Photoshop Finishing Touches

Using Illustrator Shapes in Photoshop

A very effective way to create interesting borders and shapes we’ll use in some of the book’s techniques is available if you also own Adobe Illustrator. It involves using Illustrator’s built-in tools and brushes to create unique shapes, and then using those shapes in Photoshop as a layer mask, clipping mask, or border. Illustrator has many options for creating a wide range of looks, using the built-in brushes or by creating your own shapes. Depending on how you use these shapes in Photoshop, they can be scaled quite dramatically without losing quality.

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After creating a basic path in Illustrator ...