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Damage@feddit.it 5 months agoNo, most of the times for shapes in Photoshop you’d use the shape tool, which can generate them in raster, or better, as paths, allowing you to modify them later non-destructively.
andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
I loved how non-destructive placement of existing graphics works but I can’t remember when I used the shape tool in PS without going straight to AI for it’s shape-building anchor-induced shenanigans. Can you tell what use besides non-pixelated masks you’ve used in your workflow? It’s the only application I can think of, but that’s maybe because my field of use is too narrow.
Damage@feddit.it 4 months ago
I dunno, I haven’t used it in years. You could create objects from layers of shapes with effects applied to them, together with masks and such, for example. TBH I almost never used the basic shapes, I’d mostly create paths with the pen.
The thing with Photoshop is that it’s such a large software that nobody uses all of it, but every part is used by somebody.
andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Thanks.
Same with other their products. For me it’s a permanent love-hate perception of Adobe for they are making these cool tools but are very, very greedy. Yet, I still can’t really get into other tools that don’t copy them.
Damage@feddit.it 4 months ago
Yeah I’ve got the same problems with CAD/CAM… I’ve gotten so used to SOLIDWORKS/Inventor that it’s hard to switch to open alternatives.
Oh yah now I remember that I also used the shape tool to add or subtract from selections without having to keep the space bar pressed.