It took me 25 years to figure this out in Photoshop!

Learn to create an ultra-realistic bleeding ink or watercolor effect in Adobe Photoshop. In this tutorial, we’ll harness the power of Photoshop Actions to build a one-button effect that can be applied to photos, text, artwork and more.
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Intro: (0:00)
Build the Action: (0:55)
Add Some Detail: (7:14)
Customize It: (8:18)
Outro: (9:45)
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[@joshgunn2941]

How on God’s green earth do you figure this stuff out jaja. So cool.

[@Texturelabs]

Haha... I definitely get obsessed with a certain filter, like displace, then just keep messing with it endlessly...

[@joshgunn2941]

@@Texturelabs I love it ! I just recently learned how to use displacement a little bit for textures and I love what can be achieved with it.

[@animation01boy]

hahaha same thought never imagined he would arrive till here with all the steps involved

[@aditisingh6762]

You need 25 years practise

[@Ocer.]

Haha i think you made a type when writing "haha" xD

[@DennisBLee]

this is the coolest thing i've ever seen done in photoshop, and i've been using it every day for 15 years

[@AyyyyyyyyyLmao]

That's because you only learn this after 25 years.

[@bhraandan]

@@AyyyyyyyyyLmao 😂

[@velvetbees]

20 years here. I have rarely used the Photoshop stock filters. It's like the programmers knew what they were doing when they added them.

[@humanrich]

When you added the drop shadow with 0 opacity: wtf are you doing. When you explained it: *claps*

[@chrisbedwards]

You can't teach that level of PS greatness. The man simply has a gift.

[@gavlang]

I still don't get it. Why can't he just raster the text layer?

[@StillOnTrack]

@@gavlang I think because he didn't need a "Rasterize Layer" command, but a "Rasterize Layer Style" command which only happens of you have a style to rasterize. If that's the case then it might work with other styles set to 0% opacity as well.

[@inktrooper.]

Holy Shit! I've been trying to do this for ten years! Can't believe This channel is as underappreciated as it is!

[@Texturelabs]

Awesome thanks Humberto!

[@simonbolzdotcom]

In case you can't get it to work like in the video, check for the file settings for the displacement map. Under Preferences > File Handling the checkbox for "Disable Compression of PSD and PSB Files" needs to be checked. And "Maximize PSD and PSB File Compability" needs to be "Always". Then it worked like a charm for me. Thanks so much for the tutorial! Bringing PS to another level.

[@user-pw3rj2kf8i]

Thank u a lot!!!

[@pixelandbracket]

Holy magic.

[@brandoncueto]

This is just gold. I have been messing with Photoshop for more than 10 years it never even occured to me you could do something like this. Now this is a Photoshop channel.

[@khirobakh6835]

You need 15 years more to figure out things like this lol

[@alexanderabrashev1366]

OK

[@PrinceWesterburg]

I got 29 years on PhotoShop but I use 3D software to do this - there's an image feedback an displacement trick you can do in most 3D software that does stuff like this, I use it for creating animated planet atmospheres.

[@PeterSather]

Of course you're out here pushing the envelope of photoshop ACTIONS. Absolute MAD LAD

[@cagrdemirors5155]

Teacher: dont worry guys the exam will be easy Exam:

[@Leroy1]

I've never actually been more convinved to subscribe to a channel in my life. Very good and useful videos.

[@Texturelabs]

Very cool, that's a nice compliment!

[@JJMasterDigital]

same here, never seen technique like this, very creative, i hit like button when he asking, and subscribed at the end of video, need to watch other video from his channel

[@JJMasterDigital]

@@Texturelabs Thanks for this tutorial, very pleasant to see and hear

[@CAT-2323]

This reminds me of a video game speed run trick. So detailed and precise that it’s impressive it was ever discovered.

[@narfman11]

This is the most sophisticated tutorial on Photoshop graphics that one can find on KZbin.

[@TakeNoteMusic]

How in the world did you figure this out? Simply incredible use of the general math and concepts behind each function in PS to create something totally unique. Hats off.

