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Ellen41
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February 25, 2020
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Problem with pentool

  • February 25, 2020
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I have several layers, all locked but one. I need to draw a path with the pentool in this layer. When I have finished the path, I lock my layer and try to click on visibility but the path does not go away. It just stays there. So I locked the layer I was drawing in and I was still able to draw with the pentool. How is this possible? All the layers are locked and I am still able to draw. I need the path to be in its layer. Can somebody help me?

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Bojan Živković11378569
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Bojan Živković11378569Community Expert
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February 25, 2020

You already have answer, I will try to add some more informations to make things easier to understand:

  • Paths drawn in Photoshop will be stored in the Path panel not Layers.
  • If you see path that is because it is selected in the Paths panel, open it then click off path to deselect it and path will go away from screen. 
  • By default you will draw temporary or Work Path. If you want to save that path from accidental overwrite convert Work Path to normal path in the Paths panel.

D Fosse
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D FosseCommunity Expert
Community Expert
February 25, 2020

Paths are separate from layers. It's not tied to a specific layer. But you can use the path to make a vector mask/shape, which will be tied to a layer.

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