Drawing filled polygons in photoshop is fairly easy, however, an outlined circle without the fill seem to be a bit difficult to create. You probably figured it out yourself but for those who haven’t i have outlined the steps below.
There are many ways to create the circle and i am only providing two its up to you to choose which method you prefer later. In my own personal opinion, i find method 2 to be the easiest and more accurate.
Method 1: using the polygon tool (U)
- Add a new layer
- Using the polygon tool (press U)
- Draw a polygon (circle) in to the canvass
- To make a circle or square hold down the shift key while drawing the object
- At the layers palette (press F7, if there’s no layers palette)
- Select the layer with your polygon on
- Drag the Fill Slider bar from 100% to 0%
- Right Click on the polygon layer, and choose Blending Options at the context menu
- At the Styles sidebar, select and place a check at the Stroke check box
- Adjust the Size of the stroke in pixels
- Change the color and the position
- Then click OK
- You may resize the polygon by using the Free Transform (Command-T) key
Method 2: Using the Marquee Tool (m)
- Add a new layer
- Using the Marquee tool (press M)
- Draw a polygon (circle, square, etc) into the canvass
- To make a circle or square hold down the shift key while drawing the object
- At the Edit menu, choose Stroke
- Set the Width in pixel,
- Set the color and location
- Then click OK
- You may resize the polygon by using the Free Transform (Command-T) key
Method 2 is way simpler and the polygon is more concise compare to method 1 either way its up to you to decide.






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