*New* Set V at 50%

Ahhhhh the joys of the opacity tool... when it comes to actions we can't reiterate enough how important it is to play about with opacity and find what suits you and your pics best! 

Here is a little slideshow of our latest set of actions but this time at 50% opacity - just to show you the difference it can make :)

Happy Monday everyone...

Categories: Action Tips, Actions Advice, Devlin's Actions Set 5, Opacity, Photoshop Actions, Using Actions

3 Ways To Use Basic Fade

I'm a big fan of last week's £1 Action Basic Fade so thought today I'd show you some different ways to use it!

This is the image with no action on it...

1. Keep it nice and simple with Basic Fade at 100%:

2. Mix it up with Basic Fade at 50% over a strong action like Cookies And Cream (from Set I & II):

3. Create a super dreamy effect by putting Basic Fade at 40% over something like Light Haze (from Set III):

Bye for now...

Categories: £1 Actions, Action Tips, Actions Advice, Basic Fade, Cheap Actions, Fade Action, Opacity

Our latest £1 actions

I've been playing around with our latest £1 actions on this image Lisa took at Christine and Fadi's wedding. I love how these very simple actions can be mixed together to create something really stylish...

Categories: £1 Actions, Action Tips, Actions Advice, Basic Colour Pop, Basic Cool, Cheap Actions, Tone Down

Thursday Tip: How To Use 'Convert To Black and White'

The Thursday tip this week is a little tutorial on how to use the Convert To Black and White tool that comes with our sets of actions. It's pretty essential if you want to change the opacity of Black and White actions like Silverback, Earl Grey, Silver Plate, Casablanca etc. Check it out below. It's also on our Tips and Tricks tab along with a couple of other nifty little tutorials...

Categories: Action Tips, Actions Advice, Black and White Actions, Opacity, Photoshop Actions, Silverback Action, Thursday Tip

Thursday Tip: Get Stuck In!

So you want to get the most out of your actions and avoid making your pics look like everyone elses?! Well my advice is don't hold back with trying out different combinations, you can use our actions as a basis for creating your very own unique set! 

Below is a pic of Lisa's super gorgeous kids, Sorcha and Keeva. I ran a few of my favourite actions and then played around with their order and opacity, it didn't take me long to come to these combinations which I think work really well and are totally unique!

 Pistachio Haze - Set I & II

Chocolate Milkshake - Set III

Nevada, 35mm and Fine Grain - Set IIII

 

Categories: Action Tips, Actions Advice, Actions for childrens portraits, Combining Actions

Thursday's Tip: Combining Actions

We've been overwhelmed by how many of you lovely people have downloaded our freebie 'Basic Pop' and snapped up our super duper bargain action of the week 'Mint Julep' (see Tuesday's post). So today we thought we'd show you the magic you can create  by using both actions on one image!

I played Basic Pop first, then clicked back on the background and played Mint Julep! Then all you have do is merge the layers (shift + command + e) and voila! A beautiful new action!

Check out the example below and feel free to show us how you get on by posting a pic on our facebook page. 

 You can download Basic Pop for free here. And Mint Julep for just £5 here.

Categories: Action Tips, Cheap Actions, Combining Actions, Free Action