Creating rasterized shapes

You can create a rasterized (or bitmap) shape by making a selection and filling it with the foreground color. You cannot edit a rasterized shape as a vector object. Raster shapes are created using the current foreground color.

To create a rasterized shape (Photoshop):

1. Select a layer. You cannot create a rasterized shape on a vector-based layer (for example, a type layer).
2. Select a shape tool, and click the Fill Pixels button in the options bar.
3. Set the following options in the options bar:
• Mode to control how the shape will affect the existing pixels in the image. (See Selecting a blending mode.)
• Opacity to determine to what degree the shape will obscure or reveal the pixels beneath it. A shape with 1% opacity appears nearly transparent, while one with 100% opacity appears completely opaque.
• Anti-Aliased to blend the shape's edge pixels with the surrounding pixels.
4. Set additional tool-specific options, and draw a shape. For more information, see Using the shape tools and Using the pen tools (Photoshop).

Note: In Photoshop, you can easily switch between drawing tools by clicking a tool button in the options bar.

To create a rasterized shape (ImageReady):

1. Select a layer that contains the shape you want to rasterize.
2. Choose Layer > Rasterize > Shape.