The Stroke Options panel is similar to the one in Illustrator with configurations to set the Align, Caps and Corners as well as a choice of stroke preset and to save a preset to the collection (from the More Options button command). Then configure the Options Bar Fill and Stroke appearance property.īoth the Fill and Stoke appearance panel share a similar configuration with options to set the active vector object appearance to None (No Fill/Transparent), Solid Color, Gradient or Pattern. Simply draw a vector shape layer using your tool of choice. However it also toggles the visibility of other onscreen visual aids like Guides, Slices, and Color Samplers etc.īrand new to CS6 is the Fill and Stroke options workflow with vector shape layers. Or to conserve on clicks you can resort to the Enter/Return keyboard shortcut to toggle the visibility of the active vector shape path outlines.Ĭommand/Ctrl + H is another method of toggling the vector path outlines. To toggle the visibility of the vector shape path outlines, select the Path Selection Tool click away from the vector shape click directly onto the vector shape to re-activate the shape path outlines. Each of these reflects the same geometry options found on the Options Bar for the respective vector shape tool. You can see the respective tool Create dialog options captured below. To turn it off simply select the Options Bar geometry settings icon and deselect the From Center option.Įxcept for the Line Tool all other shape tools, regardless of mode selector choice (Shape, Path, Pixels) share similar geometry dialogs when you click directly onto the document. Meaning if you later attempt to click and drag (manual method) to draw a shape it will continue to draw From Center. Note: If you opt for the From Center option in the Shape Options dialog just remember that the property is sticky.
If you enable From Center then click, the cursor location will map to the center reference origin of the shape. Click OK to commit shape creation and it will appear at the crosshair cursor position. A shape options dialog will appear with the geometry options for the corresponding shape tool. Notice the new Layers Panel vector layer thumbnail badge compared to earlier versions.Īnother method of creating a vector shape is to simply click once, anywhere in your document. As captured below I created a shape using the Rectangle Tool with a default Fill of Black. Once a Shape Tool and Mode Selector is in place click and drag directly onto your document to create a simple shape. Select any of the vector shape tools (or the Pen Tool) from the main toolbar then go to the Options Bar and from the Mode Selector dropdown list choose Shape. The tools are the same, its just the mode of operation has been rewired akin to the way Illustrator creates and handles vector objects. Notably the biggest improvement into CS6 is the replacement of the standard shape Layers with the new Vector Layer workflow.
#Drawing with photoshop cs6 download#
Visit Adobe Labs to download your own copy of Photoshop CS6 Beta. This walkthrough will cater to some of those designer and graphic workflow and improvements. Photoshop CS6 public beta preview introduced some great new vector design workflows.
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