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Introducing Different Types of Layers 301 Book VI Chapter I © iStockphoto.com/heidijpix Image #18772472 Figure 1-5: Your chosen fill shows through your selected areas. Making use of shape layers Believe it or not, Elements isn’t just about photos and painting. It also has a set of shape-drawing tools — six, to be exact. You can fill those shapes with solid color, gradients, or patterns. When you create a shape, you’re creating a vector-based object: The shapes are defined by mathematical equations, which create points and paths, rather than by pixels. The advantage of using vector-based objects is that you can freely size these objects without causing degradation. Additionally, they’re always printed with smooth edges, not with the familiar jaggies you see in pixel-based elements. Creating Layers Figure 1-4: Choose from a variety of preset patterns for the fill layer.
