Shapes

Rectangle and ellipse shape tools for creating vector shape layers.

Rectangle Tool (U)

Draw rectangle shapes on the canvas. Shapes are created as vector shape layers with fill and stroke properties.

1. Press U to select the Rectangle tool.
2. Set the fill color and stroke in the options bar.
3. Click and drag on the canvas to draw the rectangle.
4. Hold Shift to constrain to a perfect square.
5. Hold Alt to draw from the center.
6. Release to create the shape layer.

Rectangle Options

Ellipse Tool

Draw ellipse (oval/circle) shapes on the canvas. Shares the same options as the Rectangle tool.

1. Press U and cycle to Ellipse (Shift+U or options bar).
2. Click and drag to draw the ellipse.
3. Hold Shift for a perfect circle.
4. Hold Alt to draw from center.

Shape Layer Properties

Shape layers appear in the Layers panel with a shape icon. Their properties can be edited in the Properties panel:

• Change fill color by clicking the fill swatch.
• Change stroke color and width.
• Adjust corner radius (rectangles only).
• Transform the shape with Free Transform (Ctrl+T).

Keyboard Shortcuts