Photocopy Artifacts (Photoshop Actions)
Added 2019-01-31 21:06:59 +0000 UTC
Instantly give any file a distressed, photocopied or mimeographed look!
INSTALLATION
1. Download the included action and pattern files.
2. Install the necessary pattern files by double-clicking the “Photocopy Artifacts Patterns.pat†file. This should open your copy of Photoshop and install them automatically
3. Install the associated actions by double-clicking the “Photocopy Artifacts Actions.atn†file. This should open your copy of Photoshop and install them automatically
5 INSTALLED ACTIONS (see gallery for samples):
1. Photocopy - base normal
2. Photocopy - base degraded
3. Photocopy - open book
4. Photocopy - right side dark
5. Mimeograph
6. Mimeograph - double-sided
RUN AN ACTION
1. Flatten your document
2. From the Actions palette, double click or play an action
- For optimal effect, actions should be run on flattened JPGs, anywhere between 8.5†x11†and 11â€x17†at 400 dpi.
OPTIONAL: CREATE DROPLETS TO AUTOMATE ACTIONS
With a desktop droplet, you can drag files onto the droplet and the action will run on that file automatically.
1. Select File > Automate > Create Droplet…
2. Set a destination for the droplet: "Save Droplet In" (e.g. desktop)
3. Select the action you want to turn into a droplet.
4. Set "Destination" as “Save and Closeâ€, or “Folderâ€, depending on how you want to save the output
5. Drag files onto the droplet. The droplet with open Photoshop and run the action automatically.
