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Photoshop - Honeycomb pattern / hex grid query.

BluePlanet · 2024-03-25 21:58:11

If you played any digital war game or strategy game, you may have encountered games where the map is comprised of a Hex grid like this: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQDe-5_3wPeBWzIzEPFcu-WDYg7SHooXNy87w This is what im trying to with an image in PS, though without the perspective, so just a top-down…

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25-03-2024 10:58pm

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If you played any digital war game or strategy game, you may have encountered games where the map is comprised of a Hex grid like this: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQDe-5_3wPeBWzIzEPFcu-WDYg7SHooXNy87w
This is what im trying to with an image in PS, though without the perspective, so just a top-down view.
I've been following a tutorial on creating a honeycomb pattern, but it's not exactly what I want, though it is a good starting point.
Tutorial is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzkQY_5hiz0
The tutorial ends up making the centre of each polygon an opaque fill, but I really just want each polygon to be a Path that I can apply a Stroke to.
How can I do that?

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