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Create a wind and direction compass

November 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

For a weather forecast website you may appreciate a Wind Direction Compass?

This photoshop tutorial may be useful for designers looking for free lesson in Wind Direction and Temperatures, Aviation Forecast or Wind Direction Indicator.

[1]-First of all open new document of Custom size.
Choose Height & Width 500×500 pixels and take Resolution 72 in RGB color mode.

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[2]-Now fill the Background with any color & after that create the following selection with the help of Elliptical Marquee TOol

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[3]-Now fill the selection with any color & then click on ‘f’ which is indicating by Hand sign as shown below

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[4]-Now select Inner Shadow and apply the following settings

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[5]-Now select Bevel & Emboss and use the following settings

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[6]-Now select Gradient Overlay and apply the following settings

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[7]-Now select Stroke Structure and apply the following settings

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[8]-Now your image will be look as shown below

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[11]-Now create the following selection with the help of Rectangular Marquee Tool
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[12]-Now fill the selection with any color and then click on ‘f’ which is indicating by Hand sign as shown below

pun190-wind-direction-compass12.gif

[13]-Now select Gradient Overlay and use the following settings

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[14]-Now your image will be look as shown below

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[15]-Now create the following selection with the help Elliptical Marquee Tool

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[16]-Now fill the selection with # FFFFFA color and create the following selection with the help of Rectangular Marquee TOol

pun190-wind-direction-compass17.gif

[17]-Now press ‘Delete’ and your image will be look as shown below

pun190-wind-direction-compass18.gif

[18]-Now reduce the opacity of this Layer as shown below

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[19]-Now your image will be look as shown below
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[20]-Now select Custom Shape Tool and use the following shape & settings
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[21]-Now create the following shape with the help of Custom Shape Tool

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[22]-Now select Pen Tool and then click and after that select Make Selection

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[23]-Now your image will be look as shown below

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[24]-Now fill the selection with any color and then click on ‘f’ which is indicating by Hand sign as shown below

pun190-wind-direction-compass25.gif

[25]-Now select Bevel & Emboss and use the following settings

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[26]-Now select Stroke Structure and use the following settings

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[27]-Now your image will be look as shown below

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[28]-Now select custom shape Tool and use the following shape & settings

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[29]-Now create the following shape with the help of Custom shape Tool & then select Pen Tool and click on shape & after that select Make Selection

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[30]-Now your image will be look as shown below

pun190-wind-direction-compass31.gif

[31]-Now fill the selection with any color & then click on ‘f’ which is indicating by Hand sign as shown below

pun190-wind-direction-compass32.gif

[32]-Now select Bevel & Emboss and use the following settings

pun190-wind-direction-compass33.gif
[33]-Now select Gradient Overlay and use the following settings

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[34]-Now your image will be look as shown below & after that create the another selection with the help of Polygonal Lasso Tool as shown below in (image 37)

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[35]-Now fill the selection with any color & your Final image will be look as shown below

pun190-wind-direction-compass38.gif

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