Adobe Photoshop CS3 - Manual (Page 389)

PHOTOSHOP CS3
User Guide
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Stroke a path using the current Stroke Path settings
1 Select the path in the Paths palette.
2 Click the Stroke Path button at the bottom of the Paths palette. Each click of the Stroke Path button builds up
the opacity of the stroke and, in some cases, makes it look thicker.
Stroke a path and specify options
1 Select the path in the Paths palette.
2 Select the painting or editing tool you want to use to stroke the path. Set the tool options, and specify a brush from
the options bar. You must specify the tool’s settings before opening the Stroke Path dialog box.For information on
specific tool settings, see “Smudge image areas” on page 203 and “About painting tools, options, and palettes” on
page 325.
3 To stroke the path, do one of the following:
• Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the Stroke Path button at the bottom of the Paths palette.
• Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) the path to the Stroke Path button.
• Choose Stroke Path from the Paths palette menu. If the selected path is a path component, this command changes
to Stroke Subpath.
4 If you did not select a tool in step 2, choose a tool from the Stroke Path dialog box.
5 Click OK.