How to draw a circle with no fill in Photoshop

[Asterix2511]

thanks for this

[bluecoldbreeze]

Okay make sure when you select stroke path that you brush color is not the same as your background color....

[bluecoldbreeze]

Sorry that was mean but f**k man this is not working. I can select stroke path now magically but nothing happens after I select brush. F**K Phrustrationshop. This is the least intuitive software I have ever used...

[bluecoldbreeze]

Why the hell can't I select stroke path bro....?

[gtrose3]

someone please insted of a stroke around the circle i' got a smudge

[gtrose3]

@gtrose3

[melkor486]

1.- open photoshop

2.- open paint

3.- draw a circle in paint

4.- copy it to photoshop

[TheMacyoo]

I guess i'll just use a square head for my stickman instead lol

[sandrononsoloarte]

@TheMacyoo LOL, yes, I also feel PS should be easier sometimes...

[LeneVaagland]

THANK YOU! So helpful!!

[MrSupa5]

You are my hero Sandronon.... I have been wanting a circle for hours now

[mnadeau1992]

love the sounds, it reminds me of Deer hunter 2. LOLZ

[rslowfan]

Great. Simple and informative.

[zodac121]

I get like a space between the top of the circle, why?

[pianokid100]

I like how just drawing a circle requires like 7 steps in photoshop

[TheMacyoo]

@pianokid100

haha yeah, I was like wtf argh cant believe im gonna have to google for tutorials for making a fucking circle

[never4getthis]

why cant i erase the circel?

[1337syncc]

when i right click, i cant choose stroke path?

[manuruleforeva123]

@1337syncc yea same here

[sandrononsoloarte]

@TwisteRtheBeasteR Sorry, the first phrase I wrote was misleading. I wanted to say that in order to have "stroke path" you MUST USE the ellipse tool. So the ellipse tool must be selected when you right click on the circle. (If you still experience problems, try to close the document and start a new one. Sometimes, Photoshop is a bit unpredictable on my (slow) computer and commands don't work as expected..)

[TheMacyoo]

@sandrononsoloarte

I have to start my document from scratch again just to draw a sucessful circle? :S

This is starting to feel like my experience with sony vegas.

[sandrononsoloarte]

@TheMacyoo No, just select the ellipse tool on whatever document you were working

[TheMacyoo]

@sandrononsoloarte

I tried starting from scratch and restarting photoshop, Still cant select "stroke path" :(

[sandrononsoloarte]

@TheMacyoo mmmh, you probably don't have the right option selected (second top left menu item group of PS the menu bar): "paths" must be selected (the little square with circles in the corners AND the pen drawing in the middle) which is right in the middle of the three options, I made a picture on my blog but I can't post the link (?) non-solo-arte dot come and then slash details-on-how-to-draw-a-circl­e-with-no-fills-with-photoshop­.html

[TheMacyoo]

@sandrononsoloarte

k, now im just gonna find a tutorial on how to copy + paste a circle :P

[sandrononsoloarte]

@TwisteRtheBeasteR because you must be using the (ellipse) Shape Tool.

So, first you create the circle with the ellipse tool (hold+shift while you drag), then you can right click and "stroke path".

(Later on, you need to change to the PEN tool and delete the path.)

(So you must use 2 tools: first the ELLIPSE tool, then the PEN tool)

[AjarJunkman]

ooooooohhhh,that helps alot,

hey do you know how to remove those squares that i get when i zoom in really close?

they are really annoying

[sandrononsoloarte]

@AjarJunkman do you mean the view>show>grid or the pixel themselves in high magnification? In the latter case, you can't get rid of them as these make up the "line" you see. Photoshop works with those tiny "squares" which are called "pixels" and make up any image like in a jigsaw puzzle.

(on the other side, Adobe Illustrator works with matehmatical formula and not pixel: it "draws" functions like y^2 +x^2=c and this is a circle)

[sandrononsoloarte]

@HappyDraw1 I use Camtasia Jing Pro for onscreen video capture. You can do the same (plus editing) with Camtasia

[DisneyProWriting]

thank you so much!

[derick1259]

How do you draw a circle that is 1000 pixels high EXACTLY?

[sandrononsoloarte]

@derick1259 you need to go to the "amoeba" or irregular (wawy) shape first (extreme right of the shape tools in the top bar) and then specify the "ellipse otions">fixed size> W=1000, H=1000. Then simply use the ellipse tool and click on the working area. A circle of exactly the same size (1000px in diameter) appears. (Then follow all instructions as before, right click "stroke path", right click "delete path" )

[derick1259]

@sandrononsoloarte Thankyou!

[cirymarr]

Thanks for the vid - it has helped a lot. Quick question - how do I increase the 'thickness' (in pixels) of the elipse?

[VampireAkis]

the best tutorial about circles on youtube!

thank you sooooo much!

[hirokada]

Thanks for this simple tutorial! =)

[sandrononsoloarte]

@hirokada You are welcome!

[jd1iraq]

thanks man

[sandrononsoloarte]

@jd1iraq Glad it was useful!

[unregalito]

Thanks! So simple, yet so useful.

[sandrononsoloarte]

First with the ellipse tool (paths selected), then with the pen tool (right click and choose "delete path".

So again:

1. you first use the ellipse tool (with "paths" selected, so that you don't draw a shape, but, yes, a "path". actually a vector) to draw the circle (hold SHIFT while dragging).

2. With the ellipse tool still selected, right click >"fill stroke" (pixels created)

3. Then you select the pen tool and right click on the circle to delete the path (right click>"delete path").

[cirymarr]

@sandrononsoloarte Thanks for that - how do I increase the depth/thickness of the elipse?

[sandrononsoloarte]

@cirymarr yes, good question. You need to do that by selecting the BRUSH properties, first, then apply the instructions of this video. So for instance, if you want a thicker circle (or red, or different style, etc...) go to BRUSH> and then select any type/size you want.

Then, as I said, follow the steps of the video as usual

[technical12345]

WTF? You draw it with the pen tool or with an elipse tool? When I choose pen tool and then what - without clicking the elipse (top bar) I can't draw an elipse.. if I click the elipse on top bar - the tool is changed from pen tool to elipse tool. Either way, I don't have path options with it (neither LMB nor RMB).. hm?