1. Create a new Photoshop document:


  2. Select the ellipse marquee tool and create a circle 400 px by 400 px.
    • Select the ellipse marquee:


    • Set to fixed size


    • Select 400 px by 400 px




  3. When all parts of the circle are within the image select Edit—>Stroke


  4. At 200 px along the vertical ruler ( +R to view rulers and go to preferences to set the ruler to pixels) create a horizontal line


  5. Make a duplicate of the line  +J and rotate it 60 °


  6. Make a duplicate of that line and rotate it 60 °


  7. Join each point to every piont except the immediate neighbors:


  8. Select one of your diameters and make a duplicate of it. Then transform it by rotating it 30°:


  9. Make a duplicate of the last duplicate and rotate this line 60°.

  10. press SHIFT++T to apply the 60° rotation. You should have three new lines:


  11. Complete the triangles for the six new points as you did with the first six:


  12. Join each point to the neighbor +2


  13. Continue for all points:


  14. Select the vertical diameter and make a duplicate and rotate it 15 °

  15. Make a duplicate of this line and rotate it 30 ° Continue 5 more times:


  16. Identify the square marked A1, A2,A3,A4 In it draw the four lines at each corner


  17. Identify the square marked B1, B2, B3, B4 In it draw the four lines at each corner


  18. Identify the square marked C1, C2, C3, C4 In it draw the four lines at each corner


  19. Continue inwards


  20. CTRL+click on the layer in the layer palette and rasterize the last four lines

  21. Collapse the four layers into one. Starting with the top layer, press +E.

  22. Make a duplicate of this layer and ratate it 30 °

  23. Make a duplicate and press SHIFT++T


  24. Create a new layer at the top of the stack and then press SHIFT+OPTION++E

  25. Press +A to select all then +C to copy, then +N to create a new document and then +V to paste the image in

  26. Change the opacity to 50%

  27. Save document as graph in your work folder

  28. You are going to create a design using the pen toolin this area:


  29. Make a series of shapes. When you want to start a new shape create a new layer before using the tool



  30. Rasterize your shape layers

  31. Use  +E to collapse your layers

  32. Make a duplicate and rotate it 30 ° then align it with the center point


  33. Continue making duplicates and pressing SHIFT++T all the way around the circle


  34. Turn off the graph layer

  35. Enlarge the canvas size to 600 x 600 by clicking on the image menu

  36. Experiment with layers, opacity and colors. Here the layers were collapsed and then a duplicate was made and shifted 15° and the opacity was adjusted:

    Color added: