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Photoshop Tutorial - Starlight Mint


This tutorial makes use of the Distort Tool in the PhotoShop's Filter menu options to create a striped starlight mint. Here's how:

First define a pattern:

  1. Create a new document 20 x 20 with a white background.
  2. Select the rectangular marquis with “Fixed Size” selected in the style options; width 10 px height 20 px.
  3. Click upper left corner of image. This will select the left half of the image.
  4. Select the paint bucket tool and select red as your foreground color. Fill the selected area with red.
  5. Click Select > Deselect.
  6. Next click Edit > Define Pattern . A dialog box will appear for you to name your pattern.
  7. 7. Select "Pattern" in the drop down Fill Menu of the Options toolbar. Click the drop down arrow in the Pattern Menu to reveal pattern choices. Your new pattern will appear at the end.

Now make the Starlight mint:

  1. Create a new document 400 x 400, white background.
  2. Click the Create a New Layer icon in the layers pallet and name it "stripes".
  3. Fill the new layer with your new pattern using the Paint Bucket tool set to “Pattern” in the Options bar.
  4. Now select Filter> Distort> Polar Coordinates selecting. Be sure "Rectangular to Polar" is selected.
  5. Now select Filter> Distort> Twirl. Adjust the angle to -55°
  6. Select the Eliptical Marquee Tool and go to the Options Bar. Change the style to "Normal".
  7. Make a new layer and draw a circle with the elliptical marquee tool, holding the shift key to ensure the circle does not become an oval.
  8. It is important that the circle be centered. Use your arrow keys to center the circle. (I find it useful to draw guides.)
  9. Select the stripes layer and take Select > Inverse.
  10. Hit the Delete button.
  11. Click Select > Deselect.

Now apply layer styles (click this icon ) as shown;

 

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