Did you know that you could easily make a hexagon or a triangle shape (or a shape with up to 100 sides for that matter) in Photoshop? Click-and-hold on the Rectangle tool (U) in the Toolbar, and then choose the Polygon tool from the flyout menu. By default it will make a pentagon (five-sided shape). With the tool active, look at the Options Bar at the top, and you’ll see an option that says Sides. Change this number to 6 for a hexagon, 3 for a triangle, etc. Click the gear icon and turn on the Star option to
create concave shapes, such as stars.
This tip previously appeared in Colin Smith’s Photoshop Tips column, in the August, 2018 issue of Photoshop User magazine.
