How To Round of the Edge of a Square

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duckster
Oct 8, 2004
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Dear Experienced PhotoShop Users,

I would like to take a square object, such as a tooth, and round off the corners. I have found various ways using replace color, or by using a paint brush to do so pixels by pixel. This way, however leaves me with a jagged edge and not the round smooth one I am looking for.

I am new to PhotoShop and don’t speak its language fluently, so I am unsure as to what this technique is called.

Might someone be kind enough to at least tell me in PS speak what I am looking for? A tip or two how to accomplish this task would be mighty appreciated, but not necessary. 🙂

TIA to all,

Kelly Kirsch

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Clive Croucher
Oct 8, 2004
What version of Photoshop are you using?

"(the)duckster" wrote in message
Dear Experienced PhotoShop Users,

I would like to take a square object, such as a tooth, and round off the corners. I have found various ways using replace color, or by using a
paint
brush to do so pixels by pixel. This way, however leaves me with a jagged edge and not the round smooth one I am looking for.

I am new to PhotoShop and don’t speak its language fluently, so I am
unsure
as to what this technique is called.

Might someone be kind enough to at least tell me in PS speak what I am looking for? A tip or two how to accomplish this task would be mighty appreciated, but not necessary. 🙂

TIA to all,

Kelly Kirsch

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duckster
Oct 8, 2004
Thank you for your reply. I am using Photoshop CS for windows

"clive" wrote in message
What version of Photoshop are you using?

"(the)duckster" wrote in message
Dear Experienced PhotoShop Users,

I would like to take a square object, such as a tooth, and round off the corners. I have found various ways using replace color, or by using a
paint
brush to do so pixels by pixel. This way, however leaves me with a
jagged
edge and not the round smooth one I am looking for.

I am new to PhotoShop and don’t speak its language fluently, so I am
unsure
as to what this technique is called.

Might someone be kind enough to at least tell me in PS speak what I am looking for? A tip or two how to accomplish this task would be mighty appreciated, but not necessary. 🙂

TIA to all,

Kelly Kirsch

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Scott Schwartz
Oct 8, 2004
Select the square and then go to select -> modify -> smooth and enter a value. the selection will then have rounded corners. You can invert the selection and delete.

"(the)duckster" wrote in message
Thank you for your reply. I am using Photoshop CS for windows

"clive" wrote in message
What version of Photoshop are you using?

"(the)duckster" wrote in message
Dear Experienced PhotoShop Users,

I would like to take a square object, such as a tooth, and round off the
corners. I have found various ways using replace color, or by using a
paint
brush to do so pixels by pixel. This way, however leaves me with a
jagged
edge and not the round smooth one I am looking for.

I am new to PhotoShop and don’t speak its language fluently, so I am
unsure
as to what this technique is called.

Might someone be kind enough to at least tell me in PS speak what I am looking for? A tip or two how to accomplish this task would be mighty appreciated, but not necessary. 🙂

TIA to all,

Kelly Kirsch

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Clive Croucher
Oct 9, 2004
In Photoshop CS you have the facility to create a rounded corner rectangle. On the toolbar go to the rectangle tool (its the one below the text tool) the second choice down is the rounded corner tool. You can choose what radius you want for the corners and you can make it a square by holding down the shift key, but you need to ensure that your radius is not too large or you have only a circle.

Best of luck

"(the)duckster" wrote in message
Dear Experienced PhotoShop Users,

I would like to take a square object, such as a tooth, and round off the corners. I have found various ways using replace color, or by using a
paint
brush to do so pixels by pixel. This way, however leaves me with a jagged edge and not the round smooth one I am looking for.

I am new to PhotoShop and don’t speak its language fluently, so I am
unsure
as to what this technique is called.

Might someone be kind enough to at least tell me in PS speak what I am looking for? A tip or two how to accomplish this task would be mighty appreciated, but not necessary. 🙂

TIA to all,

Kelly Kirsch

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edjh
Oct 9, 2004
(the)duckster wrote:

Dear Experienced PhotoShop Users,

I would like to take a square object, such as a tooth, and round off the corners. I have found various ways using replace color, or by using a paint brush to do so pixels by pixel. This way, however leaves me with a jagged edge and not the round smooth one I am looking for.

I am new to PhotoShop and don’t speak its language fluently, so I am unsure as to what this technique is called.

Might someone be kind enough to at least tell me in PS speak what I am looking for? A tip or two how to accomplish this task would be mighty appreciated, but not necessary. 🙂

TIA to all,

Kelly Kirsch

There’s a Rounded Rectangle tool in Shapes, below the "T". Consult manual for more details.


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duckster
Oct 13, 2004
Steve,

Thank you for this tip. I’m working still on making the corners look naturally curved, but the technique has great promise. I do some work for a dentist who does digital imaging – before/after renderings of a patient’s smile and this particular move is called "rounding the incisal embrazures".

Appreciate much your taking time to post.

Kelly Kirsch
"Scott Schwartz" wrote in message
Select the square and then go to select -> modify -> smooth and enter a value. the selection will then have rounded corners. You can invert the selection and delete.

"(the)duckster" wrote in message
Thank you for your reply. I am using Photoshop CS for windows

"clive" wrote in message
What version of Photoshop are you using?

"(the)duckster" wrote in message
Dear Experienced PhotoShop Users,

I would like to take a square object, such as a tooth, and round off the
corners. I have found various ways using replace color, or by using
a
paint
brush to do so pixels by pixel. This way, however leaves me with a
jagged
edge and not the round smooth one I am looking for.

I am new to PhotoShop and don’t speak its language fluently, so I am
unsure
as to what this technique is called.

Might someone be kind enough to at least tell me in PS speak what I
am
looking for? A tip or two how to accomplish this task would be
mighty
appreciated, but not necessary. 🙂

TIA to all,

Kelly Kirsch

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duckster
Oct 13, 2004
Of course I meant Scott…not Steve!

Sorry!
"Scott Schwartz" wrote in message
Select the square and then go to select -> modify -> smooth and enter a value. the selection will then have rounded corners. You can invert the selection and delete.

"(the)duckster" wrote in message
Thank you for your reply. I am using Photoshop CS for windows

"clive" wrote in message
What version of Photoshop are you using?

"(the)duckster" wrote in message
Dear Experienced PhotoShop Users,

I would like to take a square object, such as a tooth, and round off the
corners. I have found various ways using replace color, or by using
a
paint
brush to do so pixels by pixel. This way, however leaves me with a
jagged
edge and not the round smooth one I am looking for.

I am new to PhotoShop and don’t speak its language fluently, so I am
unsure
as to what this technique is called.

Might someone be kind enough to at least tell me in PS speak what I
am
looking for? A tip or two how to accomplish this task would be
mighty
appreciated, but not necessary. 🙂

TIA to all,

Kelly Kirsch

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