Thicken & Change Color of Paths in Photoshop (Path Options)
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- Learn how to change the color and thickness of vector paths within Photoshop. This is not a lesson on stroking paths. Details below...
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When drawing paths in Photoshop using tools such as the Pen Tool or the Custom Shape Tool, the default line is blue and quite thin. This can be particularly problematic when drawing over the top of something like water.
When using vector tools a series of vector specific options is displayed across the top of Photoshop. If not visible, these can be shown by choosing the Options entry within the Window menu.
The options include a cog icon. When opened, this menu will reveal options for changing the color and thickness of vector paths.
The color and thickness of vector paths can also be changed from within the Preferences. On a Mac, these can be found in the Photoshop menu. On a Windows machine, in the Edit menu. Within the "Guides, Grid & Slices" section is a Path section that contains the same path color and thickness settings.
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You saved my eyes!
Happy to have helped :)
i want to know something when i draw shape .. shape appear empty and background have color .. why that
Thank you! This was driving me crazy! :)
Thank you. Happy to have helped save your sanity ;)
The pen tool It does not have any final form even if you change the settings
Sorry but I don't understand your comment. Could you describe it in more detail.
sir my path color is not working no option only show default
What version of Photoshop are you using?
@@MichaelBullo photoshop cc 2020
@@ak000ka Are you able to describe in more detail what options you can and can't see? It would help a great deal if I could see the issue. Any chance you could take a screen shot, host it somewhere and post a link here? The better option might be for you to post this in the Adobe Photoshop forum along with a screenshot. I'm often in the forums myself.
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@@a18592 What version of Photoshop are you using? The ability to define the colour and thickness of a path line was introduced to Photoshop in October 2017.
@@a18592 Happy to help. Thank you.
Another great help Michael..I used a pen tool on a predominantly blue photo last week & I truly was having a nightmare seeing my path & spent too much time over over zooming & everything to get the job done & Now I know why sighhh said this before & will say it again I think I need to go back to basics :/
Hey John. So many options, right? One thing that has helped me over the years is to regularly spend just a couple of minutes poking around tools/options/settings that I don't regularly use. I'm always finding new things which helps keep the designing experience fresh and interesting.
A great tip I’ll start doing that thanks!
@@johnritchie6775 Awesome. Have a good one.
My colour is set to blue but my lines show up gray. Also i can see the options to change the colour but i cant actually change it. Btw i use cc2021
When Photoshop starts behaving in odd ways, a reset of the Preferences is often a great fix. Check out this other video of mine...
The Photoshop Preferences Reset Button
ruclips.net/video/ar5X5Jt8cVA/видео.html
same here. 2023 version is terrible. I have reset preferences twice and still full of bugs. I have been using photoshop since 1992 and it is the worst it has ever been for bugs
Mine was like this with the colored line, no options to change color, in addition to being stuck, I reset the settings and it solved
Resetting preferences didn’t fix everything two clean installs has removed most issues . Main window still moves off screen when computer sleeps but I can live with that
The path option from which you change color is disable,I can't change it
Any solution.
Have you tried restarting Photoshop and/or your computer? You could then try resetting the Photoshop preferences? If they don't work, I recommend posting this issue along with a screenshot on the Adobe Photoshop forum.
thank you friend
Thanks mate. Have a good one.
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What if you want a line thicker than 3 pixels? It is literally telling me it can't go higher than that and... that can't possibly be right.
Just confirming you know that this is a preview only thing. You can make the actual stroke on a path much thicker.
How do I get the RGB selector option to put in the exact color I want?
What version of Photoshop are you using?
@@MichaelBullo the latest one
@@adirocksist How does what you are seeing differ to what is in the video? What specific version number of Photoshop are you using?
@@MichaelBullo i want to choose the RGB values while using the pen tool
thank you
Thank you
hi! how do i change the thickness at the end of the path specifically?
Are you trying to change the thickness of the line itself or just the preview? Illustrator has some amazing tools for changing line thickness along a line. Any chance you could use that program? You can always copy and paste, or place, that Illustrator content into Photoshop.
Is there anyway to make each line a different color? I have 2 different lines, but the thickness and color change together instead of separate.
Remember that this is just a preview of the paths. If you want different colors you can apply different color strokes to the paths.
I tried changing the thickness of the pen tool but when I went on the cog option I only have the rubber band and even from the edit> preferences> under guides, grids and slices I didnt find the path section. Can you help pleasE?
What version of Photoshop are you using? It may predate the feature I demonstrate in the video.
You had to draw a path live in this video, what color will show during draw?
Keep an eye on the mode option in the top left corner of the Options bar. When set to Path it will look like it does in the video. When set to Shape it will look like whatever the Stroke options are set to in the Options bar.
Hello, I am drawing a group of lines, but when I change the color, the color of each line changes with each other, how can I make the color of other lines be different
I first wanted to confirm that you know that what I show in this video is temporary and doesn't permanently apply a stroke to a path(s)?
I have the same question! Did you find a solution?
How do you change the colour of your path in illustrator please?
Are you wanting to change the path preview color like in this video, or the actual stroke color?
I have a problem with the settings when I want to change the color of the pentoll and refuse to change it closed it is not open
Are you able to click on the cog and open up the options?
@@MichaelBullo Yes, but the color can't change.
