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Free Tutorials » Adobe Photoshop » Polygon Art

Learn how to use the polygon shape tool to produce a great pattern effect for your art work.

Step 1

Make a new document. Make a new layer set [ Layer > new > layer set ]

Select the polygon tool and make the number of sides 6.

Step 1 diagram

Step 2

Make a polygon like below:

Step 2 diagram

Step 3

Bring up the blending options and use all of the below options.

Step 3 diagram

Step 4

Bring up the blending options and use all of the below options.

Step 4 diagram

Step 5

Now duplicate the polygon layer so you have 5 and position the shapes to a similar pattern like below. Please keep all of the layers in the same layer set. 6 sided polygons always link into each other.

Step 5 diagram

Step 6

Click the layer set's header (title) in the layers pallet. And then go to [ File > Transform > Perspective ] and transform it to your liking. And resize if you feel like it.

Step 6 diagram

Step 7

Duplicate the whole first layer set.

Step 7 diagram

Step 8

Set the blending mode for the new set to Linear Burn and opacity to 65%.

Step 8 diagram

Step 9

Now experiment, play around and best of all enjoy what you produce! Please comment and give me some feedback =]

Step 9 diagram

Tutorial comments

27.08.2009 -

espalpoker says …

Is a good tutorial

26.07.2009 -

Ricky_ACM says …

Very good tut ! ; )

13.07.2009 -

redhand says …

good tutorial. can you put a PSD file plz?

30.05.2008 -

says …

Great!

18.05.2008 -

lsc says …

You own in photoshop.
Beginner in photoshop? So what? U get it explained THAT easy, and u cant make it?

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Date added:
24.03.2005
Author:
Jack
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