Repeat Shape Outside of Shape

Question

Hi, I am trying to make repeating shapes from this porcupine shape. This is just a poorly done example I tried making in photoshop using the stroke blending option.

This might be something that can only be done in Illustrator, I am not sure. I'd like to take the original shape of the porcupine and make it 3% bigger everytime but stay conformed to the shape. It's easy to do with a circle or square (using actions in photoshop) but not with an irregular shape like this. I'd like for each shape to be its own layer so I can change the color and opacity. Any suggestions? Thank you in advance.

c.pfaffenbichler · Accepted Answer

The image you posted does not actually show the shape being repeated and scaled but strokes being added, which changes the shape (except for circles, squares and other regular shapes).

Please clarify if the stroke-approach is what you want to achieve.

Illustrator would likely be the better application for the vector-output but a Photoshop approach with Smart Object instances seems possible.

Sameer K · Answer

Hey, @rite_oak. Welcome to the Photoshop Community. I'll help you figure this out in one way,I am sure our Experts will have 6 more ways to do this.

Here is a video I found on the internet that walks through a similar workflow that you can adapt into your work stream to get desired results: https://adobe.ly/4abWSf0

I hope this helps. Thanks!
Sameer K
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