Skills Development Badge
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The document describes the steps to create a badge using Photoshop. It involves using the polygon tool to make a 14-sided star shape, duplicating and rotating the layer to form a puff-like shape, filling layers with shades of grey, and adding text to complete the badge design. The process results in a multi-layered badge icon that can be used as a skill development badge.
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Skills Development Badge
- 1. Skills Development Creating a badge using Photoshop Hayley McCarthy AS Media Studies City College Norwich
- 2. 1. First, I selected the Polygon tool from the shape drop-down menu. 4. While holding shift, I created a star-like polygon on the canvas. 2. Then, I set the sides to 14. 5. I then rightclicked on the layer tab, and pressed ‘Duplicate Layer’. 3. In the toolbar I clicked the ‘Star’ option, Smooth Corners, Smooth Indents and indent sides by 20%.
- 3. 6. While holding shift, I rotated the new layer 15º. 9. I Merged the layers, creating a flat shape. 7. I duplicated the copied layer, before filling them various shades of grey. 8. I then resized the third layer, so it left a small outline around the edge of the second.
- 4. 10. Using the ‘Magic Wand’ tool, I selected the white shape and deleted it. 12. I added the buzz word ‘Exclusive’ within the puff using the text tool. 11. I then used the fill tool to fill each shape similar shades of grey, which will show up better on a darker background.
- 5. Final Button (with black background for text visibility)