Using The Shape Tools - Adobe PHOTOSHOP 6.0 Manual

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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 (
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:
Select a layer. You cannot create a rasterized
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shape on a vector-based layer (a shape layer or a
type layer).
Specify a foreground color.
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Select the rectangle tool ( ), rounded rectangle
3
tool ( ), ellipse tool ( ), or line tool ( );
additionally, in Photoshop, select the polygon
tool ( ) or custom shape tool ( ).
In the options bar, click the Create Filled Region
4
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.
) in the options bar,
• 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.
In the options bar, set the following options.
2
In Photoshop, click the inverted arrow ( ) next to
the shape buttons to view additional options.