Section 6: Closed Line ToolsThe Rectangle tool is for creating a closed four-sided square or rectangle with straight lines. Once this tool is selected, you may left-click to drop the starting corner point and drag your mouse until your rectangle or square shape is to your liking. When the shape is to your liking, left-click again to finalize your shape.If you hold down the [Shift] key while drawing with this tool, a square can be created. When finalized, your image will show the standard resizing options as discussed in previous sections. You may proportionately resize your drawn rectangle from any of the corner points, or stretch/squeeze your image from any of the side arrows. You may also rotate your drawn shape, as discussed in previous sections. An example of a drawn rectangle is found below:
When finalized, your image will show the standard resizing options as discussed in previous sections. You may proportionately resize your drawn rectangle from any of the corner points, or stretch/squeeze your image from any of the side arrows. You may also rotate your drawn shape, as discussed in previous sections. You may also alter the degree of your rounded corners by clicking on the green circle in the lower left-hand corner of your rounded rectangle and holding down to drag.
A diagonal pull inward will proportionately round the corners and keep the top/bottom and sides straight.
A pull toward the lower-left will round the top and bottom more but keep the sides straight.
A pull toward the upper-right will round the sides more, but keep the top and bottom straight.
If you hold down the [Shift] key while drawing a rounded rectangle, a square with rounded corners will be created.
Hitting the Escape [Esc] key on your keyboard will delete the most recent point placed. Repeating this action will continue to delete previous points in succession. Holding down the [Shift] key while drawing will force the line to be limited to a vertical, horizontal, or 45-degree increment from the previous point. When finalized, your image will show the standard resizing options as discussed in previous sections. You may proportionately resize your drawn circle from any of the corner points, or stretch/squeeze your image from any of the side arrows. You may also rotate your drawn shape, as discussed in previous sections. An example of a drawn polygon is found below:
When finalized, your image will show the standard resizing options as discussed in previous sections. You may proportionately resize your drawn circle from any of the corner points, or stretch/squeeze your image from any of the side arrows. An example of a drawn circle is found below:
If you hold down the [Shift] key while dragging, the ellipse will become a circle. When finalized, your image will show the standard resizing options as discussed in previous sections. You may proportionately resize your drawn circle from any of the corner points, or stretch/squeeze your image from any of the side arrows. You may also rotate your drawn shape, as discussed in previous sections. An example of a drawn ellipse is found below:
Hitting the Escape [Esc] key on your keyboard will delete the most recent point placed. Repeating this action will continue to delete previous points in succession. When finalized, your image will show the standard resizing options as discussed in previous sections. You may proportionately resize your drawn circle from any of the corner points, or stretch/squeeze your image from any of the side arrows. You may also rotate your drawn shape, as discussed in previous sections. An example of a drawn closed spline is found below:
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The Rounded Rect tool is for creating a rounded rectangle, or a closed four-sided square or rectangle with rounded corners. Once this tool is selected, you may left-click to drop the starting corner point and drag your mouse until your rectangle or square shape is to your liking. When the shape is to your liking, left-click again to finalize your shape.
The Polygon tool is for creating a closed multi-sided shape with straight lines. Once this tool is selected, you may left-click to drop the starting point and drag your mouse to the next desired point. Continue to left-click to drop additional points as desired. Upon reaching your desired end point, double click your left mouse button to release and stop drawing.
The Circle tool is for creating a 360 degree circle. By left-clicking and dragging your mouse, the tool will initially draw a circle. Moving your mouse around will make your circle larger or smaller. Once you have reached the desired size for your circle, you may left-click to stop the sizing process and finalize your circle.
The Ellipse tool is for creating a closed rounded object of varying height or width, but with no points. It is similar to the Circle tool, but does not have a set 360 degree circumference. By left-clicking and dragging your mouse, the tool will initially draw a circular shape. Moving your mouse diagonally will resize your shape. Moving your mouse directly to the right or left will make your shape wider or skinnier. Moving your mouse directly up or down will make your shape taller or shorter. Once you have reached the desired shape and size for your ellipse, you may left-click to stop the sizing process and finalize your ellipse.
The Closed Spline tool is for creating a closed curved line with multiple points. This tool is especially useful when hand-tracing around images. Once this tool is selected, you may left-click to drop the starting point and drag your mouse to the next desired point. Continue to left-click to drop additional points as desired. More points will provide a finer control of where your line is curved. Upon reaching your desired end point, double click your left mouse button to release and stop drawing.
