Vector Shape Help

I am trying to draw a circle within a circle an have polka dots around it like numbers five and four. How do I get them to be even? Do you think this person used a brush? How do I get the shape in number 6 and 7? How do get the rectangle shapes in number 8? Also, when I create a circle and then another circle inisde of it, how do I make sure that they are evenly spaced? When I print the shapes are way off? I would appreciate any help I can get to mimick some of these designs.
Thank You!!!

I concur with Doug.
But if you want to do it in Photoshop I recommend using Smart Objects of opposing pairs of elements, duplicating and numerically rotating those by the necessary angle:
As for circles with the same center: create a vector circle Shape (with the Ellipse Tool), mark it, copy, paste, hit command-T and with alt-shift pressed scale it (or set the »Reference point location« in the Options Bar to center, click »Maintain aspect ratio« and enter a new value for width or height).

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Hey guys,
-New Here-
So I've been playing around with some stuff on PS, and I'm struggling to fill/edit a font, while having the image remain completely vectorized.
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When I was dealing with rasters before this was easily fixed and I had no problems.
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Hi,
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andrejfavia2 wrote:
And since no one has replied back to me, I'm guessing that the average user doesn't even know how to do something basic like export a vector PDF from graphics with text,
it seems so.. as you don´t know how to do it.
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andrejfavia2 wrote:
What are you people doing?? This is such a tortorous user interface!!
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Please bring the color box back to vector shapes!
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I think it was a fair assessment given the circumastances of the answer you provided, Jeanne. Also, another thing is that posting under an "employee" account, you are speaking for the company. You are representing the company whether it is your intention or not. Even if you explictly state that what you say is your personal opinion, people might have mixed feelings about what you say and mistake it for a belief that the whole company shares. So be careful with that, just as a note for the future.
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The solution to this problem could be as easy as this (I can provide another graphic for the darker UI settings, if you want):
What you do is:
Display a bigger thumbnail of the layer icon (yes, that will use up more space in the no-thumbnail view, but that's not a huge problem compared to what you have now)
Clearly display the content of the layer (in this case, both layers are gradients, but it could also just have a solid color fill)
Lighten the color of unselected layer's names (to make the properties of the layer itself stand out better),
Make the layer thumbnail itself (if it's a vector layer) toggle the path outline on and off and
Bring back the separation line from CS5, which indicated the layer's position in the grouping hierarchy.
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Trust me, this change will make a world of difference. People will love this even if they don't understand that it's there or why they love it.
Would you like me to provide detailed wireframes and documentation, so your designers don't have to worry their heads about this one? Just asking, because this is a change that should really be pushed through, no matter what.
Cheers,
Riho Kroll

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Hi there,
The issue is related to selecting vector shapes. Below I'm describing the difference between Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS6 and showing the actual issue.
Photoshop CS5
Vector shape have color area and vector mask visible - http://screencast.com/t/hVB2H7ceqp
Selecting the later do not affect the visibility of the actual shape - http://screencast.com/t/YkmJlsLRNX
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Photoshop CS6 beta
Vector shape have a single icon - http://screencast.com/t/ptBpMRYup
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Thanks for the fast reply. All sorted out
Jeanne Rubbo wrote:
Ivan,
Here's the post with instructions on moving or copying a shape path to another layer:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/979293
As for the current selection behavior, thanks for the feedback. I can definitely see how that would be annoying, especially if you are used to the previous shape layer workflow. I can't promise any changes for this release, but I will pass it along to the rest of the team and we'll keep it in mind for future releases.
Also, just to clarify some of the terminology, the path associated with the shape layer is called a shape path. It is no longer a separate mask, although it has much of the same behavior as the old content fill + vector mask shape layers.
[quote]Layer selection should be just that. The layers.[/quote]
I totally understand what you're saying, but in CS6 the path is part of the layer. It's not really comparable to any other layer types.
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I'm new here. In fact I just signed up to get help with this issue.
Anyway. In school last semester, I took a computer art class in which we made things in Photoshop CS4. Now that the semester is over, I took my work home with me (I also have PS CS4). Anyway, one of the exercises we did was creating vector art. In school, the vectors that I made turned out fine. The edges were clearly defined and there where no real issues to be see. However, when I took it home to look at it, I noticed that all of the vector shapes and lines look pixilated... as if I drew them with a brush or something.
Here is a screenshot of what it looks like in CS4:
Also, for clarification, here is another example:
First, the new image settings:
Red elipse:
Zoomed in:
Anyway, I admit to not being 100% knowledgeable in the program... so it might just be a silly simple mistake or setting that I don't have checked or something. Any help would be appreciated as this issue is really annoying me.
Also, if it matters, my computer is much better standing that the ones we used in school.

