SimpleSnip tutorial

How to Draw Shapes on a Photo

Learn how to draw rectangles, ellipses, and lines on your image with SimpleSnip's Shape tool.

1. Select the Shape tool

   Click Shape in the toolbar, or press R.

2. Pick a shape

   Choose Rectangle, Ellipse, or Line from the options bar.

3. Set fill and stroke

   For rectangles and ellipses, toggle Fill on or off and set its opacity; the fill color is the shared foreground color. Toggle Stroke for an outline, pick its color, and set its width. A line only has a stroke.

4. Draw it

   Drag on the canvas to draw the shape. Hold Shift while dragging to constrain a rectangle to a square, an ellipse to a circle, or a line to 45-degree angles.

5. It lands on the active layer

   The shape is drawn directly onto the selected pixel layer, masked to any active selection, just like the Brush.

💡 Tip: Draw a shape onto its own new layer if you want to move, restyle, or delete it independently later.