[@bigogle]

This vid was just algorithmed to me. The noise part of the displace layer *really* makes this! Beautiful discovery.

[@arceyominyin]

Every time I think I know enough about photoshop to call myself an expert, I come across people like this... Fine, take my subscribe sir... you've earned it...

[@TheHotdogcheese]

and i thought i dig enough photoshop features, but this, this is the dark alley

[@lurid_phaesporia]

This is pure alchemy

[@poprip]

I've been using photoshop for 25 years as well, and this tutorial made me so excited! It's been years since I've been that excited about a new technique in Photoshop! Your channel and website are a treasure trove!!

[@isaidicanshout]

i'm very experienced in photoshop so usually youtube tutorials seem stupid and pointless. however, i was served up this video today, so for the first time i have "smashed that subscribe button"

[@Texturelabs]

ha that cracked me up! awesome

[@alexcoroian3983]

I'm flipping out over how cool this is

[@andrespoch1]

MIND BLOWING, this is SO GOOD. Been trying for ages to find a good way to do watercolor and this is perfect.

[@Texturelabs]

Haha right on... I seriously have been trying to figure it out for years too!

[@IsabelA-hp9yt]

Can I just say that this channel is everything I have ever been searching up and could never find? Thank you!

[@dannyweerasethakul2559]

You know what...your Chanel needs a hundred of like buttons for your videos, in other to multiplay the times I want to like them...AWESOME

[@dannyweerasethakul2559]

Next time I get an order for photographic edition I'll sign the work with your name for giving you all the credit of it...AMAZING

[@Milkjiest]

I dont do much graphic design in photoshop, but I paint a lot on it. Watch me now incorporate this technique to every new painting I do 😭

[@petrilampela]

I've been using Photoshop almost daily since 1996 when there weren't even LAYERS on the freaking app and I'm just continuously blown away by these tutorials. THANK YOU!!!

[@trollenz]

Photoshop 2.0 on a floppy disk... Just the fact having a colour scan of a photo on your computer was mind blowing by then... Good old times.

[@SimplyCK]

In the amount of time it took to set the “action”, I learned to speak fluent Cantonese. Way to dig deep! Thanks for sharing. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@patriciaaiken]

hahahahahaha, excellent

[@himanshusindhu6505]

Man that's not the skill, that's LOVE ❤, the real love for photoshop and graphics designing.

[@santospoland]

Thank you for stacking the command sequence on-screen, finally someone is doing this. It took me years to find someone who does this! I just subscribed. If this video is any indication I can't wait for what else you can show us. Very cool and you know that what you did is just crazy - it's too good!

[@LMBECIL]

just pressed the record action button and started feeling nervous, holy cow, respects on how much flow you have working on this!

[@johanperjus616]

This is insane, I would NEVER have guessed that was all digital, looks so authentic and analog ... Why Adobe hasen’t hired you as an PS Evangelist yet is beyond me ...

[@widhidewangga]

This is crazy! What a genius man. This could be an Adobe Photoshop Masterclass channel

[@UnDo75]

Dude! seriously one of the best and clever custom effect I ever saw! Im a motion graphic artist who use After Effects and i'll try to transfert the concept to After Effect by stacking a displacement effect, but I can always use this technic in Photoshop and make a image sequence. Thanks for your work!

[@jumparoundjon]

Your tutorials are definitely the best on KZbin for how to work with type in PS. I'm a photographer, and (obviously) use PS for my photography editing work. But I also design t-shirts as a side gig, and I've always struggled to do much with manipulating text in PS until I happened upon your tutorials. I was pretty much resigned to having to pony up for a sub for Illustrator, but I'm pretty sure everything I could want to do is covered in your excellent videos. I'm going to sub to your Patreon instead, because your tutorials really are priceless (even if I have to watch them at quarter-speed to be able to follow what you're doing!) Anyway, keep up the good work and thanks for all the hard work you put into this.

