How can I add a heart shape to custom tools in photoshop 2021?

[FBMD]

I'm really annoyed to find that there is no heart shape in the selection of custom shapes tool in the latest version of photoshop. There are boats for god's sake... but no heart???

So my question is... how can I add heart shapes to the custome shape tool please?

[c.pfaffenbichler · Accepted solution]

Have you actually tried »Legacy Shapes and More«? 

[FBMD]

No... how do I get to these please?

[c.pfaffenbichler]

»Legacy Shapes and More« 

[FBMD]

[FBMD]

Thanks so much c.pfaffenbichler for trying to help. I don't seem to have that option in the menu : (

[FBMD]

Oh... I think I've found it : ) Thanks you so much

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Yeah, there is a Shapes Panel of its own now. 

[Frenchsinger]

Hello, i have the same problem. I can't find it either. Please help me. Thank you

[jane-e]

@Frenchsinger 

You are looking in the options bar. To find the legacy shapes, open the (newish) Shapes panel from the Window menu and use the panel menu (the lines in the upper right). See the screenshots that c.pfaffenbichler posted earlier in this thread.

Jane

[Frenchsinger]

Yes i found it! 🥳🥳🥳 thank you so much :heart_suit:

[jane-e]

You're welcome, @Frenchsinger , happy to help! 😊

~ Jane

[Trevor.Dennis]

Yes i found it! 🥳🥳🥳 thank you so much :heart_suit:

By @Frenchsinger

And don't forget to use the search bar in the Shapes panel.  It only looks in groups that are open in the main window, and, as far as I know, it does not have 'fuzzy' search capabilities, so you need the correct spelling and the precise word, but search bars are still a huge help and time saver.  I especially like the Brush preset search bar.  If you are looking in the Kyle Webster Mega Pack, for instance, that has more than five hundred presets in eight sub-groups so using search words like charcol, spatter (not splatter) water, and oil will make the list so much more managable.

A common complaint we see on this forum is that since brush managment was 'improved' in 2017, selecting a preset can also change to a different tool. So it would be super useful if the search bar had a feature that restricted search results to just the current tool.

Finally, I can't talk about Photoshop, search tools without mentioning Discover which can be super useful for new users, and still help out experienced users for seldom used tools or features. It can either just give you the location of a tool, filter, feature, or give you in depth help on how to use it.   Photoshop is a complex application, so let's make use of all the help we can get.

[ale.torres]

Newbie here. Where do I find "Legacy Shapes and More"? Thank you for your help with this

[ale.torres]

I have Photoshop 2024 but I don't have the options you show in the menu 😞

[jane-e · Accepted solution]

@ale.torres 

Scroll up and read this entire thread, then open the Shapes panel from the Window menu (not options bar) and use the Shapes panel menu (three bars) to enable Legacy shapes. Details here:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/drawing-shapes.html#legacy-custom-shapes

Jane

[ale.torres]

Thank you so much jane-e, I was clicking at the wrong menu bar. The link you shared was very helpful. I appreciate your prompt response to my question. 

Ale

[jane-e]

You're welcome @ale.torres 😊

Jane