Selecting a path component or path segment displays all of the anchor points on the selected portion, including any direction lines and direction points if the selected segment is curved. Direction handles appear as filled circles, selected anchor points as filled squares, and unselected anchor points as hollow squares. To select a path component including a shape in a shape layer , select the Path Selection tool , and click anywhere inside the path component.
If a path consists of several path components, only the path component under the pointer is selected. When the Direct Selection tool is selected, you can select the entire path or path component by Alt-clicking Windows or Option-clicking Mac OS inside the path.
To activate the Direct Selection tool when most other tools are selected, position the pointer over an anchor point, and press Ctrl Windows or Command Mac OS. In the Paths panel, do any of the following to make the paths visible:. Select the Path Selection tool or the Direct Selection tool and do any of the following:. To select additional path components or segments, select the Path Selection tool or the Direct Selection tool, and then hold down the Shift key while selecting additional paths or segments.
You can choose to work with paths in the isolation mode. To isolate only the layer containing a path, with the path active, double-click using a selection tool. In the Paths panel, drag the path to the position you want. In Photoshop, you can select and drag more than one path simultaneously. In the Paths panel, select the path you want to duplicate. In Photoshop, you can select more than one path. You can define the color and thickness of path lines to suit your taste and for easier visibility.
While creating a path—using the Pen tool, for example—click the gear icon in the Options bar. Now specify the color and thickness of path lines. Also, specify whether you want to preview path segments as you move the pointer between clicks Rubber Band effect. You can edit a path segment at any time, but editing existing segments is slightly different from drawing them. Keep the following tips in mind when editing segments:. When you initially draw a smooth point with the Pen tool, dragging the direction point changes the length of the direction line on both sides of the point.
With the Direct Selection tool select an anchor point on the segment you want to adjust. With the Direct Selection tool ,, select a curved segment, or an anchor point on either end of the curved segment. Direction lines appear, if any are present. Some curved segments use just one direction line. To adjust the position of the segment, drag the segment. To adjust the shape of the segment on either side of a selected anchor point, drag the anchor point or the direction point.
Adjusting a path segment also adjusts the related segments, letting you intuitively transform path shapes. To only edit segments between the selected anchor points, similar to earlier Photoshop versions, select Constrain Path Dragging in the options bar. The smooth point becomes a corner point. For more information, see Convert between smooth points and corner points. To create a corner point, position the Pen tool where you want to end the new segment, and click.
If you are extending a path that ends at a smooth point, the new segment will be curved by the existing direction line. To create a smooth point, position the Pen tool where you want to end the new curved segment, and drag. To connect the path to another open path, click an endpoint on the other path. Click that endpoint when you see the small merge symbol that appears next to the pointer.
Adding anchor points can give you more control over a path or it can extend an open path. However try not to add more points than necessary. A path with fewer points is easier to edit, display, and print. You can reduce the complexity of a path by deleting unnecessary points.
The toolbox contains three tools for adding or deleting points: the Pen tool , the Add Anchor Point tool , and the Delete Anchor Point tool. By default, the Pen tool changes to the Add Anchor Point tool as you position it over a selected path, or to the Delete Anchor Point tool as you position it over an anchor point. You can select and edit multiple paths simultaneously.
Sign Up Forgot Password? With the help of Convert Point Tool , we can edit lines,curves,shapes. For most users,the Convert Point Tool provides the best control and greatest accuracy for drawing. With the help of this tool, we can edit the drawn path. This is the Convert point tool. Shift -click on a selected path to remove it from the selection. Note: use the Select option in the Options bar to toggle between selecting paths on the Active Layers those that are targeted on the Layers panel or on All Layers.
Shift -click or click -drag with the Direct Selection tool to select multiple anchor points. Clicking on a selected anchor point with the Direct Selection tool will select that point and deselect others.
Shift -click on a selected anchor point to remove it from the selection. Note: use the Select option in the Options bar to toggle between selecting anchor points on the Active Layers those that are targeted on the Layers panel or on All Layers.
These shortcuts can help speed up the process:. This means that, regardless of the contents of the layer paths, pixels, type, shape, etc. Holding the Shift key while transforming will temporarily toggle the opposite behavior. Add the Shift key to snap to 15 degree increments. On the right is a more compex challenge in which you can learn how to draqw curved segments and create corner points. To help you understand how to create pen paths we shall start with the task of following the simple contours of the guitar illustrated in Figure 3.
You will find a copy of this image as a layered Photoshop file on the website. The Background layer contains the Figure 3 image and above it there is another layer of the same image but with the pen path outlines and all the points and handles showing. I suggest you make this layer visible and fade the opacity as necessary. This will then help you to follow the handle positions when trying to match the path outlines.
If you have learnt how to draw with the polygon lasso tool, you will have no problem drawing this path outline.
Click on the corner points one after another until you reach the point where you started. As you approach this point you will notice a small circle appears next to the cursor, which indicates you can now click to close the path. Actually, this is easier than drawing with the polygon lasso because you can zoom in if required and precisely reposition each and every point. Now try to follow the guitar body shape the example on the right in Figure 3. This will allow you to concentrate on the art of drawing curved segments.
Note that the beginning of any curved segment starts by you dragging the handle outward in the direction of the intended curve. To understand the reasoning behind this, imagine you are trying to define a circle by following the imagined edges of a square box that contains the circle. To continue a curved segment, click and hold the mouse down while you drag to complete the shape of the end of the previous curve segment and predict the initial curve angle of the next segment.
This is assuming that the next curve will be a smooth continuation of the last. If there happens to be a sharp change in direction for the outline you are trying to follow you will need to add a corner point. Click to place another point and this will now create a straight line segment between these two points.
When you click on a point or a segment with this tool the handles are displayed and you can use the direct selection tool to adjust these and refine the curve shape. If you want to try defining the entire guitar, including the headstock you can practice making further curved segments and adding corner points such as around the tuning pegs.
One way to make the learning process somewhat easier is to switch on the Rubber Band option which is hidden away in the pen tool Options bar see Figure 1 at the top of this page. In Rubber Band mode, you will see the segments you are drawing take shape as you move the mouse cursor, and not just when you mouse down again to define the next path point.
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