Let's see how to draw a star in Photoshop

To draw a beautiful picture using computer programs is quite simple. In this article, you will learn how to draw a star in a few simple steps.

Prepare the "canvas"

First, fill our image base with a white tone and create another layer on the workspace. Using the brush BrushTool-HardBrush 3px arbitrarily create a vertical line. Duplicate the layer using the transformation Edit -> FreeTransform, rotate it by 72 degrees. Repeat the operation three times.

How to draw a star on a finished background

Then again we make two duplicates of the first layer. Using transformation, we turn the first layer 20 degrees, and the second one –20. Combine the two layers that form the angle of the star. Duplicate this layer. We duplicate the resulting angle three times and rotate it by degrees 72 and 144, as well as –72 and, respectively, –144. Remove excess with an eraser (EraserTool). Then add the borders with the BrushTool (B) - HardBrush 3px brush. Using a magic wand, select the area that is beyond the border of our star, then invert this area. Next, click Select, followed by Modify, after Contract and at the end of 2px. Re-creating a new foundation. Then fill the shape with red. Using the magic wand tool (MagicWand) select all areas of the star.

Add paint

Again, create a new layer for the picture and fill it with red. Select the areas of the main drawing with a magic wand. In this tutorial, we discuss how to draw a realistic-looking star, so we apply many color effects. Reset the colors using the D key. Once again, we make another basis for the picture. Next, click Filter, then Render, after it Clouds. Blend Mode - Hard Light. Combine all the layers where the color was applied. Duplicate the layer by pressing Layer and Duplicate with it (Ctrl + J). Select the filter Filter -> Artistic -> PlasticWrap. Then change the Opacity mode to 60%, as well as the blending mode to Overlay. Create another duplicate layer. Use the mix mode Myltiply. If it seems to you that the overflow in colors is not enough, then repeat the action until the result satisfies you. From this lesson you learned how to draw a star, but you can add another element to your finished picture - the so-called “stand”. Using the RoundedRectangleTool tool, on a separate layer, make a figure similar to the “leg” of a star. We reset the colors using the D key. Now we need to create another layer of the picture. Next, make the gradient fill. We put the already familiar Myltiply blending mode. Now our dawn is ready to become both an independent composition, and part of a large drawing. In the future, it can be used as a decoration of a Christmas table or as an attachment to a gift.

We create picturesque masterpieces on the computer

In the same way you can complement our picture. To do this, draw a Christmas tree, starting with simple lines and ending with color mixing. The main elements of the Christmas tree are based on triangles, which we do more from below. Instead of mixing colors, you can use the usual gradient, experimenting with its settings. Add Christmas balls to your tree by making even circles while holding the Shift key. Use a gradient or color blending mode . Thus, we draw in Photoshop a whole picture in parts, using simple and clear steps for everyone. Such a pattern can be an excellent basis for a New Year's greeting card. Put a little effort and imagination - and you will get an original and beautiful card.