Creating Actions - Basics

I am trying to figure out how to save these tuts into pdf for easy printing - once I do I will transfer them :)

I will show you today how to create actions.

First we want to make our Actions palette visible. Click on Window->Actions.



Now we are going to create a new set like this.



Name your set and press OK.



Now we are going to create the actual Action. Click on the little Icon to create a new action and name it.





Use the controls at the bottom to stop if needed - to start recording again press record.



***Now record your action!!!*** I do not know that much about action recording - I have learned everything by trial and error and I have been making my own actions for months to save time while using Photoshop that is how I learned to record them.

After you have recorded your action will need to save it. Press on the top right arrow icon in the Actions palette.



Then click Save Actions and Save :)



And you're done!

PS - How to Use My Paper Templates with Clipping Masks

How to use my paper templates that I offer on my Blog. You can use the same technique for pretty much any templates for Photoshop :)

Here is the template used in this tutorial.



To start off just open the template and select the Background layer. If there is no background layer just create one.



Now we are going to fill the background with the colour of your choice. Select the bucket tool and put the preferred colour in foreground.







Now we are going to choose the colour for the flowers. Select the layer "Flowers" and click the icon at the bottom to create a new layer. You may also do this by clicking Layer->New Layer



Now Paint the layer with the colour of your choice using the bucket tool again.





After you have painted the layer just right click on it and select Create Clipping Mask.



This is what it would look like in your layer palette.



Now we are going to choose the colour for the other flowers. We are going to select the layer, then create a new one and fill it just like we did the first time.





And again we are going to create a Clipping mask.



And repeat this for all the layers that need to be coloured and then Merge the result by right clicking on the Background layer and selecting Merge Visible.



You're done :)

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Creating Actions - Basics