Draw a circle or square, Creating and managing patterns, About patterns – Adobe Photoshop CS4 User Manual
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USING PHOTOSHOP CS4
Painting
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If you’re working in a layer and want to stroke only areas containing pixels, select the Preserve Transparency
option. (See “
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Draw a circle or square
You can draw a circle or square using the elliptical or rectangular marquee tools, and then add a line (called a stroke)
to the selection marquee. Stroking a selection is a quick way to add a border or frame around an object. You can stroke
any selection you create with the selection tools.
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In the Layers panel, click the New Layer button
to create a new layer for the circle or square. Isolating the circle
or square on its own layer makes it easier to work with.
2
Select the Elliptical Marquee tool
or the Rectangular Marquee tool
in the toolbox.
3
Drag in the document window to create the shape. Hold down the Shift key while dragging to constrain the shape
to a circle or square.
4
Choose Edit > Stroke.
5
In the Stroke dialog box, type a value for Width, and then click the color swatch to display the Adobe Color Picker.
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In the Adobe Color Picker, locate the color range you want using the triangle sliders on the color spectrum bar, and
then click the desired color in the color field. The color you select appears in the top half of the color swatch. The
original color remains in the bottom half. Click
OK.
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Set the location for the stroke in relationship to the marquee by choosing Inside, Center, or Outside. Adjust the
other settings as desired, and click
OK. Photoshop strokes the line using the color and stroke settings you set.
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Stroke a selection or layer with color
Creating and managing patterns
About patterns
A pattern is an image that is repeated, or tiled, when you use it to fill a layer or selection. Photoshop comes with a
variety of preset patterns.
You can create new patterns and save them in libraries for use with different tools and commands. Preset patterns are
displayed in pop-up panels in the options bar for the Paint Bucket, Pattern Stamp, Healing Brush, and Patch tools, as
well as in the Layer Style dialog box. You can change how patterns are displayed in the pop-up panels by choosing a
display option from the pop-up panel menu. You can also manage pattern presets using the preset manager.
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