Photoshop Elements Actions Free Mac

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Not too long ago, Drea posted some great info here on Photo Bliss about using free actions to automate processes in Photoshop Elements. She mentioned CoffeeShop, whose Creamy Toffee Latte action I used for this belly button shot.

Here are some other places to find Photoshop Elements friendly freebies!

One caveat before you start downloading – confirm that these actions are compatible with your version of Photoshop Elements and with your operating system (Mac, Vista, XP).

  • Graficalicus – Not only does Graffi have a great free action sampler pack, he also has good tutorials in his blog, and he posts free stuff there from time to time. The free sampler pack has these actions, among others: Soft Black & White, Old Romance, and Sketch.
  • Grant’s Tools – totally free set of 10 actions that gives missing Photoshop functions to Photoshop Elements. Free is good! Some of the actions you get are Layer Masks, Channels and Curves. No one has an excuse not to use Layer Masks now!
  • Elements Plus – up to 145 free actions that “reveal the hidden functions in Photoshop Elements” to make it more like Photoshop itself. It has a great black & white conversion, paths and a watermarker.
  • virtualPhotographer by optikVerve Labs – I can’t even count how many effects you can get here – all for free! These actions are compatible with Paint Shop Pro too. virtualPhotographer will help you modify color, create soft focus, add film grain and more. Here is the Faded effect from virtual Photographer:
  1. Sketch Photoshop Action is one of Photoshop actions that absolutely a time-saver if looking for great variation in sketch brushes, this post is for you! The brushes available on this article are all free for you to download and use. These Photoshop Sketch will turn any image very quickly to natural sketch drawing.You can also see Wood Textures.
  2. Free Classic Pencil Sketch Photoshop Action. The next of our pencil sketch actions for Photoshop is this free option from Creative Tacos, which will turn your photo into a classic and realistic-looking pencil sketch and includes two different effects for you to choose from or combine. It works with Photoshop versions CS3 to CS6.

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  • Panos FX – Lots of fun effects here, like Out of Bounds, Rubik’s Cube, and
  • Rainy Day (see below).

Pencil Sketch Photoshop Actions (with Envato Elements) This Photoshop action will turn any photo into a realistic black and white sketch. The set contains 15 unique actions which are applied non-destructively. Sketch Photoshop Action (Free) This set of Photoshop actions make it easy to apply the sketch effect with a single click.

Over 300 Free Photoshop Actions for photographers of all genres. Stop repeating the same stages in Adobe Photoshop to receive a certain effect – use these free Photoshop actions instead. These Photoshop Actions are compatible with Photoshop CS 4-6, Photoshop CC. Just download the Photoshop action you like right now or simply bookmark the whole page of free actions for Photoshop for easy. Photoshop Elements Actions 11- Current. Photoshop elements actions for professional and beginners! These actions will transform your work to the highest level with a very limited learning curb! We got that handled too! Free photoshop tutorials! Works with PSE 11 - Current.

Installing Actions in Photoshop Elements

Photoshop Elements Actions Free Mac

Some of these actions automatically install themselves. Unfortunately, you have to install the others yourself. The process sounds intimidating, but it’s not! Tutorials for installing actions in Photoshop Elements 4, 5, 6 & 7 on XP and Vista are available on my blog. Happy Photoshopping!

Installing Photoshop actions is very easy – this short guide will show you how to install them. This guide is for both Windows and Mac computers.

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Please note that the actions downloaded from Contrastly are compatible with Photoshop CS4 and all newer versions – except where noted – and are not compatible with Photoshop Elements.

Photoshop Action Downloads

The very first step after downloading some Photoshop actions is to unzip the file. Then, once you have a folder on your computer that contains the .atn files simply open up Photoshop.

Once it’s open, double-click on each action file (.atn) and they will appear in the Actions panel in Photoshop. If the Actions panel is not open, click on the “Window” menu and select “Actions” to open up the panel.

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You’re now ready to use the actions: open up an image in Photoshop and try running a “play all” action. Once the action is done running, open up the Layers panel and you will see all the rendered groups. You can now toggle them on/off to see the effect, change opacity, etc…