Water Action...

**Mac2492** · 06-25-2007, 12:24 PM

Hello. I just wanted to share this Photoshop action with you guys. I made this action out of a tutorial in an old Photoshop effects book (I think it was called "Wow" something). It works nicely, especially for something made over 5 years ago.

What is an action?
An action is basically a set of instructions that serves to make long processes go faster by automatically doing all of the recorded/scripted commands in a specific order. This means you can make actions that resize images, give a cool glow effect, and more.

How about this action?
Here's what this action does. It turns ordinary black drawings into bubbly writing!

You can easily add color to make it suit your needs.

It's a fun effect, so I hope you enjoy it.

How to Use:
1. Download the action.
2. Install it into PHOTOSHOP by double clicking it. (This is the simple way)
3. Make a new image... White background!
4. Paint directly on the white background with a black brush.
5. Find the actions palette. That shouldn't be hard.
6. Expand the Water Effect folder.
7. Run part 1.
[Optional] Run part 2 if you have a background. I don't recommend it, though.
8. Run part 3.
9. Profit?...

It's quite simple. You can easily add color by using the Hue/Saturation options. (Control + U for PC, Command + U for Mac)

Download:
Download

Note:
Another cool effect can be achieved quite easily by doing this...
1) Find a nice color background or image background and put it in a layer under the bubbly drawing.
2) Select the bubbly drawing's layer and change the blending option. (Default is "Normal"... I recommend ones like Lighten, Screen, Overlay, Darken, Multiple, and the default one. Choose which one you like.)
I'm non-destructive while editing, so...
3) Right click on the layer PICTURE and choose select pixels/"layer transparency".
4) Merge the layers.
5) Copy.
6) Paste it somewhere and it should be nice, bubbly, and colored!

Be creative!

Fin.

Ohikatu · 06-25-2007, 09:39 PM

Good tutorial Mac2492

Really good one

UkRaiNeR · 07-06-2007, 10:28 PM

lol awsome!! i'll try it ^_^

[F]August · 07-07-2007, 10:14 AM

Good tutorial Mac2492

06-25-2007, 12:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mac2492 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: California Posts: 2,458	Water Action... Hello. I just wanted to share this Photoshop action with you guys. I made this action out of a tutorial in an old Photoshop effects book (I think it was called "Wow" something). It works nicely, especially for something made over 5 years ago. What is an action? An action is basically a set of instructions that serves to make long processes go faster by automatically doing all of the recorded/scripted commands in a specific order. This means you can make actions that resize images, give a cool glow effect, and more. How about this action? Here's what this action does. It turns ordinary black drawings into bubbly writing! You can easily add color to make it suit your needs. It's a fun effect, so I hope you enjoy it. How to Use: 1. Download the action. 2. Install it into PHOTOSHOP by double clicking it. (This is the simple way) 3. Make a new image... White background! 4. Paint directly on the white background with a black brush. 5. Find the actions palette. That shouldn't be hard. 6. Expand the Water Effect folder. 7. Run part 1. [Optional] Run part 2 if you have a background. I don't recommend it, though. 8. Run part 3. 9. Profit?... It's quite simple. You can easily add color by using the Hue/Saturation options. (Control + U for PC, Command + U for Mac) Download: Download Note: Another cool effect can be achieved quite easily by doing this... 1) Find a nice color background or image background and put it in a layer under the bubbly drawing. 2) Select the bubbly drawing's layer and change the blending option. (Default is "Normal"... I recommend ones like Lighten, Screen, Overlay, Darken, Multiple, and the default one. Choose which one you like.) I'm non-destructive while editing, so... 3) Right click on the layer PICTURE and choose select pixels/"layer transparency". 4) Merge the layers. 5) Copy. 6) Paste it somewhere and it should be nice, bubbly, and colored! Be creative! Fin. __________________ Mac2492 - Currently playing as NekoFury, because cats rock. Currently Interested In: Music from the Touhou Project Mac2492's Kodachi/Sword Combo Guide (October 21, 2008) Last edited by Mac2492; 06-25-2007 at 12:28 PM.

06-25-2007, 09:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ohikatu Gunzfactorian Commando Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brooklyn,New York Posts: 2,569	Re: Water Action... Good tutorial Mac2492 Really good one __________________

07-06-2007, 10:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
UkRaiNeR Gunzfactorian Patriot Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: ukrainer.zxq.net Posts: 355	Re: Water Action... lol awsome!! i'll try it ^_^ __________________ myspace.com/thefreestylerscrew

07-07-2007, 10:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
[F]August Gunzfactorian Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 139 [F]August's GamerBio	Re: Water Action... Good tutorial Mac2492 __________________ Flower