Rounding corners of anything in Photoshop
Photoshop Tutorial
In this tutorial we are rounding the rorners of a rectangle (I know you can create a rounded rectangle by using the shape tool) the princliple of this tutorial is to show you how to round any corner,this is great for interfaces, I also use this technique a lot on my photo realistic art.
INGREDIENTS
by Colin Smith
- Selection and fill
- Alpha Channels
- Gaussian Blur
- Levels
- Difficulty 4/10
1
Create a new layer,
Make a shape, select it and fill with foreground color. Alt/Option delete.
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2
Select>save
selection name the new channel "shape"
3
Switch to channels Palette and click on the "shape" channel. Cmd/Crtl +D to deselect all
4
Filters>Blur>Gaussian Blur. Use a higher setting for a more pronounced effect or a smaller setting for a more subtle effect.
5
Open the levels box:
Cmd/Ctrl +L
This is where the magic happens. Drag the left triangle to the middle, now drag the right one to the center until all 3 arrows are on top of each other. Click ok.
6
Ctrl/Cmd
click on the channels thumbnail (1) to turn on the selection. Click on the
RGB thumbnail to select all channels (2)
7
Go back
to the layers palette. Create new layer (layer 2)