No path coming up when using Path Blur

[leethestrange86]

Hey guys,

New to Photoshop.  I am following a tutorial where it says to use Path Blur, and it says a path will automatically come up.  However, no path is coming up and when I click to drop the pin, the image blurs but there is no path coming up.  I am attaching a screenshot of the tutorial I am following, a guide I found that says the path should come up automatically as well as my own screen.  Can anyone help me?

[Barb Binder]

Can you share the link to the tutorial? And what is the timestamp in the tutorial where this instruction appears?

~Barb

[leethestrange86]

Hi Barb,

The link is 011 Using Liquify to reshape an object - YouTube  and the time stamp is around 5:00.

Thank you!

Lee

[melissapiccone]

Try clicking to create a path if you don't see one. Your cursor should look like a thumb tack. You need to click 2 end points to create a path. Mine comes up automatically, but I can draw a new one...

[leethestrange86]

Hi,

My cursor looks like  thumbtack but if I click 2 end points no path appears.  The pattern of the blur changes, but no path appears.

I just tried it again and looks like the path is there but I can't see it.  If I hover my mouse over the point where I clicked the second time I can adjust the point but there's no visual that I can see.

[leethestrange86 · Accepted solution]

I just tried it on a different image and it's working fine now.

I did close the application and retry several times before posting, but I apologise for wasting your time.

[mglush]

Asking a question is never a waste of time. Thanks for sharing the fix and for sharing the tutorial with the community~

Michelle

[moonlitsparrow]

i'm having the same problem

[Trudna Zaba]

I was having the same problem when I was using samrt filter Path Blur, path didn't show up.

Try with ctrl+H (it is shortcut for hide guides). I used that shortcut to hide my guides and later when I wanted to use Path Blur filter I was having that problem I remebered that I pressed ctrl+h so I did it again (this time to show hiden guides) and both guides and Path for Path Blur filter showed up.

[erickv333]

This had me totally foxed as well until i checked View/Show/Edit Pins. Then i finally could see the edit path. Had a frustrating 15 minutes not understanding why they weren't visible.

[AJ-Raven]

THANK YOU so much! This solved my infuriating issue. 

[wiebkeh31471450]

You are a hero! THANK YOU! 

[allanl7035306]

Thank you!

[hekselsior]

Thank you so much. 

It should have been available in the Path Blur menu, not in such unfamiliar place.

[Florian173563687fgj]

Thank you sooooo much....those pins were gone all of a sudden and it drove me nuts...made my day!

[Mark Fredrickson]

Thank You!!!!

[Sherif32780818qo1p]

THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH :))))))

[Michele33613514t0dd]

Thank you so much

[nao.pink.kaos]

Thank you so much!! It worked!!

[SHAKES CC1]

God bless you !!!

[Rafiqul5CE8]

You are a life saver, Thanks man 

[nedw86]

Thanks !  Another life saved after 20 minutes of frustration 😀

[NAVIN PRO-REM23519163qgei]

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[danw18348986]

I finally got it to work.  Here is how I did it.

First step. click VIEW/SHOW/turn on PIXEL GRID

Second step. With an image in PS, FILTER/BLUR GALLERY/PATH BLUR

Third step. go back to VIEW/SHOW/ and now EDIT PINS will be available to turn on !!!

Your path will now be visible 

[DK Creations]

View -> Show -> Edit Pins