Creating And Managing Patterns - Adobe 13102498 - Photoshop CS3 - Mac User Manual

Stroke a path with color
Select the path in the Paths palette.
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2 Choose Stroke Path from the palette menu.
In the Stroke Path dialog box, choose a tool to stroke the path.
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Draw a circle or square
You can draw a circle or square using the elliptical or rectangular marquee tools, and then add a line (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.
In the Layers palette, click the New Layer button
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circle or square on its own layer makes it easier to work with.
Select the Elliptical Marquee tool
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Drag in the document window to create the shape. Hold down the Shift key while dragging to constrain the shape
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to a circle or square.
4 Choose Edit > Stroke.
In the Stroke dialog box, type a value for Width, and then click the color swatch to display the Adobe Color Picker.
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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.
Set the location for the stroke in relationship to the marquee by choosing Inside, Center, or Outside. Adjust the
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other settings as desired, and click OK. Photoshop strokes the line using the color and stroke settings you set.
See also
"Stroke a selection or layer with color" on page 353

Creating and managing patterns

About patterns
A pattern is an image that is repeated, or tiled, when you use it to fill a layer or selection. Photoshop comes with a
variety of preset patterns.
You can create new patterns and save them in libraries for use with different tools and commands. Preset 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.
Photoshop also provides the Pattern Maker filter to create pattern presets, or fill a layer or selection with a custom
pattern.
to create a new layer for the circle or square. Isolating the
or the Rectangular Marquee tool in the toolbox.
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