Draw a Circle in Photoshop Elements 11

Step-by-Stride Tutorial

Create A New Document In Photoshop

Get-go, locate the top of the Photoshop workspace.

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

The New Document window will appear which allows the new document to exist customized.

Inside the New Document window, detect that the right side of the window is where the Preset Details gives unlike options to create the new document.

Next to Width, notice how Photoshop is going to measure the size of the document. The document can be measured and sized in numerous ways such as by pixels and inches.

Select the drop-downwards arrow and select Inches.

Within the Width and Tiptop boxes, type in x as the width and summit.

In the Color Mode drop-downward, select RGB.

Inside the Background Contents drop-down tab, select white as the color that will be the background.

Once the right settings are set, hitting Create.

A white 10 x 10 document will appear in the Photoshop workspace.

Create A Circle: Using the Elliptical Marquee Tool

The Elliptical Marquee Tool creates a moving outlined selection of the created shape to then exist customized. Although an elliptical shape is not evenly round, a Photoshop shortcut volition let the shape to turn into a perfect circle.

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

The Tool Bar allows access to multiple tools to be used to customize an epitome.

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

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 second tool in the tab.

At present that the tool is selected, find how the mouse symbol has turned into a plus-shaped symbol.

Locate the top of the workspace where the Elliptical Marquee Tool tin can exist customized.

Observe the diverse square symbols, ane square past its self, ii merged together etc. Each of the symbols represents how the marquee tool will be used on the new document. If the mouse is positioned over each squared symbol, Photoshop explains how information technology can add, subtract, or interest with a selection. In this instance select the singular filled in square, which represents New Selection.

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

For this circle, set Plumage at 0 so the circle will non take a soft edge.

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

Lastly, select the Blending Way to Normal.

The Blending Way 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 lesser correct corner while holding Shift on the keyboard.

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

Notice how the circle has a dotted moving outline.

Now, click and drag the circumvolve and then that information technology is positioned in the center.

2.2 Elliptical Marquee Tool: Fill Circumvolve With Castor Tool

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

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

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

Once the Brush Tool is selected observe the top of the workspace where the Brush Tool tin can be customized.

Locate the Castor Presets at the top left corner of the workspace where a preview of the current castor style is viewable along with a number below it indicating the size of the brush.

Select the arrow next to the Castor Preset.

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

The first chore is to select the brush.

At the bottom of the Brush Presets tab is an assortment of brushes to select from.

In this instance, select the very get-go round castor considering the settings are going to be customized.

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

By moving the slider under 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 brush volition have.
With the Hardness at 100%, the brush will take a solid outline but if the hardness is set at 25%, the brush will take a soft outline.

Set up the Size to 900 px and the Hardness to 50%.

One time selected, hide the Brush Presets tab but unselecting the Brush Preset drib-downwards arrow.

Notice how at that place are ii colored boxes at the bottom of the Tool Bar.

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

Double-click on the foreground colour.

The Color Picker (Foreground Color) window will appear.

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

In this case, select a green color.

One time selected, hit OK.

At present, simply 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 elevation of the workspace within the Brush Preset tab and adjust the size or try using the [ and ] keys on the keyboard to arrange to the desired size.

One time selected, the green color will appear in the circumvolve.

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

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

The moving outline will disappear.

2.three Elliptical Marquee Tool: Make full Circle with Paint Bucket 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 by a blackness to white gradient square shaped symbol.

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

The Pigment Bucket Tool will announced as the second tool in the tab.

Select the Paint Bucket Tool.

Once selected, detect the top of the workspace where the Paint Bucket Tool can be customized.

The first section, which is the Source to Make full indicator, asks how the object should exist filled. This allows the foreground color or a pattern to be filled into the selection. In this instance, choose Foreground.

Set up the Fashion to Normal so the colour will make full with no alterations.

Set Opacity to 100% and then the color will fill up with a solid colour.

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 will appear.

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

In this instance, select a purple color.

Once selected, hit OK.

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

The circle volition at present be filled in with purple.

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

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

The moving outline will disappear.

two.iv Elliptical Marquee Tool: Fill Circle with Gradient Tool

The Gradient Tool allows multiple colors to be applied and composite together in ane sequence. In this case, a slope will be applied to a circle to have a unique expect.

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 blackness to white gradient square shaped symbol.

Select the Slope Tool or attempt the shortcut by hitting G on the keyboard.

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

Notice the blackness to white gradient box at the top. This is called the Slope 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 chosen Spectrum.

Side by side to the Slope Picker are Slope Fashion options.

Past hovering the mouse over each foursquare, Photoshop will indicate how the gradient will exist placed in a sequence.

In this example, select the get-go box which is the called the Linear style.

The Linear style volition nowadays the slope in i direct sequence.

Set the Way to Normal so the color will make full with no alterations.

