Thank you so much for your web blogs and Illustrator and Photoshop tutorilals. I have been watching for several years and will put the word out as quick as possible.
***** Thank you so much Diane. I am actively trying to build this channel and happy viewers like you are such a big help to me. I totally appreciate your support.
Thank you thank you thank you! I literally picked any video and got lucky with yours. Perfect tutorial. Subbed! I will definitely telling folks about your channel!
***** Thank you for stopping by my channel. Now there is a second video on this topic but which uses a different process for a slightly different result which you might want to watch, it is here: ua-cam.com/video/-XG3d9e6FYM/v-deo.html
Thanks very much. I'd seen this video before, but had forgotten how. I suppose there is truth to the saying "Use it or lose it!". Thank goodness for bookmarks. Cheers from British Columbia, Canada!
Many thanks for your brillant work. problem simple case i draw curve i want line follow path but brush shape must follow angles of the path it doesn't work
If you are using a version of Photoshop that has the scripted pattern fill option, you 'might' find a solution in that tool. Check out this video: ua-cam.com/video/VoRMDjvedAg/v-deo.html Play with the option and let me know how you go!
This is a great idea Doug! I have been playing with it to find a good and repeatable way of doing it that is easy. Hopefully I will have a video shortly showing you how it can be done.
Yes and no. But I have a really cool alternate solution that your comment just prompted me to look at. Keep an eye out in the next few weeks for an alternate solution which I really like and I hope you do too.
Thank you for your helpful video. But please tell from where do you take the colour pallet which is at the right containing square boxes of colour shades.
Hi Rajesh, sorry for taking so long to reply but I had to watch the video again to see what you were talking about. The colour palette which you see on the screen is a built in Photoshop Extension. In the most recent versions of Photoshop you see it by choosing Window > Extensions > Adobe Color Themes. Choose Explore and then type a word like icecream to view colour schemes which are tagged as icecream colours. If you encounter problems, let me know - I think this might make a good video topic - what do you think?
Thanks for letting me know which version of Photoshop you are using. Here is a video I made some time ago that explains the extension that you have in your version: ua-cam.com/video/Ec2JOWUjr3E/v-deo.html Let me know if you have more questions Rajesh.
Neat! Thanks! What do you do if you want the stars' fill to be transparent? I tried using Pathfinder to do this the usual way but I'm guessing that won't work where the open path forms part of the shape. Any suggestions?
Catherine. I am not sure I understand what is the issue here. The open path should have no effect on the fill for the stars. Make your stars with a stroke and a transparent fill and it should work just fine. If I am totally missing the point, let me know where the problem is and I'll try to help.
Hi Helen, sorry I meant to add this question to the video on how to do this in Ai. When I applied the technique shown in 'Make a Circle of Stars in Illustrator Quickly and Easily' i created the stars with transparent fill, but obviously the background ring showed through. So i tried to select all stars so I could apply Pathfinder>minus front and cut them out of the background (starting with same scenario as you have with stars on a ring), but they would not be selected. So I couldn't make the ring of stars transparent to the background when they were on the ring. this is for a T-shirt so the background colour of the shirt needs to 'shine' through the stars. thanks for any advice :-)
Ok, if you made your stars in Illustrator using a blend, then you have to expand the blend to be able to select the stars. So, select the blended stars, choose Object > Expand and then try Minus Front. See how that goes.
Oh wow! This should be simple, you'd expect there to be a command to do it - but there is not! So here is a workaround solution to the challenge of distributing shapes evenly around a path in #Photoshop #Photoshoptutorials
Hello Helen. Thank you for these tutorials. I have a question. How do I place evenly spaced text and graphics (star) on a path!? Is that possible? Using you example, I would like to place text in between the stars. Thank you in advance!
while deleting the path at the end I am left out with a line connecting the shapes can you help me in removing that path ? kindly give us a video on applying effects to the the created distributed shapes
KhaoticKim I would select the set of stars and then choose Object > Expand to break it into individual stars. Then choose Object > Ungroup to ungroup them and finally remove the ones you don't want. Let me know if this doesn't work for you?
