Filling paths with color

The Fill Path command lets you fill a path with pixels using a specified color, a state of the image, a pattern, or a fill layer.

Path selected (left), and filled (right)

Important: When you fill a path, the color values appear on the active layer. Make sure the layer you want is active before beginning. You cannot fill a path when a layer mask or text layer is active.

To fill a path using the current Fill Path settings:

1. Select the path in the Paths palette.

2. Click the Fill Path button at the bottom of the Paths palette.

To fill a path and specify options:

1. Select the path in the Paths palette.

2. Fill the path:

·         Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the Fill Path button at the bottom of the Paths palette.

·         Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) the path to the Fill Path button.

·         Choose Fill Path from the Paths palette menu. If the selected path is a path component, this command changes to Fill Subpath.

                        For Use, choose the contents for the fill. 

                        Specify an opacity for the fill. To make the fill more transparent, use a low percentage. A setting of 100% makes the fill opaque.

                        Choose a blending mode for the fill. 

The Mode list includes a Clear mode that lets you erase to transparency. You must be working in a layer other than the background to use this option.

                        Choose Preserve Transparency to limit the fill to layer areas that contain pixels. 

                        Select a Rendering option:

·         Feather Radius to define how far inside and outside the selection border the feather edge extends. Enter a value in pixels.

·         Anti-aliased to create a finer transition between the pixels in the selection and the surrounding pixels by partially filling the edge pixels of the selection.

For more information on these options, 

                        Click OK.