In this video we are going to create a cool blades effect in Photoshop CS6 Extended.it will be so much easy.just download the actions prepare the environment and the actions.

The video below will demonstrate how to use the action and how you can optimise the look
of your design after the action has finished. The video covers some important techniques
that you will want to use after the action has finished.

If you are not using the English version of Photoshop, you can always change it to English


1. Your photo is in RGB color mode

2. Your photo is in 8bit color mode

3. You are running the English version of Photoshop.

4. If you are experiencing errors, try resetting your Photoshop preferences. To do this,
hold down Alt, Ctrl, and Shift keys (Mac: Command, Option, Shift) while starting up Photoshop.
A dialog box will appear asking if you wish to delete the preferences/settings file. Alternatively,
visit the help page mentioned on the item preview page.

5. Avoid using small resolution images. For the best results, use Photos between
2000px - 4000px high/wide.


1. Inside Photoshop, go to the 'Window' menu and select 'Actions'. A window
will now appear to the right hand side.

2. Inside the Actions window, click on the top right hand corner icon to reveal
the drop down menu. From here select 'Load Actions...'. Select the action which
came with the download.

3. The action will now appear in the actions panel.


1. Open a photo to work with

2. Create a new layer above the background layer called 'brush'. MUST be all lowercase.

3. With the 'brush' layer selected, brush over your photo.

4. Next hit 'b' on the keyboard to get your brush tool out.

5. Right click anywhere over the canvas to bring up the brushes panel.

6. Click on the top right hand corner icon in the brushes panel to reveal the drop down menu.
Select 'Replace Brushes' or 'Load Brushes'.

7. Choose the 'Blades_Brushes.abr' file that was included in the download.

8. Play the action.

9. Follow the steps in the pop up windows and it will guide you through to the effect completion.

**Please refer to the start of the video tutorial if you need assistance with these steps**