As a seasoned design professional I have memorised most of my shapes....triangles, circles... even rectangles, but I need to do some research on this shape, and for the life of me I cannot think "w...
The shapes in the original question are no Epitrochoids, because they were created using a different algorithm (I happen to know because I wrote it). While your answer is great, I think another, broader name should be used that also represents similar shapes created with a different algorithm.
shapes - What is the name of a squircle with three, five, six or more ...
It's very Easy so, to make shape subtraction using Photoshop: draw two shapes (lets take the above example). make the arrow shape layer above the star shape layer. make a copy from the arrow layer and make it invisible. select both layers -visible arrow and the star- with (shift key). go to the top menu: Layer > Combine Shapes > Subtract Front Shape. now turn the invisible arrow layer to ...
Copy and paste shapes: Select the shape by selecting the “Select Shapes Tool” (the first tool in the toolbox), and then clicking on the desired shape. You will see handles around it and in the center of it. Ctrl + C to copy it. Ctrl + V to paste it. The pasted shape will appear over the original, slightly shifted to the right and to the down.
Any way to fill these shapes with a pattern somehow, and avoid that duplicated line system which looks like a total mess in the keyline view below? Any cleaner way to fill shapes with a pattern lik...