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How to draw a circle on an image with Photoshop?

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debutant_4522 Posted messages 7 Status Member -  
 LeGnou -

Hello,

I'm having trouble tracing a circle on an image with Photoshop. The goal is to highlight a spot on a landscape. I would like the circle to be empty and to choose its color and thickness.

How can I do this?

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    M-12 Posted messages 1349 Status Member 285
     

    I still specified

    Ellipse selection tool,

    you are not on the right tool

    Press M and you will be on the selection tools bar and you choose the ellipse selection tool

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  2. M-12 Posted messages 1349 Status Member 285
     

    Hello,

    - Create a blank layer

    - Ellipse selection tool

    - Hold down the Shift key to create a perfect circle and drag to achieve the desired size of the circle

    - Edit menu --> Stroke

    Set the thickness (e.g., 5 px), the color, center, and confirm

    The circle is on a separate layer

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  3. debutant_4522 Posted messages 7 Status Member
     

    Thank you very much for this information.

    I created a layer, using the Ellipse tool, holding the Shift key and adjusting the size of the circle... all that is fine.

    But in Edit, I can't select stroke of selection, it’s grayed out...

    Did I miss something?

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  4. M-12 Posted messages 1349 Status Member 285
     

    Hi again,

    Are you on the created layer and is the selection visible as a dashed line?

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    1. roudoudou22
       

      There's no need to create a blank layer; it is created automatically when the ellipse tool is selected.

      There's no need to try to use the edit menu; simply adjust the thickness slider to set the outline's thickness.

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      1. debutant_4522 Posted messages 7 Status Member > roudoudou22
         

        These are details that may concern specialists :o)

        I believe that M-12 provided simple explanations for a beginner like me...

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      2. M-12 Posted messages 1349 Status Member 285 > roudoudou22
         

        Hello Roudoudou,

        Except that I'm talking about the ellipse selection tool and not the ellipse tool.

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  6. debutant_4522 Posted messages 7 Status Member
     

    Yes...

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  7. M-12 Posted messages 1349 Status Member 285
     

    Did you use the ellipse selection tool (tools at the top of the list press "M" shortcut) and not the ellipse tool press "U" for shortcut

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  8. debutant_4522 Posted messages 7 Status Member
     

    In Trace, I selected Ellipse Shape, then held down Shift to make the circle to the desired size, it seems that it doesn't work afterwards (with the inability to select in Edit)...

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  9. debutant_4522 Posted messages 7 Status Member
     

    It works now!

    I didn't know that you could change the selection tool with the M key, your info was clear from the start, it's just that I'm not comfortable with the program, as my username suggests.

    I will go to bed a little less ignorant tonight :o)

    Thank you very much for your explanations and your patience.

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  10. LeGnou
     

    And there, the contributors/moderators are not shocked that someone is asking this kind of question about a paid (expensive) software...

    ⁚>

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