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Using the Pen tool

Using the Pen tool - Affinity Designer Tutorial

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Using the Pen tool

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- [Instructor] In the previous section, I told you there were four different types of tools used to create vector lines and shapes, and in this video we're going to use the Pen tool to create the profile of a bottle. We're only going to create half the profile because in the following video I'll show you how to go back, edit, and manipulate the nodes to complete the bottle profile. So in this file that I have set up for you, I have a few layers set up in the Layers section over here to the right-hand side. And we have the background. We have the completed bottle. If you want to take a look and see how that looks completed, you could just turn that on and off by clicking this little check. And then above that, we have the template. That's what you're seeing right now. And then we have this layer that I want you to draw on. So let's click on that layer. Hit p on your keyboard to select the Pen tool, remember, that's our shortcut. And I'm going to zoom in a bit by hitting Command and…

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