: Can I draw a shape within a shape in Photoshop I have drawn a hexagon using the shape tool, and now I want to draw a star inside it. When I draw the star, the hexagon goes away. Does

@Turnbaugh909

Make certain the path options are set to Shape in the Control Bar. across the top of the screen.



Depending upon what you are doing, you may also need to change the Path Interaction options in the control bar as well (before drawing a second shape):

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@Holmes874

A shape can be invisible for several reasons


no stroke nor fill and isn't selected
fully below another bigger shape with opaque fill
opacity=zero
isn't hidden, but has exactly the same color as the bigger shape below


Maybe it's useful to learn the tool options. There are plenty of them and the result is very different with different options. Also Layers panel, Paths panel and all path editing tools are essential.

Few rudimentary explanations (sorry for using legacy Photoshop)




Draw a vector shape. It's actually a mask (=vector mask) for a layer and defines the visible part of a layer. It's an editable path, which makes it different than normal layer masks (=bitmaps). You can define the fill color of the layer and the generated shape. Its the green rectangle in the screenshot.
Draw a new work path or modify an existing path, which is selected in the Paths panel. Paths can be used for selections and they can be stroked, but they have no bitmap layer content.
Fill an area with the foreground color in a bitmap layer which is selected in the Layers panel


4...8. These define how the new path or vector mask is combined with the selected old one. Available options vary depending on what is selected in the panels or are you going to draw a new vector mask or a new path. Options 1 and 4 together force the new shape to be a new vector mask for a new layer.

These short explanations hopefully show that the richness of possible combinations cannot be explained shortly. Right clicks with the mouse reveal much more possiblities. For editing the shapes there are plenty of tools in the Toolbox and Layer > Layer style -effects are applicable.

Search for tutorials, see the original Adobe documentation and practice. Otherwise your time is wasted with unpredictable results.

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