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Help recreating this graphic


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Hope someone can help me on this. Im trying to recreate this graphic. Ideally id like it a little bigger then be able to scale it all down should I require it.

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Ive been trying to create a semi circle path then have a brush stroke the path with the brush size fading, but im really struggling. It looks like one set of circles mirrored then downscaled for the other 2 sets of circles.

Appreciate any help and advice on this.
 
I would create the eight circles shapes, duplicate those layers(merge) and then flip it over for the other side, aligning them to have your perfect Circle, then merged the two so you have the outer circle as one layer(all along saving separate layers shut them off) after merging the outer layer of circles, duplicate that two more times, and then transformed to size choose color overlay for the color you need . thats one way
 
Here's a visual to iDad's explanation. I just had to see if there was a mathematical constant here. Ha ha ha, I wouldn't know one if I saw one! There actually is a pattern to the image you posted, but it is not perfectly repeating once you get to the smaller circles. It may be a helpful guide for reproducing to make and use guidelines based on your image. I would set some but for this I might just eyeball it since I'm pretty good at spacing. That said, I made on myself. The starting brush circle was too large so it doesn't work as you want it, but all you have to do is make them the right size. I also made too many compared to your eight. It might take more than one try for you to get them right. But it's easy and fast.

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I made center guidelines. Used the circular shape tool set to path, "circle, from center." Stroked the path as a guideline, then made another layer for the brushstrokes. As iDad said, you could make a layer for each on so you can rearrange them, or do as I did and put them all on one layer.

I made one brush stroke then used the bracket key to make it the next bracket smaller and so on. I set them all along the inside of the circular path.

Once I had my red circles, I copied the layer, used transform, rotate 180 degrees and moved it into position. Then I held the ctl/cmd key, clicked on the thumbnail to activate the selction and changed the color.

Then I ctl/cmd selected both and copy-merged them; ctl/cmd + alt/opt + e.

Using the transform and holding down the shift and the alt/opt key, move the handles and make it the size you want. Copy this layer and repeat the process.

There is probably another way, but offhand I can't think of an easier way. You can always make a brush with the pattern and size strokes you want if you think you'll need it again. Otherwise, like I said, iDad's method is easy and fast.
 
I was going to do that. But I got lazy & decided to just type it........ you know how I hate to type, nice job there Miss i_Bmysterygirl
 
Just a side question on the back of clares explanation, couldn't the guide line be used for the centre of the patterned circles or does it only work to the edges?
 
Guides always help for lining up anywhere within image
 
Well if the guides had been used through the centre of the patterned circles you would loose the spiralling effect.
 
Move the guides around to where best suited not just the center
 
I only put the guides in for creating the circle, which would only be important if you wish to create any further guides for placement. If you take the original image and position guides horizontally for each circle, there is a pattern of spacing till you get to the small ones as they curve back on the vertical. But unless you want to figure it out mathematically, I think it's better just to eyeball it and use the spacing of the original to give you an idea.
 

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