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What Is Photoshop Shape?

tutorials category | date December 3rd, 2007 | author Stanly


It is just a simple note about the nature of Photoshop shape, and few advice about its installing.

The shape tools in Photoshop allow you to create vector-based elements. Vector describe a shape mathematically; pixel images, on the other hand, describe the same shape in terms of a map of pixels. The key difference is that, as you increase the size of a pixel-based image, it begins to look blocky. Because vector images are based on mathematical formulas, they look good at any size and can be manipulated without losing resolution.

shapes

When you create vector objects in a program like Photoshop, they are comprised of paths, which are in turn made up of anchor points and straight and curved segments, or lines. You can create these points and lines by working with the preset shapes or by creating your own shape.

To install shapes (by Darren Cornwell):

Open photoshop, select the custom shape tool and click the little drop down arrow next to the shape to bring up the shape selection window. Grab the bottom right hand corner to resize the window then take your screenshot: On an Apple Mac it’s Apple | Shift | 3 to take a complete screenshot. On a PC just hit the ‘Print Screen’ button to copy the screen contents to the clipboard, open photoshop and paste into a new document. 

What Is Photoshop Shapes

Now you can easily install all shape sets I kindly shared with yo.

ps. As for me I prefer drag-and-drop way of shape sets installing. I just picking up shapes set, and throw it to Photoshop window =). Have fun!

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14 Responses to “What Is Photoshop Shape?”

  1. rog Says:

    you rock!

  2. L.a.Z. Says:

    I don’t get it. It doesn’t make any sense. How do you install it again?

  3. Stanly Says:

    Sorry but I can’t explain in other way. Try to google for more information.

  4. Jasho Says:

    Can I use it for Illustrator either? How I can do that?

  5. Stanly Says:

    Yes you can.
    1) Open both Photoshop and Illustrator
    2) Draw a shape in photoshop
    3) Select Pen Tool (P)
    4) Click and hold ctrl near your shape
    5) Cover your shape by selection rectangle
    6) Copy it
    7) Paste in Illustrator.
    =) Have fun.

  6. nuckles Says:

    nope

  7. Skazzka Says:

    Спасибо за набор шейпов ))

  8. Stanly Says:

    незачто =)

  9. Dizajn Says:

    Adobe Illustrator is the best for shape manipulation for web publishing. At least for me. Many fonts can be used for the same purpose in these programs.

  10. Silverback Says:

    Is there any way of converting a complete shapes set into Illustrator vector other than copying them one by one?

  11. stanly Says:

    I hopes, there is such way, and also I hopes somedays I’ll find the way how to do it =)

  12. Silverback Says:

    LOL! Thanx for your reply! I hope so too as I have quite a few .csh files that I would like to be able to convert into Illustrator format vectors.

  13. rachel Says:

    Can I use the shapes ?
    en How do I install it ? How I can do that?

  14. Lorenzo Says:

    great stuff, man! you helped me a lot. Thanks, keep up the good work!

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