Making Photoshop Shapes - 2

• Create a new file with File > New.

• Name the file Shape 1.

• Set Width to 1000 pixels.

• Set Height to 1000 pixels.

• Set Resolution to 300 pixels.

• Color Mode RGB Color.

• Background White. OK.

• In the toolbox, click on the foreground colour to open the Color Palette.
  

• Check the box for Only Web Colors.
  This offers a very limited range of colours but the colours will reproduce more accurately on the web.
  Choose a mid-red and press OK.

• In the Layers panel, click on the 'Create a new layer' button.

• In the toolbox, choose the Elliptical Marquee Tool.

• Dragging the cursor across the background will draw an oval.
  To draw a perfect circle, hold Shift as you drag the cursor.
  This will work with the Rectangular Marquee Tool as well to draw a perfect square.

• To fill with the blue, go to Edit > Fill. Under Contents Use, choose Foreground Color. OK.

• Press D for the default colours in the toolbox. Black should be on top as the foreground colour.

• Go to Edit > Stroke.
  Set Stroke Width to 10 px
  Set Location to Inside. OK.

• Remove the selection with Select > Deselect.

• At the bottom of the Layers panel, click on the fx button and drop down to Bevel and Emboss.

• Under Structure Style, choose Inner Bevel.

• Set Depth to 1000 and Size to 136.
  For Direction, click on Up.

• Play around with some of the other settings as well just to see what they can do.

• When satisfied with the effect, press OK.

Next - Whether to Raster or Vector!

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