Watercolor Effects

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Photoshop

Watercolor Effects Photoshop

In this video:

  • Import the brushes, patterns, and actions into Photoshop CC
  • Use the “main” action to apply a watercolor effect
  • Use the brushes to create a custom watercolor look
  • Add the watercolor overlays and paper effects to your photo

Read the instructions:

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Step 1: In Photoshop, access the Actions panel. If you don’t see it in your workspace, go to Window > Actions.

Step 2: In the Actions panel, click the top-right menu drop down and choose Load Actions.

Step 3: Navigate to the Nicolesy Watercolor Effects.atn file and click Open. Your actions are now imported into Photoshop.

Step 4: To play an action from an action set, click the action you want to use and press the Play button at the bottom of the window.

Step 1: In Photoshop, access the Brushes panel. If you don’t see it in your workspace, go to Window > Brushes.

Step 2: Click the menu drop-down (in the top-right corner of the panel) and select Import Brushes.

Step 3: Navigate to the Nicolesy Watercolor Effects.abr file on your computer and click Open. The brushes will now be visible in the Brushes panel.

Step 1: In Photoshop, access the Patterns panel. If you don’t see it in your workspace, go to Window > Patterns.

Step 2: Click the menu drop-down (in the top-right corner of the panel) and select Import Patterns.

Step 3: Navigate to the Nicolesy Watercolor Effects.pat file on your computer and click Open. The patterns will now be visible in the Patterns panel.

Troubleshoot common errors:

Problem: An error message pops up when running one of the Watercolor Effects brush actions.

Solution: This happens when the Nicolesy Watercolor Effects BRUSHES have not been installed. Install the brush pack (.abr) and then re-try the action.

Problem: When applying one of the Watercolor Paper actions, a different pattern is being applied instead.

Solution: This happens when the Nicolesy Watercolor Effects PATTERNS have not been installed. Install the pattern pack (.pat file) and then re-try the action.

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