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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.
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This action has been tested and working on Photoshop (English version only) CS4, CS5,
CS6, CC 2014, CC 2015, CC 2017, CC 2018+.
If you are not using the English version of Photoshop, you can always change it to
English and then back again to your native language using this method below.
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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. Avoid using small resolution images. For the best results, use Photos between
2000px - 4000px high/wide and 72/300 dpi resolution.
If you have a lower resolution image, go to "Image" > "Image Size..." and change them to the
specified dimensions. After the action has finished rendering, you can always reduce to your
original size.
5. 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.
This option applies only to CS5 and later versions of Photoshop.
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.
2. Inside the Open window, navigate to the main 3D Popup Sketch Photoshop
Action folder which you downloaded.
3. Select the following files – “3D Popup Sketch Photoshop Action.atn”, “3D
Popup Sketch Brushes.abr” and “3D Popup Sketch Patterns.pat”.
2. Leave the photo layer locked and set as the Background. In case it is not, go to
Layer > New > Background from Layer to convert it into a Background locked
layer
For more instructions on how to set your photo as the background, please refer to the beginning of
the video tutorial.
3. Create a new layer above the background layer called subject. Must be all in
LOWERCASE.
4. With the subject layer selected, brush/trace the main subject of your photo that
you want to apply the effect to.
5. Create another new layer above the subject layer called area. MUST be all
LOWERCASE.
6. With the area layer selected, brush/trace the areas of the main subject to which
you want to apply the dispersion effect.
7. 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%.
2. Leave the photo layer locked and set as the Background. In case it is not, go to
Layer > New > Background from Layer to convert it into a Background locked
layer
For more instructions on how to set your photo as the background, please refer to the beginning of
the video tutorial.
3. Create a new layer above the background layer called subject. Must be all in
LOWERCASE.
4. With the subject layer selected, brush/trace the areas of your photo that you
want to apply the effect to.
5. 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%.
Please refer to the start of the video tutorial if you need assistance with these steps.
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If you need any help with the action, please email me at [email protected] .
If you are getting any error messages, please email me 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
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