@@user-nz6dz6cn1e I can't tell exactly what you can and can't see/access. I suggest you post this issue, along with a screen shot, on the Adobe Photoshop forum.
community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem/ct-p/ct-photoshop
@@MichaelBulloThe latest version of the official photoshop. I can't use pentol well because of the flaws in it. I signed up for an annual plan with them. I regret that the pentol is so bad that I can't draw well. Its color is transparent. It is also difficult to use unlike previous versions. It was easy to use.
@@user-nz6dz6cn1e Do you have access to Illustrator? I know it's not what you want but the vector drawing tools in it are far more powerful and flexible compared to Photoshop.
This option not work my laptop 😢
Do you possibly have a very old version of Photoshop? One that doesn't have this feature?
but my path options none / hidden / lock , please help me why show me this problem please
Could you please explain the problem in more detail?
@@MichaelBullo thanks for reply , okay my pen tool option bar , path Options Thickness , Color is locked . I not change Thickness , color . so, how can i solved this problem . please explain this problem please help me please
@@alltypevideobyakash1572 Perhaps resetting the Photoshop Preferences will fix this situation...
ruclips.net/video/ar5X5Jt8cVA/видео.html
I am on Ps 2020, i cant change the path colour! I have reset my preference too! Not working! I cant choose any option from there to choose my colour and thickness for my path
Are you on one of the latest Mac computers with the M1 processor by any chance? Some Photoshop functions don't currently work with it.
@@MichaelBullo i am using ps for a month already, there was no problem with it! But yesterday i found the path colour change option got disabled for me! I cant change it now!
@@adnan_samyn Have you tried resetting the preferences? Look for the Reset Preferences On Quit button within the General tab inside the Photoshop Preferences? This is a great general purpose solution for when Photoshop starts acting weirdly.
@@MichaelBullo Tried bruh! But it still dont work 💔
@@adnan_samyn Hmmm. Any reason you haven't upgraded to Photoshop 2021?
the path options is disabled and I am unable to change the path colour, what should I do
Are you using Photoshop 2021?
@@MichaelBullo yes ..is that a bug?
@@jaykaralkar I was just checking to see if you were using an earlier version before this feature was introduced. I'm using Photoshop 2021 and this feature is working without a problem. Perhaps you could try resetting your preferences. This other video of mine will show you how to do that…
ruclips.net/video/ar5X5Jt8cVA/видео.html
@@MichaelBullo I tried that, it works when I reset my preference, but again when I restart photoshop,it gets grayed out
@@jaykaralkar Not sure I can offer much more help. Perhaps you'd like to post this question in the Adobe Photoshop forum. Lots of great Photoshop experts hang out there and you can post screen shots of the problem. Feel free to post a link to any forum posts back here in the RUclips comments. Best of luck and let me know how you get on.
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Is it only for apple?
You aren't seeing it on Windows? Are you using an older version of Photoshop?
Im on 2k22 Ai and there's no such cog button...
Illustrator or Photoshop?
please i need a help my pen tool isnt in blue colour it is in a different colour
Can you provide more detail. For example, what options can and can't you see?
@@MichaelBullo I didnt tell you that I cant see options when I use pen tool the path is in different colour
Can you tell your instagram id I will send u a pic of it
@@toxic7047 What version of Photoshop are you using? The ability to define the colour and thickness of a path line was introduced to Photoshop in October 2017.
A better place to post a picture would be on the Adobe forums. A lot of Photoshop experts hang out there and they should be able to help you if I can't. Feel free to post a link to your forum post here in the RUclips comments.
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@@MichaelBullo 2020
@@toxic7047 Any reason why you haven't upgraded to 2021?
I can't change the color.
Is this the same problem as your other comment?
I cant change mine even on the "preferences"
What version of Photoshop are you using? The ability to define the colour and thickness of a path line was introduced to Photoshop in October 2017.
@@MichaelBullo I'm using the latest the 2021 version
@@Don.SY-ON Can you explain the problem in more detail. You can't see the options? You can see them but can't make changes? etc...
@@MichaelBullo the option in "preference" is available and can be changed but nothing happens to the path it self..
@@Don.SY-ON OK. When Photoshop starts acting weird one of the best solutions is to simply reset the preferences. It can seem like a scary step if you've never done it but it's something I've done dozens of times. Open up the Preferences and within the General tab activate the Reset Preferences On Quit button. The following video of mine might help...
The Photoshop Preferences Reset Button
ruclips.net/video/ar5X5Jt8cVA/видео.html
HOW COULD I CHANGE THIS IN PS CS6 ??
The ability to define the colour and thickness of a path line was introduced to Photoshop in October 2017. I think you might be out of luck.
Cs6'da yok galiba bu özellik, 2020 indirmek lazım.
That's correct. This is a relatively new feature in Photoshop.
is those options are in cc 17 ?!! i can't see it please heelp
Hi Fares. The ability to define the colour and thickness of a path line was introduced to Photoshop in October 2017.
@@MichaelBullo thank you so much i m installin' the last version thank you again and good luck
@@fareshachemi Thanks mate. Best of luck with all your designs.
@@MichaelBullo for U too 💙
I cannot change thickness on my ps
What version of Photoshop are you using? The ability to define the colour and thickness of a path line was introduced to Photoshop in October 2017.
@@MichaelBullo photoshop 2020
@@umltv1046 You could try resetting the Photoshop Preferences. This is a great general purpose fix for when Photoshop is behaving strangely. The following is a video of mine that shows how to do this...
The Photoshop Preferences Reset Button
ruclips.net/video/ar5X5Jt8cVA/видео.html
After reset this... Stil Same problem
Please give me solution