How to draw a circle or ellipse
Select the Circle/Ellipse tool. The context panel shows Stroke Width and Fill options.
Choose your colours. Set stroke and fill colours from the colour picker.
Set stroke width (0-50 px). Set to 0 for a filled shape with no border.
Click and drag on the canvas to draw your ellipse. The shape expands as you drag.
Hold Shift to draw a perfect circle with equal width and height.
Release to place the shape on the object layer.
Features
Perfect circles
Hold Shift to guarantee equal width and height.
Fill options
Solid colour or gradient fills. Combined with no stroke for smooth painted blobs.
Editable
Circles and ellipses stay editable on the object layer. Use Select to reposition or resize.
Tips
Start from the intended centre of the shape for more intuitive placement.
A wide, flat ellipse represents a circle viewed at an angle — great for table tops, wheels, or planet rings.
Create flower patterns, bubble clusters, and chain-link effects with overlapping circles in different colours.