Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 v.14.xx - Manual (Page 594)

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5. Drag within the new shape to create the cutout. When you release the mouse, the image underneath the new shape shows through.
6. To reposition either shape, click the Path Selection tool in the toolbox (it may be hidden by the Direct Selection tool ), and select the
path. Drag it to its new location or use the arrow keys on the keyboard to nudge it a pixel at a time.
Shift-click to select more than one path.
Draw a custom shape
You can draw custom shapes by using shapes from the Custom Shape pop-up panel, or save a shape or path to use as a custom shape.
1. Select the Custom Shape tool . (If the tool isn’t visible, hold down the Rectangle tool near the bottom of the toolbox.)
2. Select a shape from the Custom Shape pop-up panel in the options bar.
If you don’t find a shape you want in the panel, click the arrow in the upper right corner of the panel, and choose a different category of
shapes. When asked to replace current shapes, click either Replace to view only the shapes in the new category or Append to add to the
shapes already displayed.
3. Drag in your image to draw the shape.
Save a shape or path as a custom shape
1. In the Paths panel, select a path—either a vector mask for a shape layer, a work path, or a saved path.
2. Choose Edit > Define Custom Shape, and enter a name for the new custom shape in the Shape Name dialog box. The new shape appears
in the Shape pop-up panel in the options bar.
3. To save the new custom shape as part of a new library, select Save Shapes from the pop-up panel menu.
For more information, see Work with the Preset Manager.
Create a rasterized shape
When you create a rasterized shape, you’re drawing and rasterizing a shape and filling it with the foreground color. You cannot edit a rasterized
shape as a vector object. Raster shapes are created using the current foreground color.
1. Select a layer. You cannot create a rasterized shape on a vector-based layer (for example, a type layer).
2. Select a shape tool, and click the Fill Pixels button in the options bar.
3. Set the following options in the options bar:
Controls how the shape will affect the existing pixels in the image. (See Blending modes .)
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