User's Manual

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS2
User Guide
To draw a circle or square
Youcan drawacircleorsquareusing theellipticalorrectangular marqueetools,and then addaline(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.
1 In the Layers palette, 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 theStrokedialogbox,typeavaluefor Width, andthenclick thecolor swatch to displaythe AdobeColor Picker.
6 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.
7 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.
See also
“Stroking a selection or layer with color” on page 499
Creating and managing patterns
About patterns
Apattern is an imagethatisrepeated, or tiled, when you use it to fill a layer or selection. Photoshop and ImageReady
come with a variety of preset patterns.
In Photoshop, you can create new patterns and save them in libraries for use with different tools and commands.
P
reset patterns are displayed in pop-up palettes 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
palettes by choosing a display option from the pop-up palette menu. You can also manage pattern presets using the
preset manager.
In ImageReady, you can define a single pattern, called the User Defined Pattern, which you can use to fill selections
a
nd layers.
Photoshop also provides the Pattern Maker filter to create pattern presets, or fill a layer or selection with a custom
pa
ttern.
See also
“The Pattern Maker filter” on page 502
“Using tool presets” on page 48