RECOMMENDATIONS

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1. -Run the English version of Photoshop

(If you are not using the English version of Photoshop, you can always change it to English and then back again to your language)

2. -Use RGB color mode

3. -Use 8 bit color mode

4. -Use photos between 2000px-4000px high/wide. Do not use very small or very large resolutions because errors may occur!

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HOW TO INSTALL THE ACTION

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1. After you open Photoshop go to the Actions panel (Window> Actions)

2. Inside the Actions window, click on the top right hand corner icon to reveal the menu

From here select "Load Actions...". Select the Valentine's Day Photoshop Action that you bought

3. In actions panel you will have a folder with your new action

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HOW TO INSTALL THE BRUSH

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Open the .abr file like you open an image (File> Open...)

And choose the "Valentine Brushes By CG Design.abr" - file that is included in the download file.

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HOW TO USE THE ACTION

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1. Open your photo (File>Open...)

2. Leave the photo layer locked and set as "Background".

3. Create a new blank layer above the "Background" layer and name it "brush". (Do not use CapsLock)

4. Paint over your subject in "brush" layer

(I recommend using a medium softbrush and you can use any colors)

!Do not draw thin areas with brush!

5. After you have painted over "brush" layer, click on the Valentine's Day Photoshop Action, after press the Play button (Play Selection)

6. As soon as the render is done, you can also customize and improve the result as you want.

** There are multiply ways to change the background color/pattern

In the "Background Group" you will see all of them. Turn the visibility on and off on each one to see the differences.

Here you can always change the hue of the background by adding a Hue/Saturation layer or changing the color of the existing layers.

** In "Watercolor Background" group you will see the layers about the watercolor splashes in the background

Here you can change the color of each layer by double clicking on the "Change Color WB" layers.

** If you want to make invisible some white hearts you can do that by going to "Hearth Bokeh Group" and turn off the visibility of some of the layers.

*You can even duplicate some of them and transform as you wish.

** In "Subject" group you can add more sharp to your subject. In case you want more sharpness, you can duplicate the existing layer.

** "Outline Hearts Group" is an optional group. It has some outline hearts which you can recolor them as you wish.

** "Petals Over" is another optional group which has the petals over your image. You can turn it off you change the color of it.

** Play with the layers from "Adjustments" group or add new ones to improve your image.

** You can add color tone by making visible the "Color Presets" group and choose one of the premade presets.

*** Use masks to isolate some layers. It will help the final results.