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Dead Easy Complex Geometric Shapes

Now, using the Direct Selection Tool again, select the outer points. This time you will need to hold down Shift to get everything (since you can’t just drag a huge square - otherwise you’d select the points in the middle as well!).

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All selected!

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Once again, hold down Ctrl-T to Transform. Hold Shift and Alt while scaling, and bring ‘er down. Remember to Commit with the checkmark.

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We’re almost done! Now it’s a little too small. Grab the Move Tool and make sure Show Bounding Box is checked.

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Scale up your shape, while holding Shift.

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And there it is! Pretty neat, eh? I’ve added a subtle radial gradient (in Blending Options) but you can do whatever you like:

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Here are some more examples using the same method. It’d be neat to see some of yours! :)

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If you’ve made an image with this tutorial and would like to display it here for the world to see, either contact me or leave a comment and I will gladly showcase your creation!

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  4. I am building a graphic design portfolio, so I can show companies what I can do.

    I am asking permission to use some of your geometric shapes for editing purposes in my portfolio. I use GIMP, so it doesn’t come with geometric shapes and you cannot create your own. You can only pull one off the internet or created in a paint program and place it into a transparent layer for editing.

    So, to the question, may I use some of your shapes for editing purposes in my portfolio?

    I don’t take images without asking the creator first.

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