Is this the bit?
"With the shape still selected, create a new raster layer and activate it.Deselect approximately the bottom two-thirds of the shape:"
Hold down the cntrl key while you highlight the part you want to deselect. Or.. in the Tool Options palette > Mode dropdown menu> change the mode to Remove. )
 
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