Twenty Extreme Photoshop Actions

Tara Hornor
Share

I am generally not too interested in simple actions that change the color and tone of my graphics, simply because I can do that on my own pretty quickly. More importantly, every photo has its own unique properties, so even if I do use an action to make sweeping color changes, I will always need to tweak the details. However, I do enjoy saving valuable design time by using actions that make huge, drastic changes with very little effort. In fact, if extreme Photoshop actions are worth it, I don’t mind using them to speed up a design project.

For these very reasons, I assembled the following collection that focuses on Photoshop actions that have an extreme effect. Most are editable after applying the action, so you can get dramatic results quickly. I also included some border creation effects, since those are a big part of the photo editing process in many cases and take a lot of time. Enjoy!


Gold Cloud Effect

Source


Night Actions

Source


Comics Photoshop Action

Source


Photo Cube Effect

Source


Pencil Draw Photoshop Action

Source


Digital Corruption

Source


Frozen Water Action

Source


Action 5

Source


Gum Bichromate Print

Source


Page Curl

Source


TackIt! Mini

Source


Life in 3d

Source


Borders for Your Photos

Source


Ghost Stories

Source


Vintage Border with Tears

Source


Vintage Photo

Source


Old Photo Effect Action

Source


Framing Actions

Source


HDR Tools

Source


Free ATN Action 4

Source


Which of these is your favorite? Do you have any awesomely effective actions that I should have included in this collection?