Creating a sold, rounded rectangle(this is driving me nuts!)

jack7890 · Joined: 05 Jul 2008 Posts: 2

Hi,

I'm trying to create a solid-color rectangle with rounded edges (feather of 5px). This seems like it should be simple, but I'm having a problem: I use the Rectangular Marquee tool to create the rectangle and then the Paint Bucket tool to fill in the rectangle. When I do this, the edges of the rectangle are fuzzy. I would like the edges to be hard (not fuzzy). Under the Paint Bucket options, Anti-alias is unchecked, the Mode is Normal, and the Opacity is 100%.

I notice that when I try to create a rectangle without rounded edges, the border is not fuzzy. Why does it become fuzzy when I try to create a rectangle with rounded edges?

Thanks in advance for your help.

BamBam

Use the Rounded-rectangle shape tool, then make it a selection, fill the selection, then feather it

jack7890 · Joined: 05 Jul 2008 Posts: 2

Okay great, thanks for your help. And if I just want to make a rectangular border (with rounded edges) how would I do that?

Thanks.

BamBam

Turn it into selection then right click in the selection the go down to stroke

artd

Jack,

Try this: With the feather set to zero, make your selection using the Rectangular Marquee Tool. The selection will not have rounded corners and will not be fuzzy. Now go to Select > Modify > Smooth and set the radius size as desired (depending on how rounded you want the corners).

Hope this helps.

monopsony · Joined: 06 Jul 2008 Posts: 3

Making a new channel and adjusting levels also makes a nice smoth edge on the corners.