Simply click the vector mask thumbnail select

310 Drawing with Vector Shapes

� You can convert a vector mask to a layer mask by selecting the layer and choosing Layer➪Rasterize➪Vector Mask.

Manipulating shapes
You can manipulate shapes you create by using a variety of tools. Here’s a quick list of the things you can do:

� Align and distribute shapes: Use active buttons on the Options bar when you have the Move tool selected to change alignment and distri-bution along an imaginary line (shown on the button).

� Clone a shape: Press Alt (Option on the Mac) and move the shape with the Path Selection tool.

In This Chapter

� Filling and stroking selections

ments on your canvas by hand, or convert vector shapes to pixels (see Book IV, Chapter 1 for more on that topic). But if you need pixels arranged into regular circles, ellipses, and polygons, the Fill and Stroke facilities of Photoshop are worthy of your consideration.

Here’s how they work:

	Another way of filling is through the use of a fill layer, which you can use to fill a shape. Because fill layers work a little differently from the types of fills discussed in this chapter, I cover them in Book V, Chapter 1.

Filling a Selection with a Solid Color