This is the second video that I watched from you. It really saved my ass:) And honestly I would suggest you to find some creative concept for your videos so you may have a chance to work with Lynda or Adobe as a hired Trainer. best regards from turkey.
Ercan, what a lovely thing to say. Thank you .. your comments made my day. I do love teaching Photoshop and Illustrator and I love helping people. I am glad my videos are helping you. Best regards to you from an Aussie living in California.
+Nick Doe Nick, if you would like to share this knowledge, please feel free to do so. Just saying there is an easier way isn't really advancing the conversation - I would be interested in hearing how to do it more easily. That said, I do have another video that shows an alternate way: ua-cam.com/video/mVAVBpOhg7o/v-deo.html&lc and if you watch it, you will see that there is a subtle difference in the resulting rotation - so, perhaps this is your recommended way? If so, we should note that the result is different and, if you want a rotation like the one I show in the video above, then this is the way to do it and whether it is easy or not not really isn't the question - it would then be more about achieving the desired result or not.
not sure is the way was ever explained but if you make the shape one a separate layer then do define brush it will automatically make a brush for the shape
That's definitely no the way to go about it!! 1.You Create the pattern that you desire (Star, Circle, Pokemon) and place wherever you want your pattern to start 2.Click, Ctrl + Alt + T and drag the anchor point to the center of your canvas 3. On the top bar, type in the number of degrees you want your patterns to be apart of each other(360/number of patterns desired) and then press enter 4. Click, Shift +Ctrl + Alt + T as many times required to complete the circle (this copies your previous pattern with the degrees of separation)
Thank you for your added information Alex. Your process is simpler if you want the stars to rotate as they go around the shape. If you don't - then your process won't work. Yours will not result in the stars all pointing the same direction. The example shown can be used for either result, but yours is, of course, the simplest if you want the shape itself to rotate at the same time it rotates around the central point.
still effective. Thx Helen for being there.
My pleasure.
Still relevant and easy to follow!
Thank you - so happy to hear this.
Simple and to the point. THANK YOU
You're welcome!
Thank you so much for your web blogs and Illustrator and Photoshop tutorilals. I have been watching for several years and will put the word out as quick as possible.
***** Thank you so much Diane. I am actively trying to build this channel and happy viewers like you are such a big help to me. I totally appreciate your support.
This lady rocks! Thank you so much for very useful tutorial.
Hey there! Your comment made my day.
Thank you Helen...now for the Illustrator tut. I'm making the stars that go into the blue (array) area on the American flag.
Awesome! Good luck with that.
@@HelenBradley Thanks
Thank you thank you thank you! I literally picked any video and got lucky with yours. Perfect tutorial. Subbed! I will definitely telling folks about your channel!
You're welcome, Thank you for your support and for stopping by my channel.
Thank you for this excellent tutorial. Will be trying your techniques.
Thanks for mentioning that Sandram!
Thanks for this tutorial. Just what I was looking for.
You're welcome, Thank you for stopping by my channel.
This makes me shout, "weeeeeee!" I can't WAIT to try this! Thank you!
Elise Durenberger Thanks for the feedback Elise! I think you'll love the possibilities here.
very helpful video. Thanks very much Helen!
You're welcome, I am glad I could help. Thanks for stopping by my channel.
Great video, helped so much with so many graphics, thank you!
Awesome news! Thank you for your kind comment.
nice
Glad you enjoyed it.
oh my god, this is exactly what I've been looking for. thank you so much for helping me out.
I am always happy to help! Thank you for supporting my channel!
omg thank you so much, i've been trying to wrap my head around how to do this for a good portion of my day. thank you thank you!
