Graphics Programs Reference
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Lesson 9: Advanced Use of the Vector Tools
In this lesson, you'll take your knowledge of vector tools further by
building custom shapes and masks, and by applying type effects in
Photoshop.
What you'll learn in this lesson:
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Using shapes in Photoshop
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Importing vector graphics
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Saving custom shapes
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Using type as vector shapes
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Masking with vector shapes
Starting up
Before starting, make sure that your tools and panels are consistent by resetting your preferences. See
“Resetting Adobe Photoshop CC preferences” in the Starting up section of this topic. You will work with
several files from the advps09lessons folder in this lesson. Make sure that you have loaded the advpsles-
sons folder onto your hard drive from
www.digitalclassroombooks.com/cc/advphotoshop
.
See “Loading
lesson files” in the Starting up section of this topic.
Taking advantage of vector objects in Photoshop CC
By taking advantage of the vector tools in Photoshop, you can create scalable artwork that is useful for
print, web, and application development. Vector graphics are mathematically created so you can scale
them without degradation or pixelization in the image.
You probably use Adobe Illustrator for vector graphics, since it is predominantly a vector-creation applic-
ation. Even though there are vector capabilities in Photoshop CC, you should continue creating most of
your vector graphics in Illustrator. The vector capabilities in Photoshop help in other creative ways, such
