Draw a Circle Photoshop Elements

Step-by-Step Tutorial

Create A New Document In Photoshop

Kickoff, locate the top of the Photoshop workspace.

Select File and within the File drib down tab, select New… to create a new document.

The New Certificate window will appear which allows the new document to be customized.

Inside the New Document window, find that the correct side of the window is where the Preset Details gives dissimilar options to create the new document.

Next to Width, notice how Photoshop is going to mensurate the size of the document. The document can exist measured and sized in numerous ways such every bit by pixels and inches.

Select the drop-down pointer and select Inches.

Inside the Width and Height boxes, type in ten every bit the width and summit.

In the Color Mode driblet-downwards, select RGB.

Within the Background Contents drop-down tab, select white equally the color that will exist the background.

One time the correct settings are set, hit Create.

A white 10 ten 10 certificate will appear in the Photoshop workspace.

Create A Circle: Using the Elliptical Marquee Tool

The Elliptical Marquee Tool creates a moving outlined choice of the created shape to then be customized. Although an elliptical shape is not evenly circular, a Photoshop shortcut will let the shape to turn into a perfect circumvolve.

Locate the left side of the workspace where the Tool Bar is located.

The Tool Bar allows access to multiple tools to exist used to customize an image.

The Elliptical Marquee Tools is located within the Rectangular Marquee tab in the Tools Panel. This tool is identifiable by a dotted lined rectangle shaped symbol, which is located on the right side of the Move Tool at the top of the Tools Panel.

Once located, select and hold the Rectangle Marquee Tool.

The Marquee Tool side tab will appear revealing different Marquee Tool shapes.

Select the Elliptical Marquee Tool, which is the 2d tool in the tab.

Now that the tool is selected, notice how the mouse symbol has turned into a plus-shaped symbol.

Locate the peak of the workspace where the Elliptical Marquee Tool can be customized.

Observe the various square symbols, one square by its self, ii merged together etc. Each of the symbols represents how the marquee tool will be used on the new certificate. If the mouse is positioned over each squared symbol, Photoshop explains how information technology can add, subtract, or involvement with a option. In this case select the singular filled in square, which represents New Selection.

The Feather option, allows the edges of the shape to have a soft edge with a higher number or a difficult edge with a low number.

For this circle, gear up Plumage at 0 so the circumvolve volition not have a soft edge.

Select the checkbox for Anti-alias, which allows edges of a shape to be shine.

Lastly, select the Blending Style to Normal.

The Blending Fashion tells Photoshop how the object should collaborate with the document.

With the cursor positioned towards the upper left corner, click and elevate the mouse to the bottom right corner while property Shift on the keyboard.

By property Shift, this allows a perfect circle to be created. If Shift is not held, the circle will look more similar an oval.

Notice how the circle has a dotted moving outline.

Now, click and elevate the circle then that it is positioned in the heart.

2.2 Elliptical Marquee Tool: Fill Circumvolve With Brush Tool

Locate the left side of the workspace where the Tool Bar is located.

Within the Tool Bar, locate the Brush Tool, which is recognizable by a castor shaped symbol and is located underneath the Eyedropper Tool.

Select the Brush Tool or try the Brush Tool keyboard shortcut by hitting B on the keyboard.

In one case the Brush Tool is selected notice the superlative of the workspace where the Brush Tool can exist customized.

Locate the Brush Presets at the acme left corner of the workspace where a preview of the current brush manner is viewable along with a number below information technology indicating the size of the brush.

Select the arrow next to the Brush Preset.

The Brush Preset will appear which allows the brush to exist customized.

The first task is to select the brush.

At the bottom of the Castor Presets tab is an array of brushes to select from.

In this case, select the very outset round brush because the settings are going to exist customized.

On the top of the tab are the Size and Hardness options.

By moving the slider nether Size, the brush volition become larger with a larger number and smaller with a smaller number.

The Hardness option indicates how harsh or soft of an edge the castor will have.
With the Hardness at 100%, the brush will accept a solid outline only if the hardness is set at 25%, the castor will take a soft outline.

Set the Size to 900 px and the Hardness to l%.

Once selected, hibernate the Brush Presets tab only unselecting the Brush Preset drib-down arrow.

Notice how there are two colored boxes at the lesser of the Tool Bar.

The color on the top represents the foreground color and the color behind it represents the background color.

Double-click on the foreground color.

The Colour Picker (Foreground Color) window will appear.

The Color Picker window reveals a multifariousness of colors to choose from or to blazon in the color lawmaking at the lesser of the window.

In this instance, select a light-green color.

Once selected, hit OK.

At present, only click and drag the mouse over the circle until the entire circle is filled.

If the brush is too large or too small get back to the top of the workspace within the Brush Preset tab and adjust the size or try using the [ and ] keys on the keyboard to accommodate to the desired size.

In one case selected, the green color volition appear in the circle.