Two things:
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The main culprit, though, is that you need to view the image at 100% (Control+Alt+ZERO, 'Actual Pixels' in the Zoom tool Option Bar) for the shapes to look smooth. Very often, viewing at other than 100% can cause visible artifacts to appear on the screen that aren't actually in the image.

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Starting from the rectangle "primitive" vector shape there is a box that appears at the bottom of the property inspector in the stroke section under texture labeled roundness that controls the radius of the curve as described by Pete-1967 above.
Starting from the auto vector shape. rounded rectangle, that roundness selector in the property inspector disappears. It would seem only natural to include that control in that location for that shape. It may have something to do with the difference between primitive shapes, those three that appear first in menu under the vector shapes tool and auto shapes. As noted above, the auto shapes are controlled in the auto shape properties panel, which is not opened automatically in the expanded mode, but can be found unded Window --> Auto Shape Properties.
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Thanks to Dave, I found the auto shapes properties panel.... should have looked harder I guess, but wouldn't it make more sense from a UI ease of use standpoint to put auto shape PROPERTIES in the PROPERTIES inspector? Oh well, now I know where it is
These Adobe programs are great... they are also vast, so when I forget where something is, or can't find something, it's a pleasure to be able to come here get pointed in the right direction. This post is intended clearify this thread to help others who may arrive here in the future.
The Properties Inspector Halfway Open:
The Properties Inspector All the way Open:
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No need to say I'm new to Illustrator ... I hope my request is very easy to explain 'how to' ...
I would like to duplicate the above and have it be a vector so it sizes smoothly and large.
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks

linkot wrote:
Is there a way to make it a vector shape ... once I have the curve it is solid.
Thanks again.
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Or
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For instance, a simple sphere can be just 4 anchors. The one I'm working with has 100 anchors. The vast majority of them are useless, and only make the shape look uneven upon close (zoom-in) inspection. If there was an option, perhaps one with a slider ever, that allowed me to "simplify" this vector shape by removing anchors and adjusting angles to compensate, it would help me a great deal.

No, not really. But you could try converting the shape into a selection and then back into a shape. This will likely end up with a shape that has far fewer control points, but it won't be perfect and you'll still have to clean things up a bit, but it will proably be easier to move five points then try to remove 96.

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Designing mostly for mobile, i create at @1x (72 Pixels/Inch) resolution, and then scale up to @2x (144 PPI) and @3x (216 PPI) to get my assets for higher resolution devices.
However when i scale the PSD, all vector shapes within it offset themselves by one pixel up and to the left for @2x resolution and two pixels for @3x resolution, meaning all my careful alignments go out the window. Raster elements and text fields behave as they should and do not shift.
All my vectors shapes are bang on the the pixel to begin with so that's not a factor, and the scaling is a multiple so again that isn't the cause either.
You can see the issue in the image attached.
The obvious white edges along the right and bottom edges are revealed after the scale and layer comp change as the shapes shift.
The bitmap layers equivalent on the right are fine.
You can try it for yourself by downloading this PSD...
http://neonstate.com/scale-layer-comps-test.psd
1. Open the file
2. Change the resolution by going to Image / Image Size and entering 144 or 216 as the resolution.
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I'm sure this didn't used to happen, but what it means is I can no longer use this technique.
I'm using Photoshop CC 2014.2.2 / 20141204.r.310 x64
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Hi again,
The purpose of this checkbox in the Layer Comp settings is to remember the positions of items, if you turn it off then you can save the positions which defeats the point a bit.
I've created another example to better explain - http://neonstate.com/scale-layer-comps-test-reposition.psd
If you step through the layer comps you'll see the shapes move from one position to the next, i've set these positions specifically.
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Everything looks fine until you step through the layer comps - the boxes change position as they should, but the vector ones are incorrectly offset to the top left.
Rob

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