Adobe 23101335 User Guide - Page 174
Using the shape tools, Creating rasterized shapes, Setting shape tool options
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164 CHAPTER 6 Drawing and Editing • Select a different tool in the toolbox to switch between drawing tools. When using a shape tool, you can also select a different shape tool in the options bar. 5 Click the OK button ( ) in the options bar, or press Enter or Return, to dismiss the drawing tools. To reselect the work path, select Work Path in the Paths palette. (See "Using the Paths palette (Photoshop)" on page 171.) Creating rasterized shapes As the name implies, rasterized shapes are not vector objects. Creating a rasterized shape is the same as making a selection and filling it with the foreground color. You cannot edit a rasterized shape as a vector object. To create a rasterized shape: 1 Select a layer. You cannot create a rasterized shape on a vector-based layer (a shape layer or a type layer). 2 Specify a foreground color. 3 Select the rectangle tool ( ), rounded rectangle tool ( ), ellipse tool ( ), or line tool ( ); additionally, in Photoshop, select the polygon tool ( ) or custom shape tool ( ). 4 In the options bar, click the Create Filled Region button ( ), and set the following options: • Choose a layer blending mode from the Mode menu. • Specify a layer opacity using the Opacity text box or pop-up slider. • Select Anti-aliased to blend the shape's edge pixels with the surrounding pixels. • Set additional, tool-specific options. (See "Setting shape tool options" on page 164, "Drawing with the pen tool" on page 167, and "Drawing with the freeform pen tool" on page 169.) 5 Drag in the image to define the shape. Continue drawing shapes as desired. You can switch between shape tools by selecting a different tool in the toolbox or options bar. Using the shape tools You use the shape tools to draw lines, rectangles, rounded rectangles, and ellipses in an image. In Photoshop, you can also draw polygons and create custom shape libraries to reuse and share custom shapes. (Photoshop) Select a shape in the options bar, and click the inverted arrow to display options for the selected shape. Setting shape tool options Each shape tool provides specific options; for example, you can set options that allow you to draw a rectangle with fixed dimensions or a line with arrowheads. To set tool-specific options: 1 Select a shape tool. 2 In the options bar, set the following options. In Photoshop, click the inverted arrow ( ) next to the shape buttons to view additional options.