Profile for stickymike - Linework Making Action for Photoshop.

stickymike aka mike mitchell is a 29.59 year old boy, has been a member since October 25, 2004, has scored 6,859 submissions, giving an average score of 0.82, helping 85 designs get printed.

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Jan 19 '08 by stickymike
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Linework Making Action for Photoshop.

I know some people could use this, so here it is!

Its an action for Photoshop that will turn pencil or ink lines into a layer so you can paint under it. If the lines aren't dark enough, use brightness/contrast to darken the lines while keeping the background white.

It will prompt you to choose a foreground color. Pick the color you want for the lines.

Download Here!

try it out, and let me know how it treats ya!

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speedyjvw on Jan 19 '08 at 12:49am

i justed used this

its super awesome

slaterock on Jan 19 '08 at 12:50am

super genius. I use this for every sub, so needless to say, it's indispensable.

stickymike on Jan 19 '08 at 12:58am

you know how I roll.

stickymike on Jan 19 '08 at 2:11pm

bump for anyone who missed it.

sonmi on Jan 19 '08 at 2:16pm

ooo, i may use this someday

abeadle on Jan 19 '08 at 2:18pm

whoa!!! thank you mike!! that is really rad of you and i like how its named in the action panel and everything.

viralVISUAL on Jan 19 '08 at 2:18pm

I love you.

Ellsswhere on Jan 19 '08 at 2:20pm

well this just goes to show teaching yourself photoshop has its downfalls, how the hell do you use actions, and what benefit would this have over just hitting multiply

Malcolm Man on Jan 19 '08 at 2:21pm

Fuckin A! Thanks a ton man! This is some magical shit!

funkie fresh on Jan 19 '08 at 2:41pm

cool. i'll need to try this out

stickymike on Jan 19 '08 at 3:01pm

ellswhere. You just load it in the actions, you might even be able to drag and drop it into photoshop.

Its benefit is that the linework is the only thing on the layer. you can color the linework, or only parts of the linework. Use it once, and you will never use multiply linework layers again

Andreas Mohacsy on Jan 19 '08 at 4:27pm

thanxxx... i'll give it a go bro

starr226 on Jan 19 '08 at 4:47pm

hm...i clicked that link but it didn't give me anything to DL. just a bunch of text-y gibberish.

...am I doing something wrong, or simply not smart enough to grasp what I should be doing?

Monkey III on Jan 19 '08 at 5:17pm

put it in your actions folder

starr226 on Jan 19 '08 at 6:39pm

put WHAT into my actions folder?

I don't see/have an .atn file.

i feel like a retard right now.

atomic child on Jan 19 '08 at 6:42pm

go into programs files, adobe, presets, actions then save it there then load the action in photoshop

Monkey III on Jan 19 '08 at 6:42pm

hmm that's weird -- the link works

(I use firefox)

I can mail it to ya if ya like

fatheed on Jan 19 '08 at 6:43pm

You legend. Thanks Mike

Monkey III on Jan 19 '08 at 6:46pm

wait I didn't try it out yet myself, since I only use PS for photos only. Is the file 2 kb?

starr226 on Jan 19 '08 at 7:01pm

alright, i tried it in Firefox and it downloaded. All is fine now.

sorry for the derailing.

Monkey III on Jan 19 '08 at 7:04pm

it's all good in the threadless hood ^^

ISABOA on Jan 19 '08 at 7:28pm

oh oh I am gonna trty it out -

stickymike on Jan 19 '08 at 8:10pm

you silly goose starr

KDLIG on Jan 19 '08 at 8:17pm

YEEEEESSS! thanks mike, I can use this one for my freelance job,thaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks!!!

thunderpeel on Jan 20 '08 at 3:52pm

sweetness, thanks, sticky man

Mojie on Jan 20 '08 at 4:04pm

Awesome! I can definitely use this. :)

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r.o.b.o.t.i.c.octopus on Apr 07 '08 at 11:55am

so amazing. it's magical!

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Ellsswhere on Apr 15 '08 at 1:06pm

yaknow how you use photoshop one way then someone comes along and shows you one little tweek that doubles your productivity... actions were lost to me until this, now i am beeboppin and skattin all over my old tasks with custom actions

so thank you mike

viralVISUAL on Apr 15 '08 at 1:33pm

I use this thing alllll the time these days.

martiandrivein on Apr 15 '08 at 1:34pm

I'm confused, how does this work?

danrule on Apr 15 '08 at 1:34pm

cool, thanks!

sonmi on Apr 15 '08 at 1:38pm

oh i need to try this still

viralVISUAL on Apr 15 '08 at 1:41pm

You download it and add it to your actions (Don't remember how/can't find out cuz im not at home), then you run it on a scan or something you need to get linework off of, and it will separate the lines from the background white and put it on a new layer.

I notice it messes up and makes the lines white if the layer you're splitting isn't called "Background" though.

snaggle tooth on Apr 15 '08 at 1:41pm

fudgesicles, game on my brose!

olie! on Apr 15 '08 at 1:44pm

wait, how is this any different from just making a new layer and drawing your ink linework on it, and then making another layer under that one to paint?

viralVISUAL on Apr 15 '08 at 1:54pm

Because you don't have to redraw anything. If you draw it cleanly on a piece of paper you can scan it in black & white and have this separate it.

Ellsswhere on Apr 15 '08 at 1:59pm

I think its intended to separate your lines so they can use them in the design and not ink them again. either way if you have any repetitive tasks like resizing photos or adjusting colors/exposure you can create your own action by simply hitting the record button, it makes life easier in general