Fix 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 way over the circumvolve.

Equally the mouse is dragged, find a line will announced indicating which way the gradient will go.

In one case the mouse is on the right side of the circumvolve, release the mouse.

The rainbow gradient will appear in the circle in the same sequence in the Gradient Picker.

Attempt clicking and dragging the mouse over the circumvolve in different directions to see the unlike directions the gradient can exist directed.

To remove the selection around the circumvolve, locate the top of the workspace.

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

The moving outline will disappear.

Create a Circle: Using the Ellipse Tool

The Ellipse Tool creates a solid outlined choice of the created shape to then be customized to accept color make full the shape or have an outline around a shape. This tool allows a circle to be customized within the same tool. Although an ellipse shape is not evenly round, a Photoshop shortcut volition allow the Ellipse Tool to plow the tool into a circle tool.

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

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

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

Once located, select and concord the Rectangle Tool.

A side tab volition appear revealing different shaped tool that can be used.

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

Locate the tiptop of the workspace where the Ellipse Tool can be customized.

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

Set the Tool Mode to Shape.

This volition specify that the use for creating a circumvolve is for creating a shape.

The Fill option allows the circle to be with or without fill. This allows the circle to be filled with a solid color, gradient or pattern.

In this case set up the fill up to none, which is indicated by the white box with a red line across it.

Next to the Fill up is Stroke, which indicates how to outline the circle. This option is similar to Fill because it allows the circle to be outlined with no colour, a solid color, a gradient or a pattern.

In this case, select the circumvolve to exist outlined to no fill, which is indicated by the white box with a red line across information technology.

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

The Ellipse choice allows a circumvolve 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 bottom correct corner while holding Shift on the keyboard.

Past 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 Console on the correct side of the workspace.

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

iii.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 circle at the top of the workspace.

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

Side by side to No Make full, indicated past the white box with a red 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 fill up a colour into the square with the last colour used in Photoshop.

To change the colour of the circle, locate the meridian correct corner of the Fill tab where a multicolored box is located. This is called the Colour Picker, which allows whatsoever color to be selected to fill the circle.

Select the Color Picker.

The Color Picker (Fill up Color) window will appear.

The Colour 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 example, select a lite blue color.

Once selected, hit OK.

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

Next to Fill, select Stroke for the driblet-downward tab to appear.

Adjacent to No stroke, indicated by the white box with a red line beyond, is the solid black square, which indicates to fill the circumvolve with a solid color.

Select the solid black box.

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

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

Select the Color Picker.

The Color Picker (Stroke Color) window will announced.

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

In this case, select a dark blue color.

Once selected, hit OK.

Notice how the circumvolve is filled in with the selected colour.

Now, next to Stroke type in five pt equally the width of the line.

Set Shape Stroke Blazon to a solid line, which is located next to the Stroke width setting.

3.iii Ellipse Tool: Fill In Circle With Slope

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

Find the options to customize the circumvolve.

Locate the Fill option at the summit of the workspace.

Select Make full then the drop-down tab appears.

Next to No Fill, indicated by the white box with a ruby-red line across, is the black gradient square, which indicates to fill up the circle with a slope.

Select the gradient option, which is adjacent to the solid black box.

Photoshop volition automatically fill the circumvolve with a gradient.

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

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

The Slope Editor Dialog bar allows any colors to exist selected,the opacity, and the flow of the gradient to be customized.

Observe the peak pointer to a higher place the gradient dialog bar.

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

Opacity indicates how much of the color will exist present. For instance, if the Opacity is set to 50%, so the strength of the colour will over be fifty%. This will permit other items behind the gradient to be viewable.

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

If the color on the left is more desired, simply move any lesser arrow to the correct or left to have more of that color.

Now, notice a pocket-sized circle on the bottom of the gradient.

This indicates the Color Midpoint, which is where two colors merge. This allows the option fro one colour to dominate the other in the gradient.

Double-click on the bottom left arrow to change the colour.

The Colour Picker (Color Stop) window will announced.

Select an orange colour and hitting OK.

Notice how the slope has filled the circle.

The selected color will at present fill the left side of the gradient dialog.

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

Notice how the colour fills more of the gradient.

Now, motility the Colour Midpoint circle on the lesser of the gradient dialog bar to the right.

Find how the circle's gradient is affected.

At present, double-click on the bottom right arrow beneath the gradient dialog.

The Color Picker (Color Stop) window will appear.

Select a blueish color and hit OK.

Locate the Linear option beneath the gradient dialog bar.

This indicates the manner of the slope.

To alter the style, but click the tab and select the mode.

The numbered box next to the Gradient Style allows the angle of the style to be specified. In this case, Photoshop has automatically ready the bending to xc degrees.

Another manner to indicate the angle 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 become downwards to up.

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