Photoshop shapes

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    • #7802
      Anonymous
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      if i want to say make a shape cut out with an av what tool do i use in photoshop ie make say a heart shape from a square

    • #11450
      Graham – Admin
      Keymaster

      Photoshop 7 uses .csh files (custom shape images)

      I have 15 snowflake custom shapes.csh for PS6+ if you want em’. Put the .csh in AdobePhotoshop 6.0PresetsCustom Shapes. Then they are available from the custom shape picker.

      Preview the 15 patterns
      Download the snowflake.csh

      Search the net for more custom shapes.
      :edit: these will work in PS 7 etc..

    • #11451
      Anonymous
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      I have version 7 and i have downloaded the snowflakes and saved them to the right folder but in photoshop it self where do i find the right tools in the tool bar

    • #11452
      Graham – Admin
      Keymaster

      Close and re-open PS 7.

      Check the Shapes or Styles palette.

      Ton’s of shapes here: http://www.freephotoshop.com/html/free_shapes.html

      And speech bubbles here: http://graphicssoft.about.com/library/weekly/aa0801balloons.htm

    • #11453
      Anonymous
      Inactive

      ok iam not sure what happened but i have just checked and they are in the folder you said to put them in but when i browse to find them while in photoshop they come up as not being in there so what did i do wrong

    • #11454
      Anonymous
      Inactive

      Just found out why it says they are not compatable with this version of photoshop

    • #11455
      Graham – Admin
      Keymaster

      You could try the preset manager.. if no good.
      See the Ton’s of shapes link above – they’re free and work with PS 7.

    • #11456
      oncewas
      Member

      Hay thanks for sparking my interest guys, I’m just reading up on PhotoShop 7 , thanks for the links GB, still having a hard time with layers, I may come around, while I’m up at Brisbane and pick your brains GB, lol (so to speak) 8)

    • #11457
      Graham – Admin
      Keymaster

      Hey, sure thing oncewas. I’m going past Backstop tomorrow actually.

      Click hold and drag layers if you need to re-arange them. The one at the top of the layers pallete is.. well.. ontop. Also click on the eye symbol to hide or show a layer.

    • #11458
      Anonymous
      Inactive

      I know I for one am having fun may be we should start a workshop, maybe once a month or every second month or whatever lol

    • #11459
      oncewas
      Member

      Hey guys , thanks for the tip about drawing a boarder , pretty simple once you have been told how hay ! ! and then just playing around with different styles from the pallet menu, you can make up impressive photo frames ! And yeah I know there are some good actions about to make up photo frames.

    • #11460
      Graham – Admin
      Keymaster

      You can record actions and swap them to learn wicked effects. I’m going to throw a challenge at you all soon. Hmmm.. will think something up.

    • #11461
      Anonymous
      Inactive

      Waiting for the challenge graybags tapping fingers lol

    • #11462
      Anonymous
      Inactive

      Digital Expance

    • #11463
      Graham – Admin
      Keymaster

      That is cool.. so how did you do it?.. step by step please.

    • #11464
      Anonymous
      Inactive

      Digital Expance

      Step 1
      Create a new 500×500 px image with a white background.
      Select the Polygonal Lasso Tool and make a complex looking
      selection. Basically move the mouse around a lot and click the
      left mouse button, press enter when you’re done.

      Step 2
      With the same tool in hand make a slightly less complicated
      selection while holding down on the ALT key. Fill this new
      selection with red, or any colour for that matter.

      Step 3
      Deselect (Select > Deselect) and apply the Motion Blur Filter
      (Filter > Blur > Motion Blur) with a zero degree angle and a
      distance of about 100.

      Step 4
      Next apply the Extrude Filter (Filter > Stylize > Extrude)
      with the following settings: Type, blocks; size, 30; depth,
      30 & random. Leave the other boxes unchecked. Repeat (control + F)
      this filter four or so times. Duplicate (Layer > Duplicate Layer)
      the layer where your image is and Desaturate it
      (Image > Adjustments > Desaturate). Use the Glowing Edges Filter
      (Filter > Stylize > Glowing Edges) with edge width at 1, edge
      brightness at 20, and smoothness at 1. And lastly, set this layer’s
      blending option to overlay. This works on a whole wack
      (even a jesus-load) of other things, so be sure to experiment
      around with this technique in mind!

      thankyou 2Beers

      hows that for a step by step explanation

    • #11465
      Graham – Admin
      Keymaster

      Good.. but if you ripped that off a website you should include the source http: to excise copyright law.

      I love this effect. http://www.purephotoshop.com/article/80 great for making buttons etc. That can be you’re challenge for now.

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