Tech Circles / Brushes ~ Tutorial

This is a very simple tutorial showing you the basics to making tech circle creations.

Tools We'll be Using

Squares & Rectangles I started off with a large canvas size, the thumbnails you see are my canvas at 50%. I think my start was something around 600x500. On a new layer, select your Rectangular Merquee Tool and start forming square and rectangle shapes. Make multiple selections by holding down the shift key.

Filling In After you are finished making your squares, fill them in using the Paint Bucket Tool. Then De-Select your selection.

Polar Coordinates Now to add a filter. Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates will give curve to your squares. Select the Rectangular to Polar option.

So this is my tech circle so far.. you can stop here if your satisfied. To make it a brush, skip down a step.

Customizing I dont like my tech circle, I think it looks too fat, so I'm going to get rid of some techie stuff. Using the Magic Wand Tool select the parts you dont like, then hit ctrl+X. This will get rid of your selection.

Finishing / Making a Brush I now have my tech the way I like it, so I'm going to turn it into a brush for future use. To make it a brush, goto Edit > Define Brush in your Menu.

Naming the Brush Name your brush and your finished. Dont forget to save your brushes after you finish them.