How to Draw a Rectangle with Rounded Corners

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Don't see a round-cornered rectangle tool in Photoshop? Here's the answer...

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Step1
Open Photoshop 5.5 and create a new image file measuring 300 by 300
Step2
pixels.
Step3
Set the resolution to 72 pixels per inch and the mode to RGB color.
Step4
Select the Rectangular Marquee tool and drag it on the canvas to the desired size.
Step5
From the Select menu, choose Modify and Smooth. Enter 16 and click OK.
Step6
Choose a foreground color. Select the Paintbucket tool and click in the selection.

Tips & Warnings

  • For softer corners, apply a 1-pixel feather to your selection.
  • For smaller corners, choose a number less than 16.

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