To remove the selection effectually the circle, locate the summit of the workspace.

Click Select and in the drop-down window select Deselect.

The moving outline will disappear.

2.3 Elliptical Marquee Tool: Fill Circle with Paint Saucepan Tool

Locate the left side of the workspace where the Tool Bar is located.

Inside the Tool Bar, locate the Gradient Tool, which is recognizable past a black to white slope square shaped symbol.

Once located, select and hold the Gradient Tool until the side tab appears.

The Paint Bucket Tool will appear equally the 2d tool in the tab.

Select the Paint Bucket Tool.

Once selected, find the top of the workspace where the Pigment Bucket Tool can be customized.

The starting time section, which is the Source to Fill indicator, asks how the object should be filled. This allows the foreground color or a blueprint to be filled into the pick. In this case, cull Foreground.

Set up the Mode to Normal and then the color will fill with no alterations.

Ready Opacity to 100% then the colour will fill with a solid color.

Set Tolerance to 0.

Notice how there are two colored boxes at the bottom of the Tool Bar.

The color on the top represents the foreground color and the color underneath represents the background color.

Double-click on the foreground color.

The Color Picker (Foreground Color) window volition appear.

The Color Picker window reveals a multifariousness of colors to choose from or to blazon in the color lawmaking at the bottom of the window.

In this example, select a royal color.

Once selected, striking OK.

Now, just position the mouse over the circle and click to fill circumvolve with color.

The circumvolve will at present be filled in with purple.

To remove the choice around the circle, locate the top of the workspace.

Click Select and in the drop-downward window select Deselect.

The moving outline will disappear.

2.4 Elliptical Marquee Tool: Fill up Circle with Gradient Tool

The Slope Tool allows multiple colors to be applied and blended together in one sequence. In this example, a gradient will be applied to a circle to take a unique look.

Locate the left side of the workspace where the Tool Bar is located.

Inside the Tool Bar, locate the Gradient Tool, which is recognizable by a black to white gradient square shaped symbol.

Select the Gradient Tool or try the shortcut by striking G on the keyboard.

Locate the summit of the workspace where there are different options to customize the Gradient Tool.

Notice the black to white gradient box at the top. This is called the Gradient Picker where the gradient will be selected.

Select the arrow beside the Gradient Picker to reveal the different gradients to choose from.

Select the rainbow gradient, which is called Spectrum.

Next to the Gradient Picker are Gradient Style options.

By hovering the mouse over each square, Photoshop will indicate how the slope volition be placed in a sequence.

In this example, select the first box which is the called the Linear style.

The Linear style will present the gradient in i straight sequence.

Gear up the Way to Normal then the color will fill with no alterations.

Ready Opacity to 100% so the fill will be solid.

Now, with the mouse positioned on the left side of the circle, click and drag the mouse all the style over the circle.

Every bit the mouse is dragged, discover a line volition appear indicating which mode the gradient will go.

Once the mouse is on the correct side of the circle, release the mouse.

The rainbow slope volition announced in the circle in the aforementioned sequence in the Slope Picker.

Endeavour clicking and dragging the mouse over the circle in different directions to run across the different directions the slope can exist directed.

To remove the pick effectually the circle, locate the meridian of the workspace.

Click Select and in the drib-down window select Deselect.

The moving outline will disappear.

Create a Circumvolve: Using the Ellipse Tool

The Ellipse Tool creates a solid outlined selection of the created shape to and then be customized to have color fill the shape or have an outline around a shape. This tool allows a circumvolve to be customized within the same tool. Although an ellipse shape is not evenly round, a Photoshop shortcut will allow the Ellipse Tool to turn the tool into a circumvolve tool.

Locate the left side of the workspace where the Tool Bar is located.

The Tool Bar provides multiple tools to be used throughout Photoshop.

The Ellipse Tool is a tool that is located within the Rectangle tab in the Tools Bar, which is identifiable by a rectangle shaped symbol. This tool is located above the Magnify Tool at the bottom of the Tools Bar.

One time located, select and agree the Rectangle Tool.

A side tab will appear revealing different shaped tool that tin be used.

Select the Ellipse Tool, which is the 2d tool in the tab.

Locate the top of the workspace where the Ellipse Tool tin exist customized.

Select the Tool Fashion, which is located at the top left corner.

Gear up the Tool Mode to Shape.

This will specify that the utilise for creating a circle is for creating a shape.

The Fill up option allows the circle to be with or without fill. This allows the circle to be filled with a solid colour, gradient or design.

In this case set the make full to none, which is indicated by the white box with a red line across information technology.

Next to the Fill is Stroke, which indicates how to outline the circle. This pick is like to Fill up because information technology allows the circle to exist outlined with no color, a solid color, a gradient or a pattern.

In this case, select the circle to be outlined to no fill, which is indicated by the white box with a red line across it.

Abreast Stroke, select the width of the stroke to 0 pt.

