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In this tutorial I'll show you how to create nice colorful shells.

author:
avatar hilleke
hilleke

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step 1

Make a background with the gradient tool.


step 2

Make an oval with the elliptical marquee tool.
Pick out two colours and fill the oval with the gradient tool.


step 3

Make triangles with the polygonal lasso tool.


step 4

Make as many triangles as you need and fill them with different colours.


step 5

When you are finished with the triangles you have the shape of a shell.


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comments on this tutorial:

kashflow2007 [lvl 15] [vp 999] [vote medals 25]:
avatar kashflow2007awesome results, seems very original
(1 year and 44 days ago)
matt [lvl 9] [vp 519] [vote medals 0]:
avatar mattLooks very good
(1 year and 44 days ago)
Claudiolky [lvl 41] [vp 1000] [vote medals 90]:
avatar Claudiolkynice tutorial!!!!
(1 year and 44 days ago)
Alan2641 [lvl 16] [vp 1000] [vote medals 727]:
avatar Alan2641Clearly written with an interesting result.
(1 year and 44 days ago)
Machineman [lvl 30] [vp 1000] [vote medals 46]:
avatar MachinemanNice effect, useful technique.
(1 year and 44 days ago)
arielnine [lvl 17] [vp 2000] [vote medals 196]:
avatar arielnineNice and clear, I like it very much
(1 year and 44 days ago)
beocity [lvl 17] [vp 1000] [vote medals 35]:
avatar beocityGreat idea, very imaginative!
(1 year and 44 days ago)
CVRaveOn [lvl 28] [vp 996] [vote medals 30]:
avatar CVRaveOnWonderful...but, what about GREEN shells?
(1 year and 44 days ago)
hilleke [lvl 35] [vp 2000] [vote medals 704]:
avatar hillekeCV go and wash your mouth !! With GREEN soap...
Thanks for your great comments guys... I had never expected this on my very first tutorial...
(1 year and 44 days ago)
thoughtstorms [lvl 10] [vp 422] [vote medals 11]:
avatar thoughtstormsWhat i can't believe is that this is your first tutorial!

I know you are busy chopping and modding (and fighting crime!) ... but still!

Very well done!
(1 year and 44 days ago)
db20 [lvl 14] [vp 1000] [vote medals 2]:
avatar db20as much astonished as thoughtstorms..
(1 year and 43 days ago)
db20 [lvl 14] [vp 1000] [vote medals 2]:
avatar db20as much astonished as thoughtstorms..
(1 year and 43 days ago)
k3v [lvl 21] [vp 1000] [vote medals 233]:
avatar k3vWhat an original tutorial you made!
Thanks for sharing!
(1 year and 43 days ago)
fantastic_7 [lvl 1] [vp 0] [vote medals 0]:
avatar fantastic_7Some and easy
(1 year and 42 days ago)
freejay [lvl 31] [vp 1000] [vote medals 231]:
avatar freejayWow, so many 5's.......very nice clear tutorial but i dont know whether i would ever need to use
it......hence im not going to be so generous like the others.
(1 year and 42 days ago)
cickan2 [lvl 1] [vp 0] [vote medals 0]:
no avatarCool results, brief and easy to understand explanation,
(1 year and 20 days ago)




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