Learn step-by-step how to place an image in a shape with Photoshop. This Photoshop 2022 update features new ways to speed things up, including a faster way to draw your shape, and how to open your image as a layer in the same document as your shape. And at the end, I show you how to remove the background and save the file so you can place the shape and the image inside it onto any background you like.

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VIDEO CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:41 - Creating a new document
01:27 - Opening the Shapes panel
02:06 - Loading the missing shapes
02:40 - Drawing the shape
03:49 - The Fill and Stroke options
04:21 - Opening the image
05:19 - Placing the image into the shape
06:03 - Resizing the image in the shape
06:42 - How to change the background color
07:57 - How to add a stroke around the shape
09:03 - How to remove the background
09:37 - Trimming away the extra space
10:02 - How to recenter the canvas
10:26 - How to save the file with transparency
11:17 - How to place the PNG file on a new background

RELATED VIDEOS:
How to draw custom shapes: https://youtu.be/r2XfiVXLyiQ
Resize images with Smart Objects: https://youtu.be/rC4rI2dYd-4
How to open images as layers: https://youtu.be/0dOvqYO5nfg

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