Create a Quick Custom Shape from a Raster Image
Adobe® Photoshop® CS2
December 1, 2007
You've drawn a cool logo and now you want to save it as a custom shape. However, the Define Custom Shape option is grayed out. What's the problem?
If the shape you want to save is a raster image, the Define Custom Shape option on the Edit menu will be unavailable. Custom shapes can only be created from vector shapes. You must first define a vector work path for your shape.
For a quick way to create a work path for a shape, you can select the shape and turn the selection into a work path.
To create a quick custom shape from a raster image:
- Select the shape.
- From the Window menu, open the Paths window.
- At the bottom of the Paths window, click the Make work path from selection icon
. A new work path is displayed and selected in the Paths window.
- From the Edit menu, select Define Custom Shape.
- Enter a name for your shape and click OK.
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Updated on August 4, 2011