I'm sick today, I can't sleep, I'm whiny, I called in sick.
so I'm randomly posting things that I don't need my brain for...
A New Coloring Action set
(I've used them on
my latest icon batches. time savers. *g*)
they are mostly for dark caps. they brighten things up a lot...
The Download
The Actions (right click and save as)
please leave a comment if you're downloading them.
The Installation
1) Download the zip-file.
2) Leave a comment *g*
3) unpack the zip file and put the atn-files in the PS action folder
-> you can find it (probably) under this path: Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop 7.0\Presets\Photoshop Actions
3) Open your Photoshop (in case it isn't already open...)
4) Go to your Actions pallette, that's the one probably located next to your History Pallette
if it isn't already open, go to Windows-Actions to open it.
5) Load the new Actions by clicking on the arrow on the upper right side and choosing Load Actions...
6) Load the new coloring set.
How to use them
1) Open the screencap of your choice
2) In your Actions Pallette choose one of the colorings
3) after you selected a style it is highlighted, then hit the play button on the bottom of the pallette.
5) wait a few seconds while your Photoshop is doing all the work for you.
6) you're finished with your colorization
7) or you can adjust the individual layers now. change the hues, the opactiy...
8) crop now, add some text or brushes if you want.
Attention: the Colorings are made for icon size. they look awful (way too contrasty and grainy) on bigger pix, but will work great (at least sometimes) on little icons.
plus the colorings will not work on any screencap, you'll see what I mean when you're experimenting with them ;)
The Colorings
all the actions depend on the original caps you're using, if they are light or dark, if they are more greenish or blueish or whatever...
to show you the differences I used all the colorings with these three caps
(dark greenish, dark blueish and a lighter one)
(credit to
_jems_ and
Screencap-Paradise for the caps)
The Originals
Light&Bright
Softlight
Vibrant
Nice&Easy
Autumn Sun
Crisp&Shiny
Blue&Contrast
Exclusion
Colorful Reddish
Colorful Greenish
examples in use: