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Marcus · 04-08-2003, 08:02 PM

anyone know how to do nice looking arrows like this:

I tried it but it came out like shit

sexyclicks · 04-08-2003, 08:06 PM

select the custom shape tool
click on the shape
form the drop menu go to the arrow on the top right corner
select ALL

you knw have that arrow in the custom shapes

fletcher · 04-08-2003, 08:07 PM

Trace it with a path, you can even make it a shape then if you want.

Marcus · 04-08-2003, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sexyclicks
select the custom shape tool
click on the shape
form the drop menu go to the arrow on the top right corner
select ALL

you knw have that arrow in the custom shapes

thank you! I didnt see that, it was buried in the menu

Morgan · 04-08-2003, 08:20 PM

I just made one pretty simply using the eliptical marquee tool. I made a big circle holding shift to keep round. Then holding down alt i made another circle to the left of it, almost like a crecsent moon effect only thicker. By holding alt it will delete that selection as opposed to adding to it with shift. Then i used the polygonal lasso tool to (holding alt) to remove the unused portion on either the top (in your case) or bottom. Then, holding shift (to add to selection) I use the rectangular marquee tool to add a big sqare to the opposite end of the one I just cut. Lastly, using the polygonal lasso, (holding alt) I carve off an arrowhead to that square selection.

SpaceAce · 04-08-2003, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Marcus

thank you! I didnt see that, it was buried in the menu

That's not bad, but it looks a little rough at the edges. Learn to use the shapes tools, they are quite powerful. You can add and remove points on lines and shapes and drag them into anything you want.

Here are a couple of quick examples.

Balloons:
http://www.porncherry.com/design2/Ba.../Template.html
(they looked better before I optimized the colors)

Teardrops (in the text and down the left-hand side):
http://www.porncherry.com/design2/Va.../Template.html

Those are pretty simple, but they're all I have on hand.

SpaceAce

SpaceAce · 04-08-2003, 08:22 PM

Ganjasaurus's method is pretty good, too, but not as accurate or flexible as the path tools.

SpaceAce

Morgan · 04-08-2003, 08:25 PM

call me crazy, but what are the shape tools? Is it called something else?

sexyclicks · 04-08-2003, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ganjasaurus
call me crazy, but what are the shape tools? Is it called something else?

fletcher · 04-08-2003, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ganjasaurus
call me crazy, but what are the shape tools? Is it called something else?

When you create a path, you can do it as an outline or a shape.

Marcus · 04-08-2003, 08:29 PM

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Originally posted by Ganjasaurus

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I like your method so I'm not stuck with the shape tool defaults.

for the tools, if youre using PS7, under the text type tool there should be a button that looks like splash of water, if you hold that down you get the custom shape tool and you'll see the options above

04-08-2003, 08:02 PM	#1
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04-08-2003, 08:20 PM	#5
Morgan Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Corona Del Mar, CA Posts: 10,520	I just made one pretty simply using the eliptical marquee tool. I made a big circle holding shift to keep round. Then holding down alt i made another circle to the left of it, almost like a crecsent moon effect only thicker. By holding alt it will delete that selection as opposed to adding to it with shift. Then i used the polygonal lasso tool to (holding alt) to remove the unused portion on either the top (in your case) or bottom. Then, holding shift (to add to selection) I use the rectangular marquee tool to add a big sqare to the opposite end of the one I just cut. Lastly, using the polygonal lasso, (holding alt) I carve off an arrowhead to that square selection. __________________ PornstarPlatinum.com \| TransErotica.com

04-08-2003, 08:25 PM	#8
Morgan Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Corona Del Mar, CA Posts: 10,520	call me crazy, but what are the shape tools? Is it called something else? __________________ PornstarPlatinum.com \| TransErotica.com

04-08-2003, 08:06 PM	#2
sexyclicks Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: c9media.com Posts: 3,240	select the custom shape tool click on the shape form the drop menu go to the arrow on the top right corner select ALL you knw have that arrow in the custom shapes

04-08-2003, 08:22 PM	#7
SpaceAce Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Magrathea Posts: 6,493	Ganjasaurus's method is pretty good, too, but not as accurate or flexible as the path tools. SpaceAce