Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks by Lynette Kent

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A The two black shapes
are combined on one
vector layer.
# 29
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13
14
! Click File.
@ Click Place.
# Click a photo in the
Place dialog box that
appears.
$ Click Place.
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DIFFICULTY LEVEL
A
TIPS
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18
More Options!
Click the Custom Shape tool and
click the vector layer to select it.
Click the color box for the Stroke in
the Options bar and select a color.
Then click the word Stroke in the
Options bar and drag to the left to
increase the stroke size.
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16
20
Try This!
After creating the first shape, click
the Path Operations button ( )
in the Options bar and select New
Layer. Then each time you click or
click and drag in the document,
another vector layer is added with
that shape in it.
The photo appears on top of the
design.
% Click the Commit button to apply
the placed image.
^ Opt+click (Alt+click) on the line
between the photo layer and the
vector shape layer to create a
clipping mask.
Note: You can also click Layer and
click Create Clipping Mask to clip
the photo to the shape.
& Press Ô+T (Ctrl+T) to make the
Free Transform anchors appear.
* Shift+click the anchor points to
resize the photo.
( Click and drag on the image to
adjust the photo in the shape.
) Click the Commit button to apply
the transformation.
The photo fits inside the custom
shape.
Get Creative!
You can create a grid of different
photos by adding multiple vector
layers with a rectangular or any
other shape, placing one shape
just next to the other. Then place
one photo layer above each vector
layer and repeat steps 16 to 20 for
each photo layer.
Chapter 2: Work with Layers, Selections, and Masks 65