Archive for the ‘Downloads’ Category
July 12th, 2010
i’m
slowly adding more actions to this blog as my obligations to my “real” jobs finally eases up a bit (corporate downsizing and reorganizing only means that the ones who remain have to do twice the work).
This effect creates another fake HDR (high dynamic range) effect, which means that the image looks sharper, brighter, crisper and more contrast-y. It will create different looks on different photos, but it also leaves layers intact so you can play around with them a bit once it finishes.
Also, it’s a nice complementary action to the original Fake HDR effect found in Fun Foto FX
As always, comments are welcome
graffi
July 11th, 2010
Anew effect for Photoshop and Photoshop Elements users – another Lomo derivative effect. This action will adjust curves for the RGB, green & blue channels to increase contrast and really make your architecture and portrait photos pop.
A few samples are here; feel free to leave a comment and add a link to any images you create with this action.
To the left is a street scene in Washington DC, snapped last summer. The added contrast really makes the brick pop and the shadows darker. Converting this image to black and white (using one of the methods found in Portrait Lab) will result in a very nice print!
To the right is a shot from inside the National Portrait Gallery. It works very well on interior shots, too. Tweaking the Gradient Map Adjustment Layer that the action creates allows you to increase the black and white effect, or you can substitute a different gradient for some colorizing effects, too.
Lomo 3
Wow! Downloaded 57 times so far!
June 20th, 2010
Ifyou are unsure about using any of the Action Effect installers available in the Graffishop (the Action Effect installers like Glam Photo, FunFotoFX, Handy Actions, Portrait Lab, Splitter, etc.) then you might want to download the Sampler pack and give it a try. It includes 5 actions – the 110% enlarge action from Handy Actions, the Weaver effect from FunFoto, the Old Romance action from Glam Photo, Soft Black & White from Portrait Lab, and a Sketch effect thrown in for a bonus.
Download, extract, turn off Elements including any Organizer components, and run the installer – it will do all the work for you.
Once it completes, restart Elements and allow it enough to discover the new effects and add them to its database. Next, click into the Layer Styles section of the Effects palette and then click into the Photo Effects section of the palette (that will refresh the Photo Effects display). Use the drop menu to locate Graffi Action Sampler, and the effects will be ready for use.
*This installer will work for Elements 6, 7 & 8.
Enjoy!
June 20th, 2010
Here’sa set of 21 layer styles that have been laying around the workshop for awhile. There’s a variety of designs here that you can use on text, shapes, or anything else you add to your graphics.
For a full preview, click the thumbnail. It shows each of the layer styles applied to a shape and to text. There’s also a “null” style included that will remove all layer styles from the layer so you can try a different one.
To install them into Photoshop Elements, simply download and unzip the package, drag them into your Add-O-Matic Which does all the heavy lifting for you, and they’ll show up in your Effects palette in the Layer Styles section. use the drop menu to navigate to “Graffi Styles”.
Enjoy!
June 15th, 2010
Description:
The 4th of July is quickly approaching so what could be better than some fireworks for the occasion?
May 2nd, 2010
Probablythe single most-sent email message I receive runs along these lines:
"Hey, Graffi: I have Photoshop Elements x.x and I like the actions in your blog. Where do I put them in Elements to make them work?" (The second-most received message I get usually goes something like "Hey Graffi: I downloaded the actions from your blog and put them in Elements but they’re not showing up – what can I do?").
Of course, my answer is to use the Add-O-Matic, which will automatically sort and place – along with a generic thumbnail & the required .xml file – the actions so they appear in the Effects palette and the new Actions Player in Elements. At around $11, it really is the simplest solution for adding Actions, Shapes, Styles, Brushes, .8bf-format plug-ins, and many more esoteric items like Color Swatches and Curve shapes.
To use the AOM, download the add-ons you want to install, make sure you’ve unzipped them, and drag and drop the files into the gray box of the AOM interface. It will build the list for you, and when you click "GO!" it will sort & place all the items in just a matter of seconds:
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April 20th, 2010
Get set for 2,010 (!!) free Photoshop brushes in nine categories: Spray and Paint; Light Streaks and Effects; People; Abstract; Grunge; Space and Sky; Vintage; Doodles; and Paper. All of the brushes are ready for CS2, CS3, CS4, and CS5.
April 17th, 2010
Therewas a request earlier for a set of simulated lens filters for 35mm cameras. Awhile back (2005 or so) I made a complete set of actions that recreate the original Kodak Wratten lens filters.
I’ve updated the installer for Photoshop Elements 7 & 8 (not Elements 6 or earlier, though) and you can grab it at the bottom of this post – free (at least for now – demand will dictate if they stay free). The actions all create several layers, with different blend modes and opacities. You can easily mix-and-match the layers to experiment with the different combinations, and you can also adjust opacity & blend mode easily.
This is not intended as a one-click action set; rather, it’s intended to be a starting place for creating black-and-white or color-saturated retouches to your images.
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April 10th, 2010
If you have Handy Actions, this Curves preset can be called after running the Curves action found there. You can use this preset to create an old faded snapshot look for your image. It could be useful on scrap pages or ads, or anywhere you need a faded look to an image.
Add-O-Matic will accept Curves presets in version 8, so installing it to 
Elements is as simple as unzipping it to your desktop and dragging it into the AOM from there. Then look for it in the drop menu of the Curves dialog:
To use it, first run Handy Actions’ Curves action, and select the preset. Then you can do additional tweaking of the overall curves, if desired (maybe an ‘S’ curve, or the “Inverted ‘S’ Curve” action).
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April 5th, 2010
I’vecreated a set a of presets for the Channel Mixer that can be added using your Add-O-Matic – just drag and drop them into the AOM and they’ll appear in the preset drop menu within the Channel Mixer dialog.
The Channel Mixer is a Photoshop Adjustment Layer that can be accessed using one of the actions available in Graffi’s Handy Actions.
Cheers!
This effect creates another fake HDR (high dynamic range) effect, which means that the image looks sharper, brighter, crisper and more contrast-y. It will create different looks on different photos, but it also leaves layers intact so you can play around with them a bit once it finishes.