The Ellipse option allows a circle to exist outlined or a circle to have a dotted outline.

With the cursor positioned towards the upper left corner, click and elevate the mouse to the lesser right corner while holding Shift on the keyboard.

By holding Shift, this allows a perfect circle to be created. If Shift is not held, the circle will turn into a oval shape.

Notice how the new shape has created a new layer called Ellipse 1 in the Layers Panel on the right side of the workspace.

Since the shape has its own layer, the shapes can be customized at whatsoever fourth dimension.

3.2 Ellipse Tool: Outline And Fill In Circle With Solid Color

With the Ellipse 1 layer selected, which is located on the right side of the Layers Panel, select the Ellipse Tool.

Detect the options to customize the circumvolve at the top of the workspace.

Locate and select Fill for the drib-down tab to appear.

Next to No Make full, indicated past the white box with a reddish line across, is the solid black square, which indicates to make full the circle with a solid color.

Select the solid black box.

Photoshop will automatically make full a color into the foursquare with the concluding color used in Photoshop.

To change the color of the circle, locate the top correct corner of the Fill up tab where a multicolored box is located. This is chosen the Color Picker, which allows any color to be selected to fill the circle.

Select the Color Picker.

The Color Picker (Fill Colour) window will appear.

The Color Picker window reveals a variety of colors to choose from or to type in the color code at the bottom of the window.

In this case, select a light blue colour.

Once selected, hit OK.

Observe how the circle is filled in with the selected colour.

Side by side to Fill, select Stroke for the drop-down tab to appear.

Next to No stroke, indicated by the white box with a scarlet line across, is the solid black square, which indicates to fill the circle with a solid color.

Select the solid black box.

Photoshop will automatically fill a color into the square with the last color used in Photoshop.

To modify the outline colour of the circumvolve, locate the top right corner of the Stroke tab where a multicolored box is located. This is called the Color Picker, which allows any color to be selected to fill the outline.

Select the Colour Picker.

The Color Picker (Stroke Color) window will appear.

The Color Picker window reveals a variety of colors to choose from or to type in the color code at the bottom of the window.

In this case, select a night blueish colour.

Once selected, hit OK.

Observe how the circumvolve is filled in with the selected color.

At present, adjacent to Stroke type in 5 pt as the width of the line.

Ready Shape Stroke Type to a solid line, which is located side by side to the Stroke width setting.

3.3 Ellipse Tool: Fill In Circle With Gradient

With the Ellipse 1 layer selected, which is located on the right side of the Layers Console, select the Ellipse Tool.

Notice the options to customize the circumvolve.

Locate the Fill up option at the top of the workspace.

Select Fill and then the drib-downwardly tab appears.

Next to No Fill, indicated past the white box with a red line across, is the black gradient square, which indicates to fill the circle with a gradient.

Select the gradient selection, which is next to the solid black box.

Photoshop will automatically make full the circle with a gradient.

Photoshop will provide dissimilar colored gradients to fill, which can be selected or customized to create a new slope.

To customize a slope, observe the Gradient Editor Dialog that automatically presents a black to white gradient bar.

The Gradient Editor Dialog bar allows whatever colors to exist selected,the opacity, and the flow of the slope to exist customized.

Notice the peak pointer above the slope dialog bar.

The elevation arrows above the gradient indicate where the opacity starts and stops in the gradient.

Opacity indicates how much of the color volition exist present. For example, if the Opacity is ready to fifty%, so the strength of the color will over be 50%. This will allow other items backside the gradient to be viewable.

The bottom arrows indicate where each color starts and stops in the gradient.

If the colour on the left is more desired, but movement any bottom arrow to the correct or left to have more of that color.

Now, notice a small circle on the bottom of the gradient.

This indicates the Colour Midpoint, which is where two colors merge. This allows the choice fro i color to boss the other in the slope.

Double-click on the bottom left pointer to modify the color.

The Color Picker (Color End) window volition appear.

Select an orange color and hit OK.

Observe how the gradient has filled the circle.

The selected color will now fill up the left side of the gradient dialog.

Now, click and drag the bottom Color Stop arrow to the right.

Notice how the color fills more of the gradient.

At present, move the Color Midpoint circumvolve on the bottom of the gradient dialog bar to the correct.

Detect how the circle's gradient is affected.

Now, double-click on the bottom right pointer beneath the gradient dialog.

The Color Picker (Color Terminate) window will appear.

Select a blue color and hitting OK.

Locate the Linear option below the gradient dialog bar.

This indicates the style of the slope.

To change the style, simply click the tab and select the style.

The numbered box side by side to the Gradient Fashion allows the angle of the way to be specified. In this case, Photoshop has automatically set the angle to xc degrees.

Another way to point the bending is by the circle located in the numbered angle box. With the line directed towards the top of the circle, this indicated that the gradient would go downward to upwardly.

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