Make a Road Sign
This tutorial with guide you through how to make a road sign:
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Open Photoshop and create a new image. |
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Select the Polygon tool |
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Set it to 3 sides. |
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Draw a triangle then rotate it so its in the right position. |
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Now to make the corners rounded. A simple way is to Ctrl + Click the layer then click Select » Modify » Smooth and set to 15px. But you get a bad result on 2 of the corners: |
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To make the corners come out properly Ctrl + Click the layer then select the channels panel. |
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Then click the "Save selection as channel" button: |
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Left click on alpha 1 to select it. Press Ctrl + D to deselect the selection. |
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Then go to Filter » Blur » Gaussian Blur and set to 15px. |
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Then go to Image » Adjustments then levels. |
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Use these levels. |
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Ctrl + Click the Alpha 1 layer to select the rounded triangle. |
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Change back to the layers panel and create a new layer. |
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With the selection still active fill it with black. |
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With the selection still active fill it with black. |
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Delete the original triangle. |
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Right click the layer and select blending options. |
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You should now have a nice smooth rounded sign. |
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Add an image or text to your sign and you are complete. |