Photoshop CS6: Visual QuickStart Guide

21. Vector Shapes & Masks

In This Chapter

Creating vector shapes

Changing the fill and stroke on a vector shape

Combining multiple vector shapes

Creating vector masks

Working with vector masks

A Vector by Another Name

Throughout this book, we use the term “shape layer” to describe a layer that contains vector shapes, or what others may refer to as a “vector layer.”

The Vector Advantage

Shapes are resolution independent, meaning they print at the resolution of the output device, not at the resolution of the file. Transformations don’t affect the sharpness of vector layers, as they do pixel layers.

In this chapter, you will learn how use the ...