Photoshop User - USA (2019-10)

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› › HOW TO

Step 10: With this circle path still

selected, go under the Layer menu,

to Vector Mask, and choose Current

Path. This will mask the blue image

inside the circle, and you’ll see the

vector mask icon in the Layers panel.

Step 11: With the path still active,

press Command-C (PC: Ctrl-C) then

Command-V (PC: Ctrl-V) to duplicate

the circle path. It automatically places

it in the same position as the original

path. Press Command-T (PC: Ctrl-T)

for Free Transform, hold down the

Option (PC: Alt) key so the shape

will resize from the center, and click-

and-drag a corner point inward to

scale it down proportionally and cre-

ate a ring. Press Enter when done.

Next, click on the Pathfinder

Options icon (overlapping squares) in

the Options Bar, and choose Subtract

Front Shape. This will knock out that

center shape, confining the effect

to just the ring area.