The video will demonstrate how to use the action and how you can optimize 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.


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.

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, fill in your subject with a color.

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'.

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

8. Play the action.

9. Lastly, follow the steps in the pop up window and then the action will continue through to
completion.