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For Photoshop CS4, CS5, CS6, CC, CC2015, CC2017, CC2018, CC2019, CC2020, CC2021

Any language, PC/Mac or newer versions of Photoshop

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Instructions Guidebook ©2021
Hi there,
Thank you for purchasing DA VINCI SKETCH PS Add-on v1.2

This instructions guide contains important setup steps on how to run the action.
All steps which are absolutely necessary to run the action are marked with

IMPORTANT - PLEASE WATCH DEMONSTRATION VIDEO BELOW

The video below will demonstrate how to use the action and how you can customize the look of
your final composition after the action has finished. The video covers some important
techniques that you will want to use after the action has finished.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE HELP GUIDE VIDEO


https://youtu.be/HBTwZ0IHSa8

___________________________

This action has been tested and working on Photoshop (any language, PC/MAC) CS4, CS5, CS6,
CC, CC 2015, CC 2017, CC 2018, CC 2019, CC 2020, CC 2021+.

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How to Setup
Below are the important pre-requisites according to which the Photoshop document needs to
be set for the add-on to work correctly.

IMPORTANT - PLEASE CHECK

1. Your photo is in RGB color mode.

2. Your photo is in 8 Bits/Channel color mode.

3. Press B to select the Brush tool. On the top toolbar, make sure Mode is Normal, and
both Opacity and Flow values are set to 100%.

4. On the Layers panel, click on the menu icon on the top-right corner. Go to Panel
Options…, and make sure that the Use Default Masks on Fill Layers and Add “copy”
to Copied Layers and Groups are checked.

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This option applies only to CS5 and later versions of Photoshop.

5. For the best results, use Photos between 2500px - 4000px high/wide and 72-300 dpi
resolution. Recommended size of the image is between 2500px - 4000px high/wide
along the shorter axis.

If you want to adjust the image size, go to "Image" > "Image Size..." and change them to the
specified dimensions.

If you are experiencing errors, try resetting your Photoshop preferences. To do this, hold down Alt,
Ctrl, and Shift keys (for Windows) or Command, Option and Shift keys (for Mac) while starting
up Photoshop. A dialog box will appear asking if you wish to delete the preferences/settings file.

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How to Install
In the below steps we will be installing the main files of the add-on into Photoshop.

INSTALL ACTION, BRUSH & PATTERN FILES

1. Inside Photoshop, go to the File > Open....

2. Inside the Open window, navigate to the main Da Vinci Sketch Photoshop Action v1.2
folder which you downloaded.

3. Navigate inside the Install_Files_Inside folder.

4. Select the following files – “Da Vinci Sketch Photoshop Action v1.2.atn”, “Da Vinci
Sketch Brushes.abr” and “Da Vinci Sketch Patterns.pat”.

5. Click Open to load the files in Photoshop.

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Play the Action

1. Open a photo to work with.

2. Create a new layer above the main photo


layer.

3. With the new layer selected, brush/trace


the main subject areas of your photo that
you want to apply the effect to.

RE-CHECK: Press B to select the Brush tool. On the


top toolbar, make sure Mode is
Normal, and both Opacity and Flow
values are set to 100%.

4. Bring up the Actions panel by going to Window > Actions.

5. Now select the Da Vinci Sketch v1.2 [SELECT THIS AND PLAY] and click play.

Please refer to the video tutorial if you need assistance with these steps.

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Facing any Issues
If you need any help with the action, please email at [email protected] .

If you are getting any error messages, please email the error screenshots with the below details
in the snap-

1. The very first error message that pops up


2. The command (expand the action) where the action first breaks
3. Layers generated in the Layers panel till the action breaks

Will be happy to help you.


Thank you for your support.

IndWorks

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