Adobe Photoshop CS3 - Manual (Page 388)

PHOTOSHOP CS3
User Guide
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Fill a path using the current Fill Path settings
1 Select the path in the Paths palette.
2 Click the Fill Path button at the bottom of the Paths palette.
Fill a path and specify options
1 Select the path in the Paths palette.
2 Fill the path:
• Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the Fill Path button at the bottom of the Paths palette.
• Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) the path to the Fill Path button.
• Choose Fill Path from the Paths palette menu. If the selected path is a path component, this command changes to
Fill Subpath.
3 For Use, choose the contents for the fill. (See “Fill a selection or layer with a color” on page 352.)
4 Specify an opacity for the fill. To make the fill more transparent, use a low percentage. A setting of 100% makes
the fill opaque.
5 Choose a blending mode for the fill. (See “List of blending modes” on page 344.)
The Mode list includes a Clear mode that lets you erase to transparency. You must be working in a layer other than
the background to use this option.
6 Choose Preserve Transparency to limit the fill to layer areas that contain pixels. (See “Lock layers” on page 289.)
7 Select a Rendering option:
Feather Radius Defines how far inside and outside the selection border the feather edge extends. Enter a value in
pixels.
Anti-aliased Creates a finer transition between the pixels in the selection and the surrounding pixels by partially
filling the edge pixels of the selection.
For more information on these options, see “Soften the edges of selections” on page 256.
8 Click OK.
Stroke paths with color
The Stroke Path command paints the border of a path. The Stroke Path command allows you to create a paint stroke
(using the current settings for your painting tools) that follows any path. This is completely different from the Stroke
layer effect, which doesn’t mimic the effect of any of the painting tools.
Important: When you stroke a path, the color values appear on the active layer. Make sure that the layer you want is
active before beginning. You cannot stroke a path when a layer mask or text layer is active.
Path selected (left) and stroked (right)