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trysenga
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May 7, 2025

P: Shape properties (made with pen tool) only showing density and feather

  • May 7, 2025
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Photoshop for Windows v 26.6 (updated today)

 

Expected behavoir: Create any shape using pen tool. Click that layer when completed and be able to see and adjust shape properties such as fill and stroke.

 

Current behavior: Use pen tool but the only properties shown are masks (density and feather). Standard shapes seem to show the properties correctly (oval, rectangle, etc)

 

Steps to reproduce:

  • New file - web large
  •  Select Pen tool
  • Plot some points and close the shape
  • Observe the properties panel

    4 replies

    davescm
    Community Expert
    davescmCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 10, 2025

    @annie_3375  Instead of using the pen tool to create a path then using 'make shape' (which will make a closed path), set the pen tool to make a shape directly (the setting is at the top left of the options bar). Then draw your required line, straight or curved,  and in the options bar at the top of the screen set Fill to off (diagonal red line) and Stroke to the colour and width you require.

    Dave

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      annie_3375
      Participant
      July 10, 2025

      They changed the pen tool so now I can longer use it to draw lines. I create a path then go to Make --> Shape but then there's no way to adjust the line width, only density and feather. Again, why did they make this update? How are we supposed to make curved lines now? 

       

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      Community Manager
      AlekeCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      May 14, 2025

      Hi @trysenga and everyone who shared their thoughts — thank you for chiming in!

      This behavior has actually been present from the beginning, so it's not a new bug. That said, we completely understand how this can be confusing from a user perspective. I've passed this along to the team, and we'll look into whether we can make things more consistent moving forward.

      Thanks again for bringing this up!

      Best,
      Alek

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      AlekeCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      May 7, 2025

      Hi @trysenga! Welcome to the community!

      You should see the option to edit the fill and stroke of your shape created with the pen tool in the top bar. Does it look like this for you?

      Thanks a bunch!

      Alek

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        trysenga
        trysengaAuthor
        Participant
        May 7, 2025

        top bar always has those basic items, but the properties would / should have more. For example if the stroke is outside/inside/middle.

         

          Trevor.Dennis
          Community Expert
          Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          May 7, 2025
          quote

          top bar always has those basic items, but the properties would / should have more. For example if the stroke is outside/inside/middle.

           


          By @trysenga

           

          I have always thought the path to those functions a bit clunky with the Shape tool, but it is there.

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