoshop CS2 at the moment.

Here’s an example below. The top picture is one I took last week at Heuston Station here in Dublin (Notice the fabulous Summer sky. Will it ever stop raining in this country?). The picture underneath is the one with the Vintage action applied.




The action works particularly well with pictures of objects that look a bit old or dilapidated to begin with and you will find that you get different results with different pictures, but I think it’s a wonderful action to have in your collection.

You can download the action here.

Posted by Jennifer | Filed Under Photoshop Actions 

Classic Photoshop Action Of The Week

Posted by Jennifer | July 6, 2007

A bit of an oldie (by internet standards) but goodie from PanosFX - The B & Big picture.

This action can be applied to an image, with the result forming a superb collage that looks like it has been created using over 25 individual photographs. The photographs even look like they have been slightly tossed by the wind! It would take AGES to recreate all of these steps

The image below shows one of my illustrations with the action applied to it.

B&BigPicture

There are tons of great actions available for free and to buy from this website and it’s well worth having a look at if you haven’t seen these actions before.

Posted by Jennifer | Filed Under Photoshop Actions