***** Thank you for stopping by my channel. Now there is a second video on this topic but which uses a different process for a slightly different result which you might want to watch, it is here: ua-cam.com/video/-XG3d9e6FYM/v-deo.html
thanks! this helps me a lot!
That’s so awesome to hear Dendy. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Big thanks Helen!
You're welcome, Thank you for stopping by my channel.
Great tutorial. Thank you :-)
So glad you enjoyed this video Mayur.
Thanks very much. I'd seen this video before, but had forgotten how. I suppose there is truth to the saying "Use it or lose it!". Thank goodness for bookmarks. Cheers from British Columbia, Canada!
You're welcome, Thank you for stopping by my channel.
Many thanks for your brillant work. problem simple case i draw curve i want line follow path but brush shape must follow angles of the path it doesn't work
If you are using a version of Photoshop that has the scripted pattern fill option, you 'might' find a solution in that tool. Check out this video: ua-cam.com/video/VoRMDjvedAg/v-deo.html
Play with the option and let me know how you go!
This was a great tutorial. You're awesome, thank you.
Glad you liked the video - thanks for stopping by my channel.
very helpful
thank you!
You're welcome, I'm glad I could help. Thank you for stopping by my channel.
Hi Helen very nice and explained very well. Can you tell me how to distribute numbers or images evenly spaced as in a clock face? thank you.
This is a great idea Doug! I have been playing with it to find a good and repeatable way of doing it that is easy. Hopefully I will have a video shortly showing you how it can be done.
Hi Helen, this would be a lot easier nowadays in cc2023, wouldn't it?
Yes and no. But I have a really cool alternate solution that your comment just prompted me to look at. Keep an eye out in the next few weeks for an alternate solution which I really like and I hope you do too.
@@HelenBradley Thank YOU! I can't wait!
Thank you Helen, really helpful! Anything to avoid the use of illustrator haha!
You're welcome, I'm happy to help. Thanks for visiting my channel.
Thank you for your helpful video. But please tell from where do you take the colour pallet which is at the right containing square boxes of colour shades.
Hi Rajesh, sorry for taking so long to reply but I had to watch the video again to see what you were talking about. The colour palette which you see on the screen is a built in Photoshop Extension. In the most recent versions of Photoshop you see it by choosing Window > Extensions > Adobe Color Themes. Choose Explore and then type a word like icecream to view colour schemes which are tagged as icecream colours. If you encounter problems, let me know - I think this might make a good video topic - what do you think?
@@HelenBradley Thank you for your reply. I am working on CS6 version. And Yes! This can make a good video topic
Thanks for letting me know which version of Photoshop you are using. Here is a video I made some time ago that explains the extension that you have in your version: ua-cam.com/video/Ec2JOWUjr3E/v-deo.html
Let me know if you have more questions Rajesh.
What version is your Photoshop
Nice video, well explained. Saved me time working it out.
You're welcome, Thank you for stopping by my channel.
thank you
You're welcome, Thank you for stopping by my channel.
Neat! Thanks! What do you do if you want the stars' fill to be transparent? I tried using Pathfinder to do this the usual way but I'm guessing that won't work where the open path forms part of the shape. Any suggestions?
Catherine. I am not sure I understand what is the issue here. The open path should have no effect on the fill for the stars. Make your stars with a stroke and a transparent fill and it should work just fine. If I am totally missing the point, let me know where the problem is and I'll try to help.
Hi Helen, sorry I meant to add this question to the video on how to do this in Ai. When I applied the technique shown in 'Make a Circle of Stars in Illustrator Quickly and Easily' i created the stars with transparent fill, but obviously the background ring showed through. So i tried to select all stars so I could apply Pathfinder>minus front and cut them out of the background (starting with same scenario as you have with stars on a ring), but they would not be selected. So I couldn't make the ring of stars transparent to the background when they were on the ring. this is for a T-shirt so the background colour of the shirt needs to 'shine' through the stars. thanks for any advice :-)
Ok, if you made your stars in Illustrator using a blend, then you have to expand the blend to be able to select the stars. So, select the blended stars, choose Object > Expand and then try Minus Front. See how that goes.
