![]() ![]() If you already have some adjustment layers applied make sure you select the Background layer before you run the action or it will get messy!Īnd finally, remember that the key to really good results with this effect is to use images with good contrast. If you’ve already done some work on the image and have called it something else, rename it Background. Images you run the effect on must be named ‘Background’ in the layers stack, just like it is when you open images in Photoshop. Some of the steps may take a while on older/slower computers, especially if you have any other large images open at the same time. I made this in Photoshop CS4 so it should work on all newer versions and probably most older versions, but probably not Photoshop Elements. For anything much smaller, say 800-1000 pixels, use the Small version. The set contains two actions: the Large version is ideal for most photos: mine tend to be between 20 pixels on the longest side. atn file and your copy of Photoshop should open and add the action to your collection inside a set called Comic Book Effect. Thank you! Just click this link and your download will start!Įxpand the zip file and you should have a folder containing a Read Me and a file called ‘Comic Book Effect.atn’. You can download the action from my site totally free – just use one of the buttons below to spread the word about the free goodies, and I’ll give you access to the download link. So I think you get the general idea! Ready to download the action and get started using it yourself in Photoshop? Let’s get cracking! Download and install Another comic book project for our nephew, about Hollie and I trapped in ‘Comic Book World’ – we have an active imagination… ) One of my favourite ever comic creations: I photographed British sweet and chocolate wrappers and created this comic-style collage. It works really well with black and white shots – this feels like it could be straight out of The Walking Dead books! Our friends’ twin girls need no encouragement to play up for the camera! The cover and a sample page from the comic book project for our nephew that kicked it all off. Time to check out the effect and decide for yourself – here’s some before and after shots using the ‘stock’ settings I’ve recorded into the action, as well as some sample pages from comic book projects I’ve made with it – and a very cool collage that looks amazing as a wall hanging: My wife Hollie in her funky purple hat A stunning sunset from the beaches of Destin, FL. After some tinkering and fine-tuning I bolted the two together in a new recipe that layered up toning, colouring, shading and inking into a look that’s as close as I’ve ever seen to a hand-drawn-and-coloured comic book panel. But it was lacking a little something, it was still a bit too clean.Īfter a renewed search for ‘photos to sketches’ effects I found what I wanted in a tutorial on giving shadows a hand-inked look, kind of cross-hatch effect. Sadly it’s gone now but at the time they had a great (and long!) Photoshop tutorial that I was excited to find almost nailed the look I was after, particularly the smudgy colours and inky details. But while there was no shortage of tutorials, plugins and apps offering variations on the comic-style look, the end results all tended to look a bit too much like a photograph and not enough like a comic book illustration.Įventually the trail led me to a site called MacMerc, full of creative resources for Mac users. I figured I could do better in Photoshop so, grand visions in my mind, off I went on a hunt for comic book effects online. (We’ve since split up, this is quite an old post!)īeing a bit of a perfectionist I’m afraid that much as I love Comic Life I thought its comic book photo filter was a bit weak. ![]() A few years ago I bought a fantastic app for building comic book layouts called Comic Life Magiq (now Comic Life 3, $29.99 for Mac & PC from from their site, or on the Mac App Store) and I decided to use some vacation photos to make a comic about my then-wife’s two year old nephew as a Christmas present for them both. I love getting lost in a personal photography project, particularly when the end goal is a gift for family or friends. I’ll let you know how to download it for free, and then keep reading for a breakdown of how it all works. I’ve used it to make loads of comic-book photo projects for family and friends. A few years back I cobbled together a few different Photoshop actions I found around the web to create a comic book effect that’s full of eye popping, realistic-looking colouring, inky black outlines and a great hand-shading effect that really sells the finished image. ![]()
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