Creating custom Photoshop Shapes

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Creating custom Photoshop Shapes

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Hello in this tutorial I will be showing you how to create custom shapes for Photoshop.

We will be using Adobe Photoshop for this tutorial.

Section 1 - Preparation


I will be using an image from Google to create the Microsoft Xbox 360 Logo as a custom shape.

I found the image I will be using
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Once your all set with the image in Photoshop, you can proceed.


Section 2 - Drawing


1. Select the Pen tool.
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and make sure your drawing in pen mode (unless you can free-hand it) and paths is selected.
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2. Start making anchor points wherever you like. To Add or subtract from the path, make a new path (if not already done) and copy the whole image and paste in your original work path.
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3. Once it's complete move on to the next section.


Section 3 - Shaping


1. Right click on the path and select "Define custom shape" or go to Edit > Define Custom Shape
2. Name it whatever you want and click "OK"


Section 4 - Testing


Make a new image and go to "Custom Shape Tool."
At the top, there should be a drop-down toolbox that shows different shapes, select your custom one.
Draw with it!

Here is my final result:
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Here are some others I made:

Windows Logo:
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Mac OSX Logo:
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Xbox logo
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