Hi,

Thanks for purchasing the Smoke Photoshop action.

******IMPORTANT - PLEASE WATCH DEMONSTRATION VIDEO BELOW************

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpYAFZD_OjM&feature=youtu.be

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This action has been tested and working on Photoshop (English version only) CS3,CS4,CS5,CS6,CC+

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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJAiu5W2gLE

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Please check: 

1. Your photo is in RGB color mode

2. Your photo is in 8bit color mode

3. You are running the English version of Photoshop.

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

5. Avoid using small resolution images. For the best results, use Photos between 
1800px - 3500px high/wide.

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HOW TO INSTALL THE ACTION
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1. Inside Photoshop, go to the 'Window' menu and select 'Actions'. A window
will now appear to the right hand side.

2. Inside the Actions window, click on the top right hand corner icon to reveal
the drop down menu. From here select 'Load Actions...'. Select the action which
came with the download.

3. The action will now appear in the actions panel.

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HOW TO USE THE ACTION
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1. Open a photo to work with

2. Leave the photo layer locked and set as the 'Background'. For 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 'brush'. MUST be all lowercase.

4. With the 'brush' layer selected, brush onto the areas of
your photo that you want to apply the effect to.

5. Next hit 'b' on the keyboard to get your brush tool out.

6. Right click anywhere over the canvas to bring up the brushes panel.

7. Click on the top right hand corner icon in the brushes panel to reveal the drop down menu.
Select 'Relace Brushes'.

8. Now choose the 'Smoke_Brushes.abr' file that was included in the download.

9. Now play the action

10. Follow the instructions outlined in the pop up window after playing the action. This is
the step where you brush on where you want the smoke to fade off from your subject.

**Please refer to 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 or visit the help page
mentioned on the item preview page.

Thank you for your support.

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