Draw a Circle and Feather the Edges

Step-by-Stride Tutorial

Create A New Document In Photoshop

Kickoff, locate the top of the Photoshop workspace.

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

The New Document window will announced which allows the new certificate to be customized.

Within the New Document window, notice that the right side of the window is where the Preset Details gives different options to create the new certificate.

Adjacent to Width, find 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 driblet-down arrow and select Inches.

Inside the Width and Superlative boxes, type in x equally the width and top.

In the Colour Mode driblet-down, select RGB.

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

Once the correct settings are gear up, hit 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 choice of the created shape to then exist customized. Although an elliptical shape is not evenly round, a Photoshop shortcut will 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 image.

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

One time 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 2nd tool in the tab.

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

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

Find the diverse foursquare 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 it can add, decrease, or involvement with a selection. In this case select the atypical filled in foursquare, which represents New Selection.

The Plumage option, allows the edges of the shape to have a soft border with a higher number or a hard edge with a low number.

For this circumvolve, set Feather at 0 so the circumvolve will not take a soft edge.

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

Lastly, select the Blending Style to Normal.

The Blending Style tells Photoshop how the object should interact with the document.

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

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

Notice how the circle has a dotted moving outline.

Now, click and drag the circle so that it is positioned in the center.

two.2 Elliptical Marquee Tool: Fill Circumvolve With Brush Tool

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

Inside the Tool Bar, locate the Castor Tool, which is recognizable by a brush 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.

One time the Brush Tool is selected notice the meridian of the workspace where the Brush Tool can exist customized.

Locate the Brush Presets at the meridian left corner of the workspace where a preview of the electric 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 Castor Preset volition appear which allows the castor to exist customized.

The commencement task is to select the brush.

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

In this example, select the very first circular brush considering the settings are going to be customized.

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

Past moving the slider under Size, the castor will go larger with a larger number and smaller with a smaller number.

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

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

Once selected, hide the Brush Presets tab just unselecting the Castor Preset drop-downward arrow.

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

The color on the meridian represents the foreground color and the color behind information technology represents the background color.

Double-click on the foreground color.

The Colour Picker (Foreground Colour) window volition appear.

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

In this case, select a light-green colour.

In one case selected, striking OK.

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

If the brush is too big or as well pocket-sized go back to the summit of the workspace inside the Brush Preset tab and adapt the size or effort using the [ and ] keys on the keyboard to adjust to the desired size.

One time selected, the dark-green colour will appear in the circle.

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

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

The moving outline will disappear.

2.3 Elliptical Marquee Tool: Fill up Circle with Pigment 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 blackness to white gradient foursquare shaped symbol.

In one case located, select and hold the Slope Tool until the side tab appears.

The Paint Saucepan Tool volition announced as the 2d tool in the tab.

Select the Paint Bucket Tool.

One time selected, notice the top of the workspace where the Paint Bucket Tool can exist customized.

The beginning department, 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 example, cull Foreground.

Gear up the Mode to Normal so the color will fill with no alterations.

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

Set up Tolerance to 0.

Notice how at that place are 2 colored boxes at the lesser of the Tool Bar.

The color on the height represents the foreground color and the colour underneath represents the background colour.

Double-click on the foreground colour.

The Color Picker (Foreground Color) window will appear.

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

In this case, select a royal color.

Once selected, hit OK.

At present, simply position the mouse over the circle and click to fill circumvolve with color.

The circle will now be filled in with regal.

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.four Elliptical Marquee Tool: Fill Circle with Gradient Tool

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

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

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

Select the Gradient Tool or try the shortcut past hitting K on the keyboard.

Locate the acme 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 pointer abreast the Slope Picker to reveal the different gradients to choose from.

Select the rainbow gradient, which is chosen Spectrum.

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

By hovering the mouse over each square, Photoshop will point how the gradient will exist placed in a sequence.

In this instance, select the kickoff box which is the called the Linear manner.

The Linear manner will present the gradient in one straight sequence.

Ready the Way to Normal so the color volition fill with no alterations.

