PhotoShop Experts, help please?

01-12-12, 01:49 PM

I usually bug danlisa with PS questions but I saw he has not logged in for awhile and may not answer my PM anytime soon.

I need to place 30 bolts in an even pattern on a Deck Gun plate texture.
That's 12 degrees of rotation for each bolt.
The bolt is a brush for PS so that's the easy part.
(I'm big on easy!)

I have a script for old versions that used .esp scripts but that has changed with CS5

Is there an easier way aside from doing a butt load of layers by hand?

Dowly · 01-12-12, 02:13 PM

You could try changing the brush spacing and angle (to 12 degrees) from the
brush settings (should be on the right hand side, near the color palette).

01-12-12, 02:28 PM

I saw that setting once and forgot all about it.
I can kind of see what I'd need to do now.

Create a new brush from the one I have, moved off center the needed distance, then do the rotation 30 times.

That sound right?

DUH!!
I just noticed the spaceing setting.

Dowly · 01-12-12, 02:38 PM

Alles klar then?

01-12-12, 02:42 PM

Aye.
I think it will do the job after I fumble with it all for awhile.

I really need to learn to do some scripting with PS though.

Is there a record feature to help with something like that?
So I could record some of what I do to a script?

Dowly · 01-12-12, 02:45 PM

Well, there is the "Actions" function (Window->Actions from the top) that allows
you to record your actions and then save it as a new action. (guess it's kinda like a script

)

Actions function explained:

01-12-12, 01:49 PM	#1
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	PhotoShop Experts, help please? I usually bug danlisa with PS questions but I saw he has not logged in for awhile and may not answer my PM anytime soon. I need to place 30 bolts in an even pattern on a Deck Gun plate texture. That's 12 degrees of rotation for each bolt. The bolt is a brush for PS so that's the easy part. (I'm big on easy!) I have a script for old versions that used .esp scripts but that has changed with CS5 Is there an easier way aside from doing a butt load of layers by hand?

01-12-12, 02:13 PM	#2
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	You could try changing the brush spacing and angle (to 12 degrees) from the brush settings (should be on the right hand side, near the color palette).

01-12-12, 02:28 PM	#3
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I saw that setting once and forgot all about it. I can kind of see what I'd need to do now. Create a new brush from the one I have, moved off center the needed distance, then do the rotation 30 times. That sound right? DUH!! I just noticed the spaceing setting.

01-12-12, 02:38 PM	#4
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Alles klar then?

01-12-12, 02:42 PM	#5
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Aye. I think it will do the job after I fumble with it all for awhile. I really need to learn to do some scripting with PS though. Is there a record feature to help with something like that? So I could record some of what I do to a script?

01-12-12, 02:45 PM	#6
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,055 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Well, there is the "Actions" function (Window->Actions from the top) that allows you to record your actions and then save it as a new action. (guess it's kinda like a script ) Actions function explained: