perfect square?

teammatt3's picture

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I have been stumped with this problem for a very long time so I think it is time for some help...

I want to make a perfect square on Photoshop, but when I make a box that is 5X5 pixels it does not look square. I finally figured out why, because screen resolutions are not square. So what dimensions do you need to use to make a small square?

s0da's picture

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height = width?

i dont think your gonna get a perfect square unless you create the square directly in the middle of the page smaller than the screen dimensions.

Suzanne's picture

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http://www.csbruce.com/~csbruce/cynic/pixel.html
http://www.lurkertech.com/lg/pixelaspect.html

Provide a sample, I think you either have an issue with your monitor or have anti-aliasing enabled. Or possibly a visual illusion going on. You can measure the image on your monitor to determine if there is an issue.

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Hmmm....that sounds odd.

How are you doing this? If you are making a selection and filling it make sure feathering is set to 0.

Why not just create a new 5 px X 5 px image and fill it, stroke it, or do whatever you need to do with it?

Roo

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