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The Pen tool and the Paths panel - Photoshop Tutorial
From the course: Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Mastery
The Pen tool and the Paths panel
This chapter is all about the Pen tool and its ability to draw editable vector-based path outlines. This is the Pen tool right there. It's located along with the other vector-based tools inside of Photoshop including tools that we saw back in the Advanced portion of this series, that is, the Type and the Shape tools. We also have this Arrow tool right there which allows you to select path outlines. But we'll start off with the Pen tool and you can get the Pen tool by clicking on it or pressing the P key. Now, the great thing about the Pen tool is it allows you to draw precise outlines, which you can turn into either vector-based masks or selection outlines one point at a time. So, you draw what are known as anchor points by either clicking or dragging with the tool and then Photoshop connects the points depending on how you create them with either straight or curving segments. Now, it is that Masking tool that we haven't seen so far because it allows you to draw very precise shape…
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Connecting the dots1m 40s
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The Pen tool and the Paths panel6m 31s
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Drawing a straight-sided outline6m 25s
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Editing a path outline6m 36s
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Adding and editing smooth points5m 35s
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Creating vector masks with the shape tools4m 59s
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Building a complex outline from shapes4m 26s
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Subtracting and transforming shapes6m 45s
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Cloning, flipping, and combining shapes8m 58s
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Roughing in non-symmetrical paths7m 41s
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Finessing a complex outline9m 15s
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Masking a layer effect8m 26s
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Isolating an image element6m 8s
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Smooth points and control handles9m 3s
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Stretching curved segments7m 49s
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Using the Rubber Band option9m 33s
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Drawing smooth points with the Pen tool6m 59s
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Shading an isolated object3m 45s
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Drawing cusp points7m 13s
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Setting points in the pasteboard9m 57s
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Using the Convert Point tool6m 42s
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