Description

The best Photoshop PSD actions can dramatically transform your images into polished works of art while saving you a lot of time and effort. 

Our professional Photoshop actions are developed to help photographers and creatives make comprehensive photography edits inside of Photoshop and deliver premium high-quality professional results with just a few clicks of the mouse.

1. Retouching Actions

• Skin Retouching Actions: These actions are designed to quickly and efficiently smooth skin, remove blemishes, and adjust skin tones. Popular options include actions for frequency separation or portrait retouching.
• Portrait Retouching: Actions like “Portrait Pro” or “Beauty Retouching” smooth wrinkles, even out skin tones, and enhance facial features.
• Eye Enhancement: Actions to brighten, sharpen, or colorize the eyes, which help create a dramatic effect for portraits.
• Teeth Whitening: Actions to easily whiten teeth without overdoing it or losing natural texture.

2. Color Grading Actions

• Film Looks: Actions that apply film-like color grading, giving your photos a vintage or cinematic feel (e.g., “Kodak Portra” or “Fuji Velvia”).
• Creative Color Adjustments: Actions that enhance specific color ranges, adding contrast, vibrancy, or mood to your work.
• Instagram Effects: Actions that mimic popular Instagram filters, such as VSCO – style filters or Instagram-inspired presets.

3. Lighting and Exposure Adjustments

• Dramatic Lighting: Actions that simulate natural light, spotlight effects, or lens flares to create depth and mood in photos.
• HDR (High Dynamic Range): Actions that give your photos a high-contrast look by simulating the effect of HDR photography.
• Light Leaks: Actions that add colorful or artistic light leaks to create a retro or artistic vibe in photos.

4. Text & Typography Actions

• Text Effects: Actions for creating trendy text styles, such as 3D effects, shadows, glows, and neon text.
• Letterpress & Emboss Effects: Create the look of textured or embossed typography with ease.
• Text Animations: Some actions simulate subtle text movements for use in web graphics or banners.

5. Creative Effects

• Watercolor & Painting Effects: Transform your images into digital paintings or watercolor-style artwork with actions that apply brush strokes and textures.
• Vintage & Retro Effects: Actions that give your photos an old-school feel with faded colors, sepia tones, or grainy textures.
• Double Exposure: Create double exposure or overlay effects to combine two images seamlessly.

6. Textures & Overlays

• Textures and Backgrounds: Actions that add textures such as grunge, fabric, paper, or concrete to your images.
• Bokeh Effects: Actions that add bokeh (blurred light) to backgrounds or images for a dreamy, professional touch.
• Water Splashes & Smoke: Actions that add water effects, smoke, or dust to enhance visual storytelling.

7. Mockups and Product Presentation

• Product Mockup Actions: Use actions to quickly place your designs into realistic product mockups such as phone screens, T-shirts, mugs, and more.
• Business Card & Brochure Mockups: Apply your design to various professional templates, such as business cards, brochures, and posters.

8. Texture and Pattern Fill

• Pattern Creation: Actions that help you quickly apply repeating patterns or create your own custom textures and patterns.
• Grunge and Distressed Effects: Perfect for creating designs with an aged or worn-out look by applying rough textures and distress.

9. General Efficiency Actions

• Batch Processing: Actions that can be applied to a whole folder of images at once, saving time when processing large volumes of files (resize, sharpen, apply a filter).
• Resize and Export: Actions that allow you to quickly resize and export images in multiple formats (JPG, PNG, etc.) for web use or client delivery.
• Sharpening Actions: Actions designed to sharpen images subtly for web or print output, helping to maintain clarity without introducing noise.

10. Creative Photo Manipulation Actions

• Surreal Effects: Actions that help with blending different images seamlessly, allowing for surreal compositions such as fantasy landscapes, abstract effects, and collages.
• 3D & Perspective Actions: Actions to simulate depth or manipulate objects in a 3D space within Photoshop, useful for product shots or conceptual artwork.

Popular Resources for Photoshop Actions

• Envato Elements: Offers a vast collection of high-quality actions for professional workflows, from retouching to graphic design.
• Creative Market: A platform where many independent designers and creators sell custom Photoshop actions, including artistic and specialized effects.
• Adobe Exchange: A trusted source for professional-grade actions and plugins developed by both Adobe and third-party creators.