Hi,

Thanks for purchasing the Street Art Photoshop action.

******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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTHc2VBnsc4

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This action has been tested and working on Photoshop (English version only) 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 
2500px - 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 list icon to reveal
the drop down menu. From here select 'Load Actions...'. Select the 'Street Art.atn' action file 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'. 
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 lowercase.

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

*NOTE: Brush with a hard brush for best results.

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 gear icon in the brushes panel to reveal the drop down menu.
Select 'Load Brushes'.

8. Now choose the 'Street Art Brushes.abr' file that was included in the download.

9. Make sure both 'Opacity' and 'Flow' values are set to 100%.

10. Next select 'Edit' -> 'Presets' -> 'Preset Manager...' and a new window will appear.

11. From the 'Preset Type' dropdown menu select 'Patterns'.

12. Then select 'Load...' from the right side options and a new window will appear.

13. Now choose the 'Street Art Patterns.pat' file that was included in the download.

14. Now play the action

**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 or feel free to leave a comment on the item page.

Thank you for your support.

BluWorks



