: Pen tool does not render in photoshop Beginner here. I am trying to create a shape in Photoshop (CS4) which is like a right arrow but with the 'arrow' part laterally opposite (i.e. instead

@Nimeshi706

When you draw with the Pen Tool in Photoshop, especially in older versions, you draw mere paths. Window > Paths will show your paths. Paths have no inherent appearance -- no stroke, no fill, nothing.

You must either stroke the paths (Edit > Stroke) on a new layer, or create a shape from the paths (Layer > New Fill Layer) and apply fills.

Unlike more recent versions of Photoshop, CS4 has no fill or stroke options directly related to paths. Were you using a newer version of Photoshop, you could merely alter settings for the paths.

I'd love to give you a quick link to how things work in CS4, unfortunately that version is so old, it's difficult to find anything directly relatable.

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