How to Manipulate Vectors in Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop is one of the most popular raster graphics programs on the market. It has a variety of tools and features for manipulating pixel-based, image-like photographs or drawings. And although it does not have the full capabilities of dedicated vector graphics programs like Adobe's Illustrator or CorelDRAW, it does have a basic set of shape tools. In addition to the program's ability to create these shapes, the tools of Photoshop allow users to manipulate vector type shapes exactly the way they want them.
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Instructions
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Open Photoshop. Select "File" form the menu and click "New." In the dialog box that pops up, make the pixel width and height what you want for the graphic. If you want the graphic border to be transparent, change the "Background" type to "Transparent." Click "OK."
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Select either the "Pen" tool or one of the "Shape" tools from the menu. In the options at the top, set the tool to "Shape" and choose the color you want. Draw any shape you want on the canvas.
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Go back to the toolbar and switch to the "Convert Point" tool. Go to the shape you drew and click on one of the points between the lines. Two bars (called tangents) will appear on either side of the point.
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Select one one of these bars and move the end of the bar. You can move the bar either along its length or at an angle to the point. Moving the bar changes the shape of the line on that side of the point.
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Move the point itself by holding down the "CTRL" key on the keyboard and dragging the point with the mouse. Save your work when you are done.
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References
- Photo Credit Boom Box - Vector dance graphic image by Andrew Brown from Fotolia.com
