Infinity Sign

by busTa - 15.06.2006

Today we'll be learning about how to make a Infinity Sign.
I know it has no use, but it's just cool to make one.
First open up photoshop, make a new document that's 1000 x 1000.
Then, using the eliptical marquee, do something like this:
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Now fill the selection with black.
Then duplicate the layer, make sure the area outside the circle is transparent.
Now press Ctrl+T, and while holding down ALT + SHIFT, make something like this by dragging a corner.
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Now, press enter to apply the transformation.
Press Ctrl+I and then merge visible by Ctrl+Shift+E.
Now go to Edit>transform>distort.
Now, while holding down alt and shift, make something like this by dragging the top-left corner to the bottom-left.
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Press enter.
Now use the magic wand tool, make sure the tolerance is 1, and the anti-aliasing option is selected.
Now delete the white parts in the center.
Now press Ctrl+I to invert the color. You should have a white infinity sign.
Duplicate the layer, and apply the following settings to the duplicated layer.
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Now apply the following setting to the original layer, which should be the second layer.
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And you are done! Final result:
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