Basic Circle (transparent inside - black outside)

I am trying to draw a circle around a photo but each time I do it fills the entire circle in with a color. I am using a white background, so when I change the color to white and put it behind the picture, the whole thing disappears. I simply want to draw a basic circle with a simple black radius. Any suggestions?

Craig

Craig, use the elliptical marquee tool ( hiding behind rec marquee),,hold down shift key for perfect circle....go to edit>stroke to place a border on the circle....chose color and pixel width.

Ok, this answers 3/4 of my question. The only remaining thing I am now trying to do is to move the circle to a different location on the page to see what it looks like around different picture. The problem is that it cuts the picture that I circled with it. Can I simply create a circle, like importing a jpg, and resize and relocate it using the Move Tool?

Craig

Craig, I'm not sure what you want to do...my head is hurting at the moment but you can use the ellip marquee tool and move it around by toggling the space bar.

to put the circular selection on to another layer...a 'copy' of it...go to toolbar and click >layer>new layer>new layer via copy. This will put the circular image above your bottom image and you'll be able to move it around to wherever you want.

like i said, can't concentrate too well right now...come back if this didn't answer your question.

edit; to move the circular selection to a new layer you must have the 'marching ants' selection around it...wasn't sure if i was clear with that.

Craig,

Create a new layer above the image you want to circle, and have that layer
active when you do the Elliptical Marquee / Stroke.

That will put your circle on it's own, otherwise transparent, layer. You
can then use the Move tool to move the circle.

HTH,

Byron

Byron, now that I read your answer my mind is much clearer as to what he wanted to do...Note to self....don't reply to posts while carrying a splitting headache !

I believe at the moment it is the kids that ail me.

Jodi

Come on over I have put on a pot of homemade chicken soup it's good for what
ever ails you!

Grant

Thanks Grant, I needed the 'uplift'

ROFLMAO!

--
Have A Nice Day, :-)
James Hutchinson
http://www.pbase.com/myeyesview
http://www.myeyesviewstudio.com/

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1 3rd November 08:59 craig_perkins External User Posts: 1	Basic Circle (transparent inside - black outside) I am trying to draw a circle around a photo but each time I do it fills the entire circle in with a color. I am using a white background, so when I change the color to white and put it behind the picture, the whole thing disappears. I simply want to draw a basic circle with a simple black radius. Any suggestions? Craig

2 3rd November 08:59 jodi_frye External User Posts: 1	Basic Circle (transparent inside - black outside) Craig, use the elliptical marquee tool ( hiding behind rec marquee),,hold down shift key for perfect circle....go to edit>stroke to place a border on the circle....chose color and pixel width.

5 3rd November 09:01 byron gale External User Posts: 1	Basic Circle (transparent inside - black outside) Craig, Create a new layer above the image you want to circle, and have that layer active when you do the Elliptical Marquee / Stroke. That will put your circle on it's own, otherwise transparent, layer. You can then use the Move tool to move the circle. HTH, Byron

6 3rd November 09:01 jodi_frye External User Posts: 1	Basic Circle (transparent inside - black outside) Byron, now that I read your answer my mind is much clearer as to what he wanted to do...Note to self....don't reply to posts while carrying a splitting headache !

7 3rd November 09:01 jodi_frye External User Posts: 1	Basic Circle (transparent inside - black outside) I believe at the moment it is the kids that ail me.

8 3rd November 09:01 grant_dixon External User Posts: 1	Basic Circle (transparent inside - black outside) Jodi Come on over I have put on a pot of homemade chicken soup it's good for what ever ails you! Grant

9 3rd November 09:02 jodi_frye External User Posts: 1	Basic Circle (transparent inside - black outside) Thanks Grant, I needed the 'uplift'

10 3rd November 09:03 External User Posts: 1	Basic Circle (transparent inside - black outside) ROFLMAO! -- Have A Nice Day, :-) James Hutchinson http://www.pbase.com/myeyesview http://www.myeyesviewstudio.com/