study diary - photoshop cs5 - under ART382 content - print

bring up ACTIONS panel, create a new action 

name the action as "300 PPI GLOSSY"

IMAGE SIZE -->change resolution

deselect the "RESAMPLE IMAGE", if you don't want to change the physical size of image. the only thing I want to change it RESOLUTION!

make a copy of background layer

double click on the white space in layer panel, and bring up "IMAGE STYLE"

change "OPACITY"

change other values too. 


Tip:by holding on OPTION key to separate the $$%@$%$^%^% stuff

go to FILTER -> SHARPEN -> UNSHARP MASK

Pick up the eye, even though its gross! change the values of AMOUNT, RADIUS, THRESHOLD

go to Edit->Fade Unsharp Mask

change the OPACITY 

and MOde 

change it as OVERLAY, it will make image more contrasty. 

FILTER again!

 gross again! change RADIUS

 wanted to stop recording? press the rectangular. 

before

after

contrast enough? change the OPACITY 

rename the action 

keep recording

go print!

 final print setting

open the new image and hit start to avoid unnecessary steps