Graphics Programs Reference
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9.
Make the right half of the logo symmetric to the left by moving the
appropriate anchor point. Press Cmd+; to hide the guides and Cmd+R
to toggle off the rulers. Figure 5.13 shows the intended result.
FIGURe 5.13
Completed path manipulation
10.
Save your work as
Logo2.psd
. You can leave this file open because
you will work with it in the next section.
Working With drawing tool Modes
Photoshop's vector tools have three drawing tool modes that allow you to work
in several distinct ways. You'll explore shape, path, and pixels drawing tool
modes in the following sections.
Certification
Objective
shape tool Mode
When you draw in Shape tool mode, you are actually drawing a vector mask
that can be filled and/or stroked. There are many advantages to this approach:
You can easily change the color, gradient, or pattern fill of the shapes by
changing the fill type, you can stroke the shapes with a variety of stroke types
O
You'll learn more
about vector masks
in Chapter 8,
“Working with
Layers and Masks.”
