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So you want to create a custom shape to use in Photoshop? Follow
these easy steps and you're good to go!
1. Create your shape in black on a transparent canvas
using the various tools in Photoshop.
2. Choose your magic wand, and select your shape.
3. Go to your paths palette, click the little blue circle
with the arrow inside, and choose "make work path".
4. Go to edit>define custom shape. Name your shape
something descriptive.
5. Go to edit>preset manager, select custom shapes from
the dropdown menu, select the shape you just made, and select "save set".
Now, to load your shape after resetting back to default shapes,
simply select your custom shape tool from your toolbox, go to the top bar and
click the down arrow next to the shapes. Click the little blue circle with
the arrow inside and choose "load shapes". Browse to your custom shape and
load it. Easy!
Any questions, email me at
andrea@scrapoutsidethebox.com. |
