How do I draw a filled circle??

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Jul 31, 2006
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What is the best way to draw this: A white circle 32×32 with a 1 pixel black outline?

I tried drawing a white 32×32, then setting a 1 px black stroke on the outside. This achieves the desired effect, but the outline ends up looking very dark gray vs. black, and its not as smooth as I would like.

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Jul 31, 2006
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What is the best way to draw this: A white circle 32×32 with a 1 pixel black outline?

I tried drawing a white 32×32, then setting a 1 px black stroke on the outside. This achieves the desired effect, but the outline ends up looking very dark gray vs. black, and its not as smooth as I would like.

Try Select – border with feathering, then fill. If the object is to be used on a web page, saving as GIF with a matte the same color as background is helpful.
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Kingdom
Jul 31, 2006
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What is the best way to draw this: A white circle 32×32 with a 1 pixel black outline?

I tried drawing a white 32×32, then setting a 1 px black stroke on the outside. This achieves the desired effect, but the outline ends up looking very dark gray vs. black, and its not as smooth as I would like.

Use Illustrator or Coral for VECTOR work


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Tacit
Jul 31, 2006
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Try Select – border with feathering, then fill. If the object is to be used on a web page, saving as GIF with a matte the same color as background is helpful.

Select->Border does not produce a smooth, even border.

A better way is to use the Edit->Stroke command to make a border around a selection; that’s what it’s for.


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Tacit
Jul 31, 2006
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I tried drawing a white 32×32, then setting a 1 px black stroke on the outside. This achieves the desired effect, but the outline ends up looking very dark gray vs. black,…

Yes. This is because the stroke is anti-aliased.

…and its not as smooth as I would like.

Correct. It will never be smooth, at least not at that size. It is not physically possible. Photoshop is a "raster" program–it works in pixels, which are little squares of color. It is not possible to make smooth curves out of squares.

If you describe what you intend to use this circle for, we may be able to help you get the effect you desire.


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theartist
Aug 1, 2006
Nobody wrote:
What is the best way to draw this: A white circle 32×32 with a 1 pixel black outline?

I tried drawing a white 32×32, then setting a 1 px black stroke on the outside. This achieves the desired effect, but the outline ends up looking very dark gray vs. black, and its not as smooth as I would like.
What you’re needing to do is: set up two ellipses, one a bit smaller than the other with independent, high-contrast masks and centered stroke effects. Set the layer effects to make sure "layer mask hides effect" is checked.

Below is a detailed explanation if you need one:

create two ellipses with the shape tool— one white, 30px by 30px, one black, 32×32. Make sure "layer mask hides effect" is checked on in the effects panel, and do a centered stroke on each layer, matching each layer’s color. Align center all your shapes, then hide the white layer. On the black layer, control-click the vector mask, and add a layer mask, adjusting the brightness/contrast of the layer mask until the edges are sharp and jagged, this may take a couple of passes. Usually around -50 brightness and 100% contrast. Show the white layer, and create a layer mask, adjusting the brightness and contrast until the edges are sharp on that mask too. If your mask isn’t exactly like you want it, follow up in the layer masks with a 1 px pencil control.

IMO, Photoshop REALLY needs to implement a independent smoothing selection (like type) for vector objects and effects. This would be nice in Illustrator, too.


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James McNangle
Aug 1, 2006
tacit wrote:

…and its not as smooth as I would like.

Correct. It will never be smooth, at least not at that size. It is not physically possible. Photoshop is a "raster" program–it works in pixels, which are little squares of color. It is not possible to make smooth curves out of squares.

If you describe what you intend to use this circle for, we may be able to help you get the effect you desire.

You will never get a smooth circle of this size. You may do better with an octogon. To see why, and study alternatives, get a piece of graph paper with large squares and draw a circle with a diameter of 32 squares. Then try to fill in your circle by filling in individual squares with a pencil.

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