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

At present, with the mouse positioned on the left side of the circle, click and drag the mouse all the way over the circle.

As the mouse is dragged, notice a line will appear indicating which way the gradient volition go.

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

The rainbow slope volition appear in the circle in the same sequence in the Gradient Picker.

Try clicking and dragging the mouse over the circle in different directions to come across the different directions the gradient can be directed.

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

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

The moving outline volition disappear.

Create a Circle: Using the Ellipse Tool

The Ellipse Tool creates a solid outlined option of the created shape to then be customized to have color fill the shape or take an outline around a shape. This tool allows a circle to be customized inside the same tool. Although an ellipse shape is not evenly round, a Photoshop shortcut will permit the Ellipse Tool to turn 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 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 concord the Rectangle Tool.

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

Select the Ellipse Tool, which is the second tool in the tab.

Locate the acme of the workspace where the Ellipse Tool tin be customized.

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

Set the Tool Mode to Shape.

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

The Make full option allows the circle to be with or without fill. This allows the circle to be filled with a solid colour, slope or blueprint.

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

Adjacent to the Fill is Stroke, which indicates how to outline the circle. This pick is like to Fill because it allows the circle to be outlined with no color, a solid color, a gradient or a design.

In this example, select the circle to be outlined to no fill, which is indicated by the white box with a ruby-red line across information technology.

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

The Ellipse choice allows a circle to be outlined or a circumvolve to have a dotted outline.

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

By property Shift, this allows a perfect circumvolve to exist created. If Shift is not held, the circumvolve volition plough into a oval shape.

Detect 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 tin can be customized at whatever time.

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.

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

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

Side by side to No Fill, indicated past the white box with a red line beyond, is the solid black foursquare, which indicates to fill the circle with a solid color.

Select the solid blackness box.

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

To alter the color of the circle, locate the top right corner of the Fill tab where a multicolored box is located. This is called the Colour Picker, which allows any color to be selected to fill the circle.

Select the Color Picker.

The Color Picker (Fill 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 instance, select a light blue color.

One time selected, hit OK.

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

Adjacent to Fill up, select Stroke for the drop-down tab to announced.

Next to No stroke, indicated by the white box with a red line across, is the solid black foursquare, which indicates to fill the circumvolve with a solid colour.

Select the solid blackness box.

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

To alter the outline colour of the circle, locate the top correct corner of the Stroke tab where a multicolored box is located. This is called the Color Picker, which allows whatsoever color to be selected to fill up the outline.

Select the Colour Picker.

The Color Picker (Stroke Colour) window will appear.

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

In this case, select a dark blue color.

Once selected, hit OK.

Discover how the circle is filled in with the selected color.

Now, next to Stroke type in v pt as the width of the line.

Set Shape Stroke Type to a solid line, which is located next 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 Panel, select the Ellipse Tool.

Notice the options to customize the circle.

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

Select Fill and then the driblet-down tab appears.

Adjacent to No Make full, indicated by the white box with a red line across, is the black gradient square, which indicates to make full the circle with a gradient.

Select the gradient option, which is next to the solid blackness box.

Photoshop will automatically fill the circle with a slope.

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

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

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

Observe the top arrow higher up the gradient dialog bar.

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

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

The lesser arrows point where each color starts and stops in the gradient.

If the color on the left is more desired, only move any bottom arrow to the right or left to have more of that color.

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

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

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

The Color Picker (Color Finish) window will appear.

Select an orange color and striking OK.

Find how the gradient has filled the circle.

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

Now, click and drag the bottom Colour Stop pointer to the right.

Detect how the color fills more of the slope.

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

Find how the circle'south gradient is affected.

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

The Colour Picker (Colour Stop) window will appear.

Select a blue colour and hit OK.

Locate the Linear selection below the gradient dialog bar.

This indicates the style of the slope.

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

The numbered box adjacent to the Gradient Way allows the angle of the way to exist specified. In this case, Photoshop has automatically set up the bending to 90 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 circumvolve, this indicated that the gradient would go down to up.

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