empty circle or square

Question

How can I make an empty or transparant rectangle/circle in PSE? I want something like this The draw tool only gives me a filled object.

hatstead · Accepted Answer

Try this:1, Open the picture file2. Set your foreground color chip to the color that you have in mind for the rectangular outline3. Activate the Rectangular Marquee tool and drag the outline to embrace the head & ncck4. Open a blank layer above the Background layer. This will be Layer 15. Go to Edit>stroke(outline) selection. In the dialog that opens, place the stroke inside. Try stroke width 4 px. You may have to adjust this6. If the outline is not positioned prefectly, use the move tool to reposition it7. Press CTRL+D to get rid of the "marching ants"

Glenn 8675309 · Answer

The suggestion by hatstead gives you the most control- adding a stroke, then adjusting the size of the stroke.

I'm kinda lazy though: I often use custom shapes for this. One thing about custom shapes:
You can't control their thickness like you do with strokes.

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