[@amandaharrisaltice5582]

LOL... what sorcery is this.... You are a Photoshop Magician. Thanks for sharing!! Super rad effect.

[@michaelmccrory2220]

What wizardry is this... How on earth do you think, how does your mind work, if I do this, then add that and then click here, alter those. How ever you dream and create these techniques, they are brilliant! 👍

[@Texturelabs]

Ha, appreciate that! It's a surprising amount of staring at the screen waiting for light bulbs to show up....

[@purplehelm8853]

Where has your channel been my whole entire life?? +Subscribed

[@paullangford6360]

I'm near to tears ♥

[@iamdebmiller]

I can't wait to try this out!

[@starbarnstudios6799]

Yes, I love it. Thank you!

[@Alexmaystudio]

I’ve been a Retoucher for 13 years and would never have thought to try doing something like this. Kudos!

[@lukasengqvist]

I'm a teacher for some years, and wanted to say Love the way you teach… great examples packed with some deep learning of principles in a tight tutorial that is accessible to a wide level of users. Will share with students and other teachers :) Great work keep it up (spent the evening do a marathon of 8 in a row :) )

[@Texturelabs]

Very nice to hear that from a teacher, thank you!

[@jaqiv]

oh wow love this effect!

[@senseiColahan]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing.

[@sweplifes]

I Can't stress this enough, your tutorials are so freaking awesome. I'm thankful to find a 25 yrs of experience master in photoshop so glad and willing to share all the secrets that take quite a few years to master. Thanks once again for all your amazing tutorials.

[@Texturelabs]

You got it man... Appreciate the comment, that's really cool.

[@State7Studio]

You are a real genius man! I always loved coming up with new ways to make popular effect, i even have some crazy techniques on some tuts on my channel. Thanks for sharing your techniques man❤️.

[@Texturelabs]

No problem.... Just checked out your channel, totally! That advanced glow is rad.

[@carminevelvet]

Amazing can’t wait to try this.

[@vesselinatepeshanova6684]

It's amazing! Thanks for sharing!

[@ZsH85]

finally a watercolour effect they should make this as a filter or brush

[@TheKuldi]

This is some hight level wizardry right here

[@nevenasterikova3335]

Fantastic! Thank you for figuring it out.

[@umanoid1523]

WOW. That's amazing.

[@maxruebensal]

Insane tutorial! Now someone has to translate that into after effects and make a video effect out of it :D

[@robinfinch314]

Meanwhile as a traditional artist who likes watercolor: this bleeding is the one thing I fear *cries forever*

[@ardd.c.8113]

Use those tears for optimal bleeding effects

[@alpk84]

Awesome! Great effect. Thanks for sharing.

[@teamjackedsolutions8465]

When Brady said "it's all original techniques that you won't find anywhere else", I thought to myself, that really is the truest statement. Thanks Brady, I appreciate your work and willingness to teach.

[@Taterfried]

Set at half speed and you can actually follow along.

[@SHADOWEDINSHRED]

I was stuck on this for a little bit, so i'm just letting anyone know who ran into this issue (because I was listening to the video and not watching). At 5:35 he says to change the Output Level don't change the Input Level. I changed the Input Level at first and was left with a really ugly and contrasty look. After using the Output Level it worked out perfectly.

[@HDZ274]

This is definitely what 25 years of Photoshop experience looks like. Bravo, you are insane.

[@remobalcells4332]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

[@yvonneyoung6691]

THIS IS THE MOST INCREDIBLE PHOTOSHOP TUTORIAL I'VE EVER SEEN ANY WHERE. I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M WATCHING THIS FOR FREE. Thank you so much for your work！

[@thewhiskeyjack12]

Hey, Brady, this looks so cool! But I seem to be missing something 😅I now rebuilt this action 4 times, (even reinstalled photoshop in English lol ) trying to copy every step exactly as you showed. And yet I never get these watery and runny textures. First time running the action it looks pretty similar to your first round. Then I get ever darker ink blobs which at some point turn completely black, with only some of the color shining through at the edges. Any idea where I mess up?

