Adobe Photoshop CC Bootcamp
Lesson 78 of 118Adding Stops to Actions
Blake Rudis
Adobe Photoshop CC Bootcamp
Blake Rudis
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78. Adding Stops to ActionsLessons
Lesson Info
Adding Stops to Actions
Now we're going to get into modifying actions on this. And we're going to add stop actions to this, a specific stop action to this. And stop actions can be pretty darn clever. So, right here in between here and here, we're going to put an action here. A stop action. And that stop action is basically gonna stop us and say, "Hey, do you want a group?" And if we say yes or no, if we say no, it won't make a group, it will just stop and give us these dodge and burn layers. If we say continue, then it will give us the group. So, just like you saw in that one when I clicked the dodge and burn, and it pops open, it gives you a bunch of directions on how to use it, I'm going to click right here below "select layer burn." Now, if I go into this action right here, this area right here, this hamburger icon, that's what we call it, it's a technical term for a menu, and press insert stop, I get to type whatever I want. I could say, "Hey, you look great today," so that when a person plays an action, ...
they're like, "Oh! Oh, thanks. I do. I do." But what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna type "Do you want a group for these curves? If yes, press continue." Right here where it says "allow continue," go ahead and make sure that that's checked. And then press okay. So, now let's go ahead and delete these. Go ahead and press play. It's gonna say, "Do you want a group for these? If yes, press continue." So my other option is if no, press stop. If I say stop, no group is made. If I say continue, it continues with the action and makes the group for them. Man, I'm not getting any like "oohs and aahs." It's like, "Ahh! I so love this stuff." Maybe I'm just a nerd. Yeah, that's probably it. So, because it's a stop, you see right here. This is a stop, but this right here that we call a modal dialogue, that modal dialogue is essentially that's the area that is telling Photoshop to stop you. And you can do that with anything. So, let me just go ahead and modify this real quickly. Let's double click in here. And we'll just finish this off and say, "If no," we can't make any assumptions that people would know, "If no, press stop." So now press play. Stop. We don't want a group. There we go. So, it stops there at "make group." It doesn't make the group, it doesn't select your brush, and it doesn't select that burn layer as we had it set up. Because you selected no, or you selected stop. You see how we've done a lot of work. This is actually a lot of work. To make a curves adjustment layer, give it a name, invert its mask, change the curve to a brighter curve, change the curve to a darker curve, and do that for each one of these. If we were to record each one of those steps individually, this actions list would have been down here. But we're trying to do good habits, so any time we make any type of adjustment layer, we're just going to go ahead and stop what we're doing, double click on it, do the edits that we want to it, then continue recording. That's going to set you up for success, especially if you rename that something and then select it later. It'll work on all versions of Photoshop. That's a secret. That's like a trade secret that you now own. I'm telling you, you can make a whole living off of these.
Class Description
Adobe® Photoshop CC® is a valuable tool for photographers, but it can also be intimidating. In this all-inclusive 20 lesson course, you’ll go from opening the program for the first time to creating images that really stand out. Join Blake Rudis, Photoshop expert and founder of f64 Academy, as he shows you how to maximize your use of Photoshop.
Topics covered will include:
- Class Introduction & Bridge, Adobe Camera Raw, Setup Interface, Cropping and Layers
- Layer Tools, Masks, Selections, Clean-Up Tools and Shapes & Text
- Smart Objects, Transforming, Actions, Filters, and Editing Video
- Custom Creative Effects, Natural Retouching, Portrait Workflow, Landscape Workflow, and Composite Workflow
Don’t let the many aspects of Photoshop prevent you from maximizing your use of this amazing app. Blake will help you develop the confidence to use your imagination and create the images that you will be proud to share with your clients.
SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Photoshop CC 2018
Reviews
a Creativelive Student
Amazing course, but don't be fooled into thinking this is a beginner's course for photographers. The problem isn't Blake's explanations; they're top. The problem is the vast scope of this course and the order in which the topics are presented. Take layers for example. When I was first learning Photoshop (back when we learned from books), I found I learned little or nothing from, for example, books that covered layers before they covered how to improve/process photographs. These books taught me how to organize, move, and link layers before they showed me what a layer was actually for. Those books tended to teach me everything there is to know about layers (types of layers, how to organize them, how to move them, how to move them two at a time, how to move them two at a time even if there are other layers between the two you're interested in, useful troubleshooting tips, etc. ) all before I even know (from a photographer's point of view) what it is the things actually do. The examples of organizing, linking, and moving mean everything for graphic designers from Day One, but for photographers not so much. Blake does the same thing as those books. Topics he covers extremely early demand a lot of theoretical imagination for a photographer who doesn't already know quite a bit about what he is talking about. Learning about abstract things first and concrete things later only makes PS that much harder to understand. If you AREN'T a beginner, however, this course is amazing. I thought it would be like an Army Bootcamp, taking you from zero and building you into a fit, competent Photoshop grunt. Now I think it's more like Army Bootcamp for high school varsity jocks. It isn't going to take you from the beginning, but the amount you'll get out of it is nonetheless more than your brain can imagine. I've been using PS for years to improve my photographs, and even to create the odd artistic composite or two. The amount I've learned in the first week is amazing, and every day I learn something -- more like many things -- which I immediately implement to improve my productivity and/or widen the horizons of what I can achieve. If you ARE a photographer who's a Photoshop beginner, I'd take very seriously the advice Blake gives in the introduction: Watch one lesson, and practice the skills and principles you learn in that one lesson for two weeks. THEN watch the next lesson. You can't do that of course without buying the course, so it's up to you to decide whether you'd like to learn Photoshop and master Photoshop all from the same course. Learning it first and mastering it later will cost more money, but I think you'll understand everything better and have a much more enjoyable ride in the process. As for me? I'm going to have to find the money to buy this course. There is simply way too much content in each lesson for me to try to take on all at once, but on the other hand I don't want to miss anything at all that he has to share.
Robert Andrews
Blake Rudis is the absolute best in teaching photoshop. His knowledge and how he presents the instruction is clear and concise - there is NO ONE BETTER. Yes, his classes require some basic skills, and maybe I'd organize the order of (or group) the classes in a different order, but, let me be clear - if anyone is to be successful or famous in the Photoshop world, it should be Blake Rudis. I strongly recommend his teaching. I started photography and post processing in 2018, and because of this class, I'm know what Im doing. The energy you get when you create something beautiful is profound, it makes you bounce out of bed (at 4AM) like a 5 year old, to go create. It's a great ride! Thanks Blake, & Thanks Creative live.
Esther Gambrell
WOW!!! I've been purchasing CL classes for several years now and have watched HOURS of "How-To Photoshop" classes, but this is the first one I've actually purchased because of the AWESOME BONUS content!!! SERIOUSLY??!!?!? A PLUG-IN??? But not only that, Blake is SO easy to understand, and he breaks down concepts in different ways to connect with different people's learning styles. I REALLY appreciated this approach because I am a LEFT-BRAINED creative that has an engineering background, so I really connected to what Blake was saying. THANK YOU FOR THAT! There are TONS of Photoshop courses out there, but I found this one to be the most helpful in they way Blake teaches concepts so that you know WHY you're doing what your doing. I feel like he taught me how to fish with Photoshop to feed me for a lifetime instead of just giving me a fish to feed me for one day. This is the BEST overall PS course out there!!! Thank you!!!!