- Working With Paths In Photoshop
- Photoshop Path Line
- Path Is Too Complex Photoshop 3d Free
- Photoshop Simplify Path
Create a new path in the Paths panel To create a path without naming it, click the Create New Path button at the bottom of the Paths panel. To create and name a path, make sure no work path is selected. Choose New Path from the Paths panel menu, or Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the New Path button at the bottom of the panel. running a Mac Pro & cc2015. Kept getting the path too complex warning, both using vector shape (star)path or shape tool. I had extruded a 20 point star long ago, smooth indent set to 99%. FINALLY remembered the fix. I was working full screen (2560 x 1440 @ 300 dpi. New file @ 1000px square & 72 dpi. In the 3D tab of the workspace, choose “Selected Layer(s)” as your source. Select “3D Extrusion” in the bullet list below that, and then hit “Create.” Working in 3D. Now in 3D View, you should see Grid lines around your subject. Go to ‘View – Show’ and make sure 3D Ground Plane, 3D Lights, 3D Selection, and UV Overlay are all. I just upgraded to CC, and I haven't really done any 3D modeling before so any advice would be greatly appreciated. I made three fairly small objects: a table, a glass, and a beer bottle, as well as an image used as a postcard object background. None of these shapes seem particularly complex, so I'm wondering why it has to render for 24+ hours.
I'm using Photoshop CS6 in Windows 7 64bit. I've seen other posts about a bug if you are trying to complete a 3D extrusion when a triangle is present, but my issue seems even more basic.
I'm drawing a simple wave shape with the pen tool set to shape, no fill, 1px stroke. I'm simply drawing three points to create a simple sine wave - the idea being to create a wavy piece of 35mm film. The image size is quite big - 6000 x 4000 px. The first time I did it, the rendering worked fine but I didn't like the curve I had drawn, so I stepped back and tried again. Now, whatever I do, I get the 'Could not complete because the path is too complex' message.
Is this a known bug and are there any workarounds to create a single pixel wide wavy shape in 3D that looks like a piece of film.
I'm drawing a simple wave shape with the pen tool set to shape, no fill, 1px stroke. I'm simply drawing three points to create a simple sine wave - the idea being to create a wavy piece of 35mm film. The image size is quite big - 6000 x 4000 px. The first time I did it, the rendering worked fine but I didn't like the curve I had drawn, so I stepped back and tried again. Now, whatever I do, I get the 'Could not complete because the path is too complex' message.
Is this a known bug and are there any workarounds to create a single pixel wide wavy shape in 3D that looks like a piece of film.
In this introductory tutorial, you’ll learn about Photoshop’s Paths feature. Paths are a powerful tool and a big topic to cover. They’re also quite tricky to get the hang of, but once you do, you’ll never look back!
Enjoy…
What are paths?
Paths are vector-based (line) drawings. This means that you can stretch and re-shape a path and it will not lose detail. Compare this with a standard raster image such as a photograph, which will become blocky when it’s stretched, and will lose detail when it’s reduced in size.
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Working With Paths In Photoshop
Paths are really useful. Once you’ve got the hang of using the Pen tool and the other path tools, you can create really complex freehand shapes such as symbols, drawings and icons. You can then turn these shapes into raster images at any resolution!
Paths are also great for selecting irregular objects. Because you can easily edit the shape of a path after it’s created, you can fine-tune it to exactly match an irregular border. Much better than messing about with the lasso tools!
Photoshop comes with a range of cool shapes that you can create, using the Shape tool. These shapes are also paths. However, once you learn how to use the path tools, you’ll be able to play with and modify these built-in shapes, as well as create your own shapes from scratch.
An example path
Here’s a typical path in Photoshop. Don’t be scared! ?
You’ll see that the path is composed of a number of line segments and anchor points. Line segments are the lines and curves that actually make up the path. Anchor points are movable points at the ends of the line segments that let you adjust the position and shape of the lines.
Types of line segments
There are two types of line segments:
- Straight line segments. These are the easiest to draw and understand. You’ll see that straight line segments do not have direction lines or direction points.
- Curved line segments. These are the tricky ones! The shape of each curve is controlled by the direction lines and direction points that you can see on the diagram above. More on these shortly.
Types of anchor points
Photoshop Path Line
Also, there are two types of anchor points:
- Smooth anchor points. When the curves on each side of an anchor point enter and leave the point at the same angle, you have a smooth anchor point. In other words, there is a smooth transition through the point from one curve to the next. You can see from the diagram that this type of point has two direction lines opposite each other (180 degrees apart).
- Corner anchor points. This type of point marks a sharp change of direction between one curve and the next. It is also used when connected to one or two straight lines. On the diagram, notice that the direction lines on the corner anchor points are not 180 degrees apart (or in the case of the straight line segments, that there are no direction lines at all).
About path components
Let’s also take a quick look at path components. A path can consist of one or more path components. Each component is a series of segments and anchor points. Furthermore, each component is distinct and separate from all other components – that is, they don’t join up. Here’s an example of a path with 3 distinct path components:
Note that path components don’t have to be closed paths; they can have endpoints, like the wavy line above. Note also that although the wavy line and triangle overlap each other, they are not joined, so they are still separate path components.
Path Is Too Complex Photoshop 3d Free
Further reading
Photoshop Simplify Path
Now that you’ve learned the basics of paths, discover how to create them in the next tutorial, Drawing with Photoshop’s Pen tool.