Soft Focus Photoshop Action

IMPORTANT : Watch the video tutorial Pz0Ht5OZmoI . The tutorial covers how to set up your PSD file as well as in-depth customization techniques. View all Sevenstyles Photoshop Action tutorials here: SOFT FOCUSPHOTOSHOP ACTION --- Create stunning soft focus effects on your photos with ease. All you need to do is brush the area you want to remain in focus and play the action. Each time you run the action you will get a unique result, even if you use the same brushed area! Watch the video tutorial for a demonstration! TIPS: - If the sparkles appear too faint, simply duplicate the layer to boost its brightness! - To collapse all the folders after the action is complete, hold down Ctrl Alt' Command Option on a MAC and click the down arrow on the Soft Focus' folder. You will want to do this 100% of the time after the action is complete. Please go to 4:20 of the tutorial to see me do this. The Action has been tested and working on Photoshop English only CS6, CC, CC 2015.5, CC 2017, CC 2018, CC 2019 --- New to Photoshop Actions? Try out this free Photoshop Action : --- Support : If you are experiencing issues with this Photoshop tool or any of my items, please visit the support page link in the readme.txt file included in the download. --- Important to know - Make sure you are using the English version of Photoshop to run the Action on. All Sevenstyles Actions will only work in the English version of Photoshop. - Check you are using a version of Photoshop that the Action supports. - Watch the video tutorial to ensure you have your Photoshop file setup correctly. A link to the tutorial is also included in the download. - Use high-resolution photos with the Action for the best results and to avoid errors. An optimal photo resolution is between 2000px - 4500px. - With Adobe Creative Cloud, you can install multiple versions of Photoshop . If you like this Action but is not supported on your version of Photoshop, you can always install an additional version of Photoshop to run the Action on. Once an Action has been tested and working on a version of Photoshop, it will always work. - Use Jpeg images to run the Action on . Other file types such as TIFF, BMP, PNG, PSD can cause issues with Actions, as Photoshop disables various features for different file types. - If a Sevenstyles Action includes a brush .abr , pattern .pat or shapes .csh file in the download, then it must be loaded into Photoshop before playing the Action. - Avoid using the Action on logos or clip art style images as the lack of detail and color contrast can lead to errors. Having troubles with the Action? - Double check you have your file setup correctly as shown at the beginning of the video tutorial. - Check the resolution of your photo. If its a low-resolution photo 1000px , take the shortest length of your photo and increase it to around 2500px or more. - Have a look at my FAQ's here . These FAQ's are applicable across all of my Actions. If you are still stuck, please message me with a screenshot of your entire Photoshop interface where the error shows. Please let me also know what version of Photoshop you are using so I can help you faster. Create custom effects Action effects can be combined to create new effects. Follow these steps below: - Run the first Action on your photo. - Once you are happy with the result, save your design as a Jpeg image. - Now close your Photoshop file and re-open the image you just saved. - Run another Action over your photo! This will then stack the second Action effect on top of the first. There are so many undiscovered effects that can be created with stacking Action effects!