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Post by Inspeqtor on Sept 9, 2016 6:21:54 GMT
What my title says, how do you draw a ring around a shape?
I know about the elliptical tool, but that fills the circle.
Thank you
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Post by Sepiana on Sept 9, 2016 6:31:43 GMT
I am not sure I understand what you want. Do you mean drawing a stroke around a shape? To outline the shape?
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Post by Inspeqtor on Sept 9, 2016 6:36:50 GMT
Yes, I want a ring to go around the shape.
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Post by Sepiana on Sept 9, 2016 6:45:53 GMT
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Post by Inspeqtor on Sept 9, 2016 6:59:26 GMT
This is what I am trying to do, but I am not happy with it. I did this with the brush tool by hand. I would like a perfectly drawn perfectly round circle, not one done by hand as I did here. Sorry if I confused you earlier in my previous statement.  |
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Post by Sepiana on Sept 9, 2016 7:35:20 GMT
1. Create a new layer. 2. Activate the Elliptical Marquee tool (M). 3. Draw your selection. (If you want a perfectly circular selection, hold down the Shift key as you drag.) 4. Go to Edit>Stroke (Outline) Selection. Choose the color and the width for your stroke. Select "Inside" for the location.
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Post by Inspeqtor on Sept 9, 2016 12:56:04 GMT
Sepiana,
THANK YOU! Yes that is what I was after!
Another question, if I am not happy with the location of the circle, how do I move the circle? When I first draw the circle it is not possible (at least I don't see how it is possible) to know where the center of the circle will be, or if the object I am putting the circle around will be centered....
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Post by ken1 on Sept 9, 2016 14:59:33 GMT
Place the circle on its own layer as per Sepiana's post (Step #1)
Activate the move tool, and then drag the circle into position. Note the corner handles of the bounding box - here you can resize as well, if desired.
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Post by Inspeqtor on Sept 9, 2016 15:36:07 GMT
Place the circle on its own layer as per Sepiana's post (Step #1) Activate the move tool, and then drag the circle into position. Note the corner handles of the bounding box - here you can resize as well, if desired. That does sound like it 'should' work, but when I do that it moves the entire new layer. The circle in the new layer does not move from the location on the new layer. I do hope you understand what I am saying here..... |
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Post by ken1 on Sept 9, 2016 16:10:03 GMT
1. You have a blank, new layer at the top of the stack
2. Hold down the shift key as you drag out the circle with the Elliptical marquee tool. You should see the "marching ants" in the configuration of a circle
3. Go to Edit>Stroke(outline) selection and place the stroke inside. You should see the circle with transparency inside & surrounding it.
4. Press CTRL+D to get rid of the marching ants.
5. With the layer with the circle at the top active, use the move tool to position the circle.
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Post by Richard on Sept 9, 2016 16:12:54 GMT
Question....when I create a new layer it is just a copy of the original image (background)? Its not as shown above...what am I doing wrong? |
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Post by ken1 on Sept 9, 2016 16:48:01 GMT
No, you don't want a background copy layer.
We're after a new, blank layer. To get that, go to Layer menu>new>layer or SHIFT+CTRL+N or click on the "create a new layer" icon in the layers palette.
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Post by Sepiana on Sept 9, 2016 17:15:54 GMT
Sepiana, THANK YOU! Yes that is what I was after! Another question, if I am not happy with the location of the circle, how do I move the circle? When I first draw the circle it is not possible (at least I don't see how it is possible) to know where the center of the circle will be, or if the object I am putting the circle around will be centered.... Charles, you are most welcome! Glad to hear that's what you were after.
Yes, you can from the onset determine the center of your selection. This will eliminate the need for having to move the selection later one.
Place your cursor on the area which you want to be the center of the circle. Hold the Alt key (along with the Shift key if you want a perfectly circular selection) as you drag out the circle.
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You could first find the center of your image by using this technique, which I found somewhere on the Web. If you have a version of Elements which can create Guides, you can do this.
1. Turn on the Ruler.
2. Do Free Transform (Ctrl-T, Cmmd-T on a Mac).
3. Place your cursor on the vertical ruler. Click and drag the Guide line to the middle handle of the Free Transform bounding box. The Guide line will snap to this handle.
4. Do the same with the horizontal ruler.
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Post by Richard on Sept 9, 2016 17:26:25 GMT
No, you don't want a background copy layer. We're after a new, blank layer. To get that, go to Layer menu>new>layer or SHIFT+CTRL+N or click on the "create a new layer" icon in the layers palette. When I do that I still get a new layer, but when I click on it - it is a copy of the background? When I created the layer it has a drop down - do I need to select something from this....it is defaulted to Normal.
Thanks.
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Post by Sepiana on Sept 9, 2016 18:09:26 GMT
No, you don't want a background copy layer. We're after a new, blank layer. To get that, go to Layer menu>new>layer or SHIFT+CTRL+N or click on the "create a new layer" icon in the layers palette. When I do that I still get a new layer, but when I click on it - it is a copy of the background? When I created the layer it has a drop down - do I need to select something from this....it is defaulted to Normal.
Thanks.
richard,
A new layer is not a copy of the background layer. It is an "empty" layer, a blank one. Nothing will change in your image until you use this new layer.
You can create a new layer via the Layer menu -- Layer>New>Layer (Shortcut = Shift-Ctrl-N).
OR
You can create a new layer via the Layers panel by clicking on the "Create a new layer" icon.
It doesn't matter which technique you use -- via the Layer menu or via the Layers panel. (I myself tend to use the "Create a new layer" icon in the Layers panel.)
If you prefer to use the Layer menu, you can enter a name for the new layer in the Name box or you can make no changes and simply click on the OK button.
You can find more information on creating a new layer in this document from the Help file.
Create and name a new blank layer
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