Adobe Photoshop CC Classroom in a Book (2019 Release), First Edition

8 Vector Drawing Techniques

PROJECT: COFFEE SHOP SIGN

Unlike bitmap images, vector graphics retain their crisp edges when you enlarge them to any size. You can draw vector shapes and paths in your Photoshop images and add vector masks to control what is shown in an image.

Lesson overview

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to do the following:

• Differentiate between bitmap and vector graphics.

• Draw straight and curved paths using the Pen tool.

• Save paths.

• Draw and edit shape layers.

• Draw custom shapes.

• Import and edit a Smart Object from Adobe Illustrator.

• Use Smart Guides.

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