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How to create circle in Photoshop

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December 24, 2016
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Hello, I have a Photoshop assignment, I just need to finding a way to make similar circles just like attached below, although i have create circles but dont know how to make these circles in one circle shape? any help will be highly appreciated i just need to submit assignment soon....

can any body help me in this regards to find a frame work to make similar shape?

Silkrooster

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Number of circles needed divided by 360 degrees. Will give you the number of degrees to rotate for the next circle.

Trevor.Dennis

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What I couldn't think of a nice sound solution for, was to size and space the circles so as to get the perfect overlap with the stroke exactly matching the overlap. The best I could think of was to make the first one a Smart Object, and get close with Step and repeat, and then adjusting the stroke value of one of the SOs to get the overlap right.

But if the brief gave a precise size for the circle and stroke width, I can't think how to do that without trial and error.

Silkrooster

Legend

This is where you benefit from using illustrator. It has a live effect called transform. Not only can it rotate, scale and position, each new object is an instance of the original. Meaning any changes to the original is reflected in the new instances. Once satisfied with the scaling of the original, you can expand it to break the link. Then you can adjust the color of each object individually since they are no longer instances.

But I don't know if the original poster has illustrator, so this could be a moot point.

postrophe

Inspiring

Hi

These kinds of infographics are best done in Illustrator (at least the elements), then added to other software ( PS, Indd)

My 2¢

Pierre

Trevor.Dennis

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I'm sure you're right Pierre, but I try to be mindful that most of the people we see on this forum only have Photoshop & Lightroom, and that becomes more likely when they profess to being new to the software. On the other hand, the OP mentioned this being an assignment, which suggests a teaching establishment of some kind, that likely does have Illustrator, but an assignment would probably be firm about what application should be used.

Trevor.Dennis

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I'm going to suggest another way. It might sound more involved, but it is not hard and is the method you would use if you were an expert (so more points for your projects.

Start with the Elliptical Shape tool. I dragged out the guides to mark the image center, but that is not crucial. Hold down the Alt and Shift key while dragging. That will force a perfect circle, the central point at your starting point.
Set Fill to off (Red diagonal) and the stroke to your required thickness

Now select the Rounded Rectangle Shape tool, and drag out the handle. You can use the Space bar to reposition while dragging, or just move it into position after wards.
In the Shape Properties panel, drag across any of the Radius fields to make the end a half circle.

Select the two shape layers and merge (Ctrl e — Cmd e)

Select the Direct Select tool (white arrow) and drag across both shapes so that all points become active

Last step. With the points active click to open Path Operations in the Options Bar, and chose Merge Shape Components

You now have a vector shape which can copy or resize, as many times as you need without loosing quality.

You can drag it to a CC Library for future use.

Or (with the points selected) go Edit > Define Custom Shape to make it available in the custom shapes panel.

M

mirzaa26404547Author

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Thanks Trevor.Dennis this is perfect tutorial to create circle i ever see or learn, so now i just need to make a frame work just like my attached file to make all 7 circle in a round shape around a big circle to make consistent and look batter?

Derek Cross

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You can create a circle using the Elliptical marquee tool and pressing Shift as you draw it. Then applying a Stroke to get the color and thickness. Have each circle on separate Layers (and all the other items), so you can move them into the correct position.

You haven't been given a beginners assignment !

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mirzaa26404547Author

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Thanks Derek Cross, I just created circles i want to make these circles in same as assignment image? there is any way to make these circles put in circle shape i need to create 7 circles and make similar image just like 7 circle's image?

Derek Cross

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Can't you create a large outer circle for alignment purposes which you can turn off when it's job has been done?

By the way, note the white circle fill.

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