Making an Action in Photoshop for use over and and over again is not difficult. Once you have made an action you can use them in a variety of images without having to go through the entire process. Photoshop does it for you. Actions can be created in any version of Photoshop.
I will be creating this pastel look in Actions
I will be using this free stock image. You will find it here
It belongs to mbvstock
Step 1 : Go to Windows>Actions.
Step 2 : The Actions dialogue box opens. You will find a number of presets depending on your version of Photoshop. But we are not going to use them. Instead we will create one of our own.
Step 3 : Click the Create new action icon.
Step 4 : Give the Action a name. I have named it Pink Haze.
Step 5 : Click the Record button.
Step 6 : The Red button turns on. Photoshop begins recording the Action.
Step 7 : Click the New Fill or Adjustment Layer button.
Step 8 : Click on Curves from the pop up menu.
Step 9 : The Curves dialogue box opens.
Step 10 : Click on The Red Channel.
Step 11 : Drag the top of the diagonal slightly upwards and at the bottom slightly down.
Step 12 : Click the Green Channel.
Step 13 : Now drag in the opposite direction from the Red Channel. Drag down the diagonal slightly at the top and up at the bottom.
Step 14 : Click the Blue Channel.
Step 15 : Drag slightly at the top and at the bottom.
Step 16 : If you click on the RGB channel, the three channels looks like this.
Step 17 : Click on the Background Layer.
Step 18 : Click on the New Fill or Adjustment layer button. Click on Hue/Saturation.
Step 19 : Drag the Saturation slider to -50.
Step 20 : Click on the Background Layer.
Step 21 : Click the Add New Fill or Adjustment Layer button. Click on Solid Color from the pop up menu.
Step 22 : Click the Pink in the Spectrum in the middle Click a pink shade at left. If you want the exact shade type f0bdf3 in the highlighted box. Click OK.
Step 23 : Reduce the Opacity to between 8 and 10%
Step 24 : Click the Stop recording button.
The image has a soft pastel look. The Action has been created.
Step 25 : I have opened a new free stock image. You will find it here
It belongs to FoxxyStock
Step 26 : Bring up Actions. Click on Pink Haze and the Play Selection.
Look at that! Photoshop has done the work for you. That is all.
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