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  • Path shape I am trying to create is 3 masks not 1

    Posted by John Reis on April 18, 2019 at 9:14 pm

    Hello there I am trying to create a mask/stroke effect from a logo in Photoshop and each way I try to create a SINGLE Path shape of the logo it comes out as 3 masks upon import of the PSD into After Effects from Photoshop

    I would like the the logo to be 1 mask not 40. Tried creating a custom Shape in Photoshop. Even though I have 1 work path. It becomes 3 masks or 40 when I import into After Effects

    Max Haller replied 7 years, 3 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Mark Whitney

    April 19, 2019 at 1:05 am

    Do you have Illustrator or similar? You’re going to want to work on paths in a vector program.

  • John Reis

    April 20, 2019 at 1:09 pm

    The image is a part of a logo. I have a lot of them, so I’d like to be able to use the selection tool, and create a single path for many without re-drawing paths or going through illustrator.

    I tried to attach the image thats giving me issue. This wicker-basket looking globe ends up being 39 paths. I’d like it to be one. Treid turning it into a custom Photoshop shape/ a work path. 39 paths every time

  • John Reis

    April 23, 2019 at 9:36 pm

    Ive been searching for the correct tutorial or method and can’t find it. I would like to be able to control the fill and strokes of these logo shapes without having to retrace them all

  • Max Haller

    May 1, 2019 at 9:30 pm

    Have you tried doing live trace like this : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP9JsjKvlcQ

    and maybe a merge paths on the shape layers afterwards should make it one path.

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