How to Create and Close a Path in Photoshop

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Open your file in your Photoshop program.. Enable the grid in Photoshop.. Enable the Snap feature in Photoshop.

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Open your file in your Photoshop program.

Step 1

Open your file in your Photoshop program.

2

Enable the grid in Photoshop.

Step 2

Enable the grid in Photoshop.

3

Enable the Snap feature in Photoshop.

Step 3

Enable the Snap feature in Photoshop.

4

Use the Pen tool, from the Shape Layers toolbar.

Step 4

Use the Pen tool, from the Shape Layers toolbar.

5

Position the pointer over the first point at the edge of the shape.

Step 5

Position the pointer over the first point at the edge of the shape.

6

Single click the end point where the shape will be completed to.

Step 6

Single click the end point where the shape will be completed to.

7

Click (for a straight segment) or drag (for a curve) when a circle appears next

Step 7

Click (for a straight segment) or drag (for a curve) when a circle appears next to the pointer.

8

Release your finger from the mouse pointer, when the two parts of the drawn line

Step 8

Release your finger from the mouse pointer, when the two parts of the drawn line connect each piece to each other.

9

Hover over the point where you started creating the shape.

Step 9

Hover over the point where you started creating the shape.

10

Export into a selection and rasterize to use it with other tools.

Step 10

Export into a selection and rasterize to use it with other tools.

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