The other day I dusted off my old Fujitsu tablet and powered up Windows XP with an IE6 browser. (Flash back!) After tinkering for a while I bought a beautiful photo by Alexander Yakovlev to see what effects I could achieve with Sketchbook Pro and Photoshop.
After Creating a Path…
- Select the path with the Direct Selection Tool.
- Translation: Take the white arrow in your toolbar and click on the path. The anchor points will appear letting you know it’s selected.
- Create new fill or adjustment layer.
- Translation: Click on the half white/half black circular icon at the bottom of the layers panel. From the pop up select the type of layer you wish to create. (Solid, Gradient, Pattern, etc.)
A Vector Mask generated from your Path will now be included in the layer you just created.
It’s pretty safe to say Adobe has cornered the market on software used for media. Check out some alternatives to the Adobe Empire and feel free to add your own. Remember when Macromedia was the under dog?
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