Noob question: Layers. What’s Happening?

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Bruno_cb
Feb 12, 2004
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Hello
This is my frst post here. I’m very new to PS and I started learnin about a week ago. I have a question and maybe it’s a configuratio prob.

In the first time I used PS, a layer was created for every shape drew. Now something strange is happening. For every shape I dra something like a mask is created. And I have to rasterize the layer t use some features such as the gradient tool.

I posted an image to help.

Thanks in advance

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wes
Feb 13, 2004
Bruno, there are three little icons at the upper left side of the options bar. The one on the left makes shape layers, that is what you are seeing. The one in the middle just forms a shape path and the one on the right produces a rasterized shape. You must have hit one of these at some time.

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Hello
This is my frst post here. I’m very new to PS and I started learning about a week ago. I have a question and maybe it’s a configuration prob.

In the first time I used PS, a layer was created for every shape I drew. Now something strange is happening. For every shape I draw something like a mask is created. And I have to rasterize the layer to use some features such as the gradient tool.

I posted an image to help.

Thanks in advance!

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edjh
Feb 13, 2004
Bruno_cb wrote:

Hello
This is my frst post here. I’m very new to PS and I started learning about a week ago. I have a question and maybe it’s a configuration prob.

In the first time I used PS, a layer was created for every shape I drew. Now something strange is happening. For every shape I draw something like a mask is created. And I have to rasterize the layer to use some features such as the gradient tool.
Read about the Shapes tool and vector masks in the manual.


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