Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Three more sets and a total of nearly 20 actions are available to
explore in the Lesson folder. These are some wonderful samples
of how powerful and devoted the Photoshop community is.
video 102:
Creating an Action
Creating Actions
By now, actions should seem pretty appealing. You've explored
using built-in actions as well as loading (and finding) third-party
actions. Now it's time to create your own.
You mu s t i r s t c r e a t e a s et t of hold you r p e r s on a l a c t ion s ( t h i n k of
it as a folder). Sets hold actions, and there's no limit to how many
actions can be placed into a set or how many sets you can load.
Let's give it a try:
1.
Close the previous files, and then open the Ch15_Desert.tif file.
2.
Call up the Actions panel and click the folder icon to create
a new set. Give the set a name of your own choosing, and
click OK.
3.
Click the New Action icon. You can give the action a name
now or rename it later. In this case, name it Cartoon Look,
and click Record to start recording.
4.
Choose Filter > Convert for Smart Filters to make the layer a
Smart Object, and if necessary click OK.
5.
Run the Find Edges Filter by choosing Filter > Stylize > Find
Edges. There is no dialog box for this effect.
