Hidy guys, silly ? I'm trying to center my images for my 1inch circle..I have a boarder around outside and i'm trying to make it even all the way around..is there a way to do that or am i'm SOOL?

Thanks guys
M

Is your 1-inch circle centered and on a layer of its own?

ummm I guess..LOL I start with new image...315x315..then I color or do polka dots..whichever...then I make a circle around the edges..then when I put it on the template..I'm trying to get the orange the same all the way around..does that make sense?

M

The one that has alpha at end is the right picture

Do you mean a border like a border (stroke), around a circle?
Or do you mean a border around your entire image (layer)
If you want a nice border around your circle just right click and
alpha to selection select your circle choose Select/border from the top menu
Put in the values you want for width in pixels, then click ok.
The border will show around your circle still selected.
You now have the option to fill it or stroke it.(or whatever else you want to do with it)

Select/none

Rob look at the link above..that has alpha in it...you can see the template with the circles on it...I'm tryin to find out if there is a way/shortcut key or something that I can make that each image is competely centered in its little place..so like the orange circle around edges is the same all the way around showing.

It looks like you have chopped the large circle on the edges so that it has flat edges. Is that what you wanted?

You have merged the layers in the xcf file so that it is a single image rather than in layers. Each of those circles should have been on a separate layer rather than putting them on the same layer as the bg. It is very important to keep your layers intact before merging them all together.

What your xcf image looks like saved as a png image.



Late Edit: Oops, just downloaded your alpha version. I'm just not sure of what you want.

EDIT-


Here is what you do
make new layer (transparent)
Alpha to select the circle you want to border.
reselect your new layer
Create the border by going to
Select/grow grow to where you want your border - fill with the color you need it to be.
select/shrink - shrink it to the width you want it to be...
edit/clear - or delete

Thank you Thank you Thank you...I got it going on here...LOL




M

Good deal =)
You know i wonder if there could be a scm written for this effect?
you make a selection
run script -
Script has 3 values you can set
circumference - in pixels (height-width are equal)
border width
color - fill

script makes a copy of the selection on a new layer
script grows the selection to circumference values you entered
script fills the selection with color you desire
script creates the border width from outer to inner
script clears the rest of inner circle
script creates new layer with border on it.
Be nice to have this one with a live preview.

probably not that easy though ..

i know this is an old thread but i was wondering to get the effect do i need to make the circle in different layers and then combine them all together. im trying to make some bottle cap images and i really like these but i dont know exactly how to make them. http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.211528782.jpg

Definitely use multiple layers, it's easier to edit.

For your example, it seems like it would be good to have at least three different layers for the main circle, and a fourth for the border. You'd have additional layers for the effects (polka-dots, reflection, etc).

I made one up really quick (didn't have a zebra pattern, but leopard is more sassy anyway ) if you want to check out the XCF. I made it using these steps:

Circle Tool (I can't confidently spell ellipse) and fill with black for the border.
Shrink selection by 2px and make a new layer.
Fill new smaller circle with a lightish pink (outer edge).
Shrink selection by 10px (I think it was 10) and make a new layer.
Filler new smaller circle with darker pink (bevel-like shadow)
Shrink selection by 6px and make a new layer.
Fill new smaller circle with pattern.

The other layers are the effects. Throw in a Minnie Mouse and you've got your bottle cap, or at least a really simple copy of it. There are other ways of getting the same results too.

Is that what you were asking? I'll feel like a dork if you had something completely different in mind!

thats exactly what i wanted. Thank you.