In most cases, digital images tend to be rectangular. But it doesn’t mean that you can’t experiment with shapes. You’ve probably come across some circular images on the Internet, haven’t you? Maybe you’ve seen them on a website. It could’ve been someone’s profile picture. Have you ever wondered how you can get the same result? Well, you’re in luck! In this article you will learn how to crop an image into a circle in Photoshop.
It may be difficult to tell the difference between resizing and cropping. But both of these tools are necessary to master for pretty much anyone who shares images on social media or their website. Why? Because you will inevitably have to use them at some point or another. These two tools are key to preparing your visual content for publishing online or printing. If you don’t know the difference, you might end up with blurry printed out photos or images that have such a big file size that they barely load on your website; even if your visitors have a fast internet connection. If you want to get better at image editing, you’ll need to learn what it means to resize an image and what it means to crop it. The better you understand this, the better results you’ll get.
Photoshop is probably the most well-known and versatile image-editing software nowadays. It offers a mind-blowingly wide range of tools and features – from basic to advanced; including everything you need to crop an image.