Workshop
Q&A
| Q1: | How can I use paths to draw shapes onto my pictures? |
| A1: | Choose the Shape tool that's appropriate, and choose Shape Layer on the Tool Options bar. Your shape will appear on a new layer in the foreground color. To draw a custom shape, select the appropriate Pen tool and draw the path you need. After you have placed the path, stroke it or fill it as necessary. |
| Q2: | What does the Magnetic Pen do that the other Pen tools don't? |
| A2: | The Magnetic Pen bases its selection on contrast. This automates path creation to some degree because you don't have to rely on your own hand-eye coordination to follow a complex path. |
| Q3: | How do I know what tolerance to set when I convert a path to a selection? |
| A3: | That depends on how smooth—or how accurate—you ... |
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