creating a circle logo

[mel@justbeus]

Hi Damien, 

I am wanting to add some colour to my watermark by creating a coloured circle logo. I have a coloured layer (used from a photo) for the background, my watermark and a text box. I have created an Ellipse shape around it, but can not get it to switch to inverse and for the life of me I cannot find out why! I'll add a photo of it too. Basically I'm wanting the background to be the new circle so I'm left with a circle logo. God I hope that makes sense!!! Eeek

[Damien Symonds]

Hey Mel, may I see a screenshot of your layers panel?

[mel@justbeus]

[Damien Symonds]

Can't you just double-click on the black oval thumbnail in the layers panel?  It's a vector shape already, so you can change it to any colour you want.

[mel@justbeus]

I want to make it the colour of layer one. So thats the part I'm stuck on

[mel@justbeus]

Would a clipping mask work better? because basically I want to cut a circle out?

 

[Damien Symonds]

Then move it below Layer 1.  Then clip Layer 1 to it.

[mel@justbeus]

Wonderful it worked - thank you

 

[Damien Symonds]

Yay!