[@Texturelabs]

Ah that sounds really frustrating! I definitely want to try to help get it working... thinking the problem could be one of two things: The Levels adjustment at 5:30 should be what makes each application of the effect a little bit lighter. Check that part (you can always double click the step in the action panel to edit it) and make sure it's the Black Output level that gets set to 30, and not the Black Input level. Otherwise, the action also uses the Darken blending mode in a bunch of places... I think if any of those were set to Multiply instead of Darken, it would probably create the same problem you're running into. I hope it's one of those two things, but if not, send me an email - address is in the About section of the channel - and I'll help solve it!

[@thewhiskeyjack12]

@@Texturelabs Yessss!! It was the level-adjustment. As suspected, the problem was sitting 30 cm in front of the screen lol Thanks a lot for your help and please keep up the awesomeness. You're teaching some beautiful sorcery here ❤️

[@FreddyManson]

Something new! Superb!

[@rattana958]

I’m so grateful for your help.

[@procrasti86]

Give me 50 years and I won't come up with anything remotely as cool as this

[@_J_P]

Yeah, all I can say is thank YOU, thanks youtube algorithm 😍

[@LawrenceMcGrath1]

Absolutely amazing. Thankyou for sharing.

[@user-nr6vi2gj4t]

Incredible! Thank you!

[@hollyhoodcapitaldotcom]

Cool effect! Love it!

[@sirporkchop2002]

Genuinely astounding. Wow

[@BrentonParry]

That was fantastic!! Thank you!

[@Q_20]

Wow. Just wow.

[@Starsmiley111]

Bloomin brilliant!! 👏👏Thanks for sharing 👍👍

[@Nico-np9bh]

Mindblowing! I'm gonna have to try this!

[@eddyjuillerat835]

Geeeeenius man.

[@ThreeDiamondsRUS]

that's incredible!! thank you

[@Ezhikin]

Simple and fantastic!

[@RogueTruber]

So cool - brilliant method.

[@deadeyedmillennialmedia]

Love it. Thank you.

[@Gleamiarts]

Your tutorials are brilliant! Easy to follow and unique

[@elboogaloo9520]

This is absolutely awesome really really cool thanks for figuring this out and sharing your process

[@ISawSomethingOnTheInternet]

Bravo! Masterclass!

[@digiFOXy]

Thank you! Great effect!

[@killerkuk]

Incredible my man, thank you for these videos

[@FraztheWizard]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing

[@hvntr]

Your techniques are really really inspiring! Thanks for sharing!

[@noelroquevinluan7499]

This is truly amazing and helpful. Thanks.

[@diangaming0906]

this is so cool,thank you so much for sharing this

[@Ernzt8]

Very cool effect!

[@adfdasfadfdaaaa]

This is absolutely unbelievable. Thank you so much!

[@sla817]

so nice! thanks!

[@StewartBremner]

That's excellent, thank you for sharing this.

[@senbilverglate9638]

This is insane... you are a wizard...

[@mariyaapostolova9267]

Amazing! Thank you for your work!

[@SarahAndBoston]

Wow, this is awesome!

[@anassy204]

You have blown my mind, Mr. Brady.. Thank you

[@dkipu266]

Love it, thanks!

[@StillOnTrack]

Cool! I love this kind of crazy muti-step use of filters to create something great!

[@murtza.rehman]

Even before I can see the whole video, I got to comment. I have seen someone labeling the steps in this way for the first time and that is the perfect way anyone could have done it after so long. Obviously, after having practiced this for one, I would not want to memorize the steps but when I come back after having forgotten the steps, I want to have a glance at the steps and implement the process again rather than going through the whole video again or even scroll through timestamps. Lifetime saver on time. I see you are finely awake after having used PS for 25 years! Oops I guess I can just create and save this action for later use :p

[@bmxbanditdude]

Epic! And a great regreshingly clear and concise video.