Arbitrary shapes for Photoshop triangle. How to Draw Simple Geometric Shapes in Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop is widely used for working with images, providing a truly wide range of possibilities. Most users use Photoshop for photo retouching, but, in addition, the program allows you to create: drawings, paintings, graphics - of varying degrees of complexity. Photoshop has several tools designed for creating drawings. The first step is to learn how to draw simple elements like triangles, lines, ellipses and others, since they are used very often when creating various types of drawings. In this article we will take a closer look at how to draw simple shapes in Photoshop. Let's figure it out. Go!

Let's understand the basics of computer graphics

With Adobe Photoshop open, look at the Tools panel. To go to the shapes, click on the rectangle icon. In the pop-up window you will see the following tools:

"Rectangle";
"Rectangle with rounded corners";
"Ellipse";
"Polygon";
"Line";
"An arbitrary figure."

The editor offers several classic and free forms

There are three drawing modes in total:

A new shape is created, for which you can make a fill layer or a vector mask.
An outline of the figure is created and painted over with some color.
Pixel mode. In this case, the images are raster and not vector.

For each selected figure, geometric parameters are set, in other words, proportions. To draw a rectangle, select the appropriate tool, set the necessary outline settings and fill color. Now just place the cursor at the point on the sheet from which you want to start drawing. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the rectangle as needed.

There is nothing easier than drawing a line. The tool of the same name is used for this.

For a circle, use the Shift key or the additional settings menu

Let's move on to how to draw a circle in Photoshop. Here everything happens in a similar way. Select the Ellipse tool and decide on the color and thickness of the outline. If you want to get a circle rather than an ellipse, hold down the “Shift” key on your keyboard or set “circle” in the geometric parameters section.

We draw a beautiful composition using standard tools

Now let's figure out how to draw a triangle in Photoshop. In this case, everything is not so obvious, but at the same time it is not at all more complicated. All you need to do is select “Polygons” and in the small “Sides” window, set the number of angles. Accordingly, to get a triangle, enter the number “3”. Then everything is done exactly the same as in previous cases. Using the Polygon tool, you can create a shape with any number of angles. If you need a right triangle, draw a square and then cut off half diagonally.

Arrows at the beginning or end can be set in the tool properties

Let's look at how to draw an arrow in Photoshop. There are two ways to do this. The first is that you need to select the “Line” tool, then in the parameters window mark which side of the line the arrow will be on (at the beginning or at the end), then you need to set the thickness of the arrow in pixels. Place the cursor at the desired point and start stretching the line with the mouse. The second method is to select “Custom Shape”. On the top panel there is a table with templates, among them there is an arrow.

Templates included in the standard application package

Adobe Photoshop holds a special place among users. This is a professional editor that has a huge number of functions. When used correctly, you can retouch photographs, create graphic illustrations, 3D objects, and more. For beginners, it will be difficult to immediately understand the simplest things, for example, how to draw a triangle in Photoshop. Or a beginner might have a hard time working with layers. You can find a huge variety of Photoshop courses on the Internet. They talk about the intricacies of work and are educational in nature.

triangle?

There are several ways to draw triangles. To do this, you should pay attention to the toolbar - everything you need is here. First you need to understand how to use the tools in Photoshop. Each item on the panel has its own special function. There are brushes, lines, magnifying glasses, magic wands and much more. The user should pay attention to the fact that one cell may contain different parameters. For example, in the eraser cell, you can find the Background Eraser and Magic Eraser tools by right-clicking on the tool. A graphic triangle can be drawn using the following tools, which will be discussed in the article:

Line tool;
Polygon tool.

Using the Line tool

In Photoshop using lines? Very simple. We select the tool of the same name; in the settings menu at the top you can adjust the parameters the user needs. For example, fill color, outline color, line thickness, stroke thickness and other items.

For an arbitrary triangle. After selecting the parameters, draw the first line. From the end of the first we draw the second. Connect the end of the second and the beginning of the first line. In the layers menu, select the three resulting shapes (Shift + left mouse button) and by right-clicking, select the “Merge Shapes” item. Some may have noticed that during the process of creating a triangle, a small window popped up near the cursor with the degrees of the angle and the length of the line. Thanks to this small panel, the user can adjust the resulting triangle.
For a right isosceles triangle. You need to hold down the Shift key to draw a line. We draw the second line from the end of the first, adjusting the angle 45/90 degrees while holding Shift until the auxiliary lines indicate the desired stopping place. We connect these two lines with a third one.

Using the Polygon tool

The simplest command to draw a triangle in Photoshop. As mentioned earlier, the toolbar contains many different tools in one cell. In the cell where the Line tool was located, there is a Polygon tool. When you select it, an editing panel appears at the top (as was the case with “Line”). There you can set the necessary parameters. Be sure to enter the value 3 in the "Parties" field.

By default, an equilateral triangle will be constructed, where all sides are 60 degrees. The resulting figure can be pulled out and pressed in to get the desired shape. To do this, follow the following path: “Editing” > “Transform Path” > “Scaling”, or use the hotkey Shift + T.

There are many areas in which you could apply your Photoshop knowledge. I can tell you with confidence that sometimes two different areas require such different skills that you are simply amazed. The designer may not even imagine how to retouch a portrait. And the photographer will have no idea how to work with rulers. But there are things that everyone should know. Like, for example, creating simple shapes. Let's figure out how to draw a triangle in Photoshop.

There are several ways to draw a triangle in Adobe Photoshop CS 6. Let's start with the polygon tool.

Let's create a new document. On the right, find the polygon tool and select it.

Now choose the color of the future triangle. On the same toolbar. This method will allow us to create a triangle filled with color.

And now on the top panel we set the number of angles of the triangle.

Now click on the work area and drag it out. The triangle is ready!

Let's look at another way. How to draw a triangle in Photoshop using a pen.

We return to the same toolbar. Select "feather".

Make 2 clicks on the work area and close the outline.

This method will allow us to make both a triangle filled with color and the outline of the triangle. Let's start with the outline.

Click on the drawn triangle with the left mouse button. In the drop-down list, select “stroke the outline.”

As you can see, a window has popped up allowing us to choose two options. Stroke with a brush or pencil. I'll use a brush.

Know that the outline will be outlined using the settings that were set in advance.

The stroke is completed. To remove the outline, select the pen tool again. Left-click to bring up the context menu. And select the “delete outline” command.

Now let’s figure out how to use a pen to make a triangle filled with color. Let's return to the outline. Click with the left mouse button. In the drop-down menu, select “create selected area”. And let's go to the sidebar, to the color selection tool we are already familiar with. We install the required one. On the same panel we look for “fill”.

Click on the selected area.

Removing selection using the key combination ctrl+d. The triangle filled with color is ready!

At first glance, it may seem that the second method is much more convenient, because we can choose any triangle shape. But in fact, the first method allows us to carry out any manipulations to change the shape. But that's a completely different story.

At first glance, Adobe Photoshop CS5 does not have tools for creating a triangle, but only the first one. Even a short acquaintance with the program will suggest several ways to solve this problem. We bring to your attention the simplest of them.

You will need

- Russified version of Adobe Photoshop CS5

Instructions

Launch Adobe Photoshop CS5 and create a new document: click the “File” menu item, then “New” (or a faster option - the Ctrl+N key combination), in the “Height” and “Width” fields, enter, for example, 500 each, and click Create.

Find the Layers panel, by default it is in the lower right corner of the program, and if it is missing, press F7. In the “Layers” tab, click the “Create a new layer” button (its icon is made in the form of a flipped paper sheet) and name it “Triangle”. To rename a layer, double-click on its name, enter text from the keyboard and press Enter.

Select the “Rectangular Marquee” tool (hotkey M, switch between adjacent elements Shift+M) and use it to draw a square: hold down the left button somewhere in the upper left part of the work area, drag the mouse to the lower right part and release the button. You will get a frame, the borders of which will look like “walking ants” - this is the selection area.

If you want to paint over this area, activate the Fill tool (hotkey "G", switch between adjacent tools - Shift + G), select a color (F6) and right-click inside the selection area.

Click the "Edit" menu item and then "Free Transform" (Ctrl+T) to invoke the object modification command. Transformation markers - small transparent squares - will appear in the corners and on each side of the rectangle. Right-click inside the selection area and select “Perspective” from the menu that appears. Click on the top left handle and drag it to the middle of the top side of the square. Together with the left side of the rectangle, the right side will also move towards the center. The isosceles triangle is ready.

To save the result, press the key combination Ctrl+Shift+S, select the path, change the file type to Jpeg, specify a name and click “Save”.

An equilateral triangle in Photoshop is drawn using vector objects. You can draw a filled triangle, or a triangle with a frame. Select drawing polygons (Polygon tool).

Drawing polygons (Polygon tool)

Select the shapes (horizontal key U), then Polygon tool (Polygon Tool), see the screenshot below.

Set the "Fill Pixels" property.

Select the fill color of the triangle (the first color in the toolbar), and draw a triangle with the mouse.

Triangle with frame

The triangle should be drawn on a new empty layer, without any fill. You can create a new layer by simultaneously pressing the keys Alt + Ctrl + Shift + N.

Set the value to "Paths" (paths in Russian).

Draw a triangle with the mouse.

Convert the vector triangle into a selection (Select) by pressing Ctrl + Enter.

Paint the selection (in this case, white).

Alt + ← BackSpace - first selected color.

Ctrl + ← BackSpace - second selected color.