Muito obrigado..
Very nice Helen can you do this shape in Illustrator pleazzzzzze
Edward Gil Hi Edward, it is already done and up, find it here: ua-cam.com/video/mVAVBpOhg7o/v-deo.html
tired of PS, Illustrator is more profitable in this. Thank you Helen
Oh wow! This should be simple, you'd expect there to be a command to do it - but there is not! So here is a workaround solution to the challenge of distributing shapes evenly around a path in #Photoshop #Photoshoptutorials
Wonderful tutorial! Can;† wait to try i†, especially the tweak with direction at the end! :)
So happy to hear this.
Tenho o prazer de tê-lo ajudado Luciano Moreira.
thanks a lot
Mostafa MASLOUHI Thank you for stopping by my channel
Hello Helen.
Thank you for these tutorials. I have a question.
How do I place evenly spaced text and graphics (star) on a path!? Is that possible?
Using you example, I would like to place text in between the stars.
Thank you in advance!
while deleting the path at the end I am left out with a line connecting the shapes
can you help me in removing that path ?
kindly give us a video on applying effects to the the created distributed shapes
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Distribute Shapes Evenly for Graphics and Logos in Adobe Photoshop #photoshoptutorials
What if you just want a few or one star evenly aligned across from each other on the circle? How would you remove the other stars?
KhaoticKim I would select the set of stars and then choose Object > Expand to break it into individual stars. Then choose Object > Ungroup to ungroup them and finally remove the ones you don't want. Let me know if this doesn't work for you?
This is the second video that I watched from you. It really saved my ass:) And honestly I would suggest you to find some creative concept for your videos so you may have a chance to work with Lynda or Adobe as a hired Trainer. best regards from turkey.
Ercan, what a lovely thing to say. Thank you .. your comments made my day. I do love teaching Photoshop and Illustrator and I love helping people. I am glad my videos are helping you. Best regards to you from an Aussie living in California.
You’re my new goddess
That is very sweet of you to say! I'm glad I could help, thanks for visiting my channel.
There is a much easier way to do this without paths -
+Nick Doe Nick, if you would like to share this knowledge, please feel free to do so. Just saying there is an easier way isn't really advancing the conversation - I would be interested in hearing how to do it more easily. That said, I do have another video that shows an alternate way: ua-cam.com/video/mVAVBpOhg7o/v-deo.html&lc and if you watch it, you will see that there is a subtle difference in the resulting rotation - so, perhaps this is your recommended way? If so, we should note that the result is different and, if you want a rotation like the one I show in the video above, then this is the way to do it and whether it is easy or not not really isn't the question - it would then be more about achieving the desired result or not.
I'm still looking for the previous video - otherwise I wouldn't have come across your video
+Nick Doe Gottcha! When you work out how to do it, I'll be interested in hearing the method.
not sure is the way was ever explained but if you make the shape one a separate layer then do define brush it will automatically make a brush for the shape
That's definitely no the way to go about it!!
1.You Create the pattern that you desire (Star, Circle, Pokemon) and place wherever you want your pattern to start
2.Click, Ctrl + Alt + T and drag the anchor point to the center of your canvas
3. On the top bar, type in the number of degrees you want your patterns to be apart of each other(360/number of patterns desired) and then press enter
4. Click, Shift +Ctrl + Alt + T as many times required to complete the circle (this copies your previous pattern with the degrees of separation)
Thank you for your added information Alex. Your process is simpler if you want the stars to rotate as they go around the shape. If you don't - then your process won't work. Yours will not result in the stars all pointing the same direction. The example shown can be used for either result, but yours is, of course, the simplest if you want the shape itself to rotate at the same time it rotates around the central point.