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LightOfRevival — Using the Pen Tool Tutorial.
Published: 2006-07-10 14:32:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 41964; Favourites: 449; Downloads: 551
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The Basics.The Pen Tool is probably the most headache-giving tool in all of dear old Photoshop...But fairly now,it's probably the most wonderful one in there too
So I've been considering doing this for a loooong time...but eventually a friend got me to actually do it XD ;So this is for hope this tut will help
Also,done for all of you who want to learn use the Pen Tool but just don't find the suitable tutorial,I hope this one'll help
This Tutorial works best with the Lineart Tutorial---> [link]
If you have any doubts/problems understanding any of the steps,please let me know and I'll explain it to you in more detail
Hope to see many artworks coming out with this tut's bit of help
Enjoy
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Comments: 49
Transitioning from traditional media to digital has been a pain, but your tutorial made it just a little bit easier. Now... on to your Inking Tutorial
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I have a question: i'm using photoshop elements 8 and do not find the pen tool!
what program did you use, maybe my photoshop dosen't have this tool anymore
nice tutorial, anyway ^^
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I use Photoshop Elements 9 and I don't have a pen tool either, it only comes with the full Photoshop program
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yep, i looked it up in youtube, and there it was said "elements dosen't have the pen tool"
too bad my graphic tblet is broken.. 
thanks for the reply ^^
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Nice precise tutorial about ow to Use Pen Tool in Photoshop
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when i'm using the stroke path it doesn't do any thing... theres no color on the path...
im kinda new using PS...
gonna try PS for a new style of work...
im so frustrated when nothing happens...
i usually draw like this
[link]
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YAY! I finally found a pen tool tutorial I can understand!
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I don't have this pen tool in my photoshop elements 7.0. [link]
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X( when i try editing the lines it wont let me but still coool tutorial
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OMG~~~~!!!! Thank you soooo much! I just got photoshop for the first time, and I've been trying to learn how to do lineart, but I just got frustrated. You have relieved my stress of learning this on my own. Again, thanks so much!
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my PS fills up the paths while im working on it, is there any way to turn this off?
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Hi,
I linked to this page in my tutorial's description, just for deviants' reference. You can find it here: [link]
Thanks! Great tutorial by the way!
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How do i get the pen tool, i have photoshop elements 6.0
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This is a wonderful tutorial. But I got lost after I closed the shape. I can't use the option 'Fill Path' or 'Stroke Path'
And now I am confused.
Did I do something wrong? D=
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This really helped me! I was confused and didn't know how to use it until I read this. Thank you.
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This is very helpful!!! ^^ THANK YOU SO MUCH!! (tries now)
...Ahh, I have a problem... T__T
Uhm, I did as your tutorial told me to, making shapes and playing with it. XD And I closed the line, and the dots on my lines dissappeared... So far so good...
But then when I right click on the canvas (in pen-tool) the drop down menu with the stroke path (and fill path too) isn't lighted!
It's gray... ;_; And I can't click it. >.< ...Do you know what did I do wrong? x___x
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Just click on the path again with the path selection tool ^^
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This looks more like a tutorial for Illustrator. O.o
But still helpful!
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yay...
finally an easy one to understand...
but just one question tho...
u started with random clicking right...???
how do i start say for example if i wanted to draw an eye...
do i just start clicking randomly n then drag the points with the pen tool like u did...???
or wat...???
help...???
i need to get an assignment done for computer studies class....
n i was sick the day my lecturer covered the pen tool...
so im totally clueless...!
HELP...!!
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Really nice tutorial ^^ Thank you so much! Thought I would like to ask this thing... when I click 'stroke path' instead of a line with the shape of the path I get little dots where the anchor points were... why does this happens? I can't do anything like this :S
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Awesome tutorial c:
Uhh, but you might wanna add that for this tutorial, you set the pen tool to paths. I didn't know mine was set to shapes, which kept filling in the shapes for my pen tool (making me stuck on step 5 for a while.)
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Thaks abunch, this helped me tons with my new photoshop, but I've run into a pit of a dilema...
Every time I make any work on other layers with any mediums, including pen, or any work on my base layer for that matter, it will never save! No matter how many times I do it, it only saves my basic lineart that I scanned. If anyone can, please help me, it's CS3 and I REALLY need these saved. I don't know if this is a problem, but I also have photoshop 5.5 on my computer too. If anyone can, PLEASE HELP ME!!!
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It will not save your Paths alone, right-click->Stroke Path to save your lines ^_^
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Ahh, that would make sence...thanks abunch!
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mkay, I'll let u kno if this works, and if it doesn't
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May I ask what kind of tablet are you using?
Because I'm thinking of buying one myself, and there seems to be tons of different kinds of tablets out there....
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Oooh, the joys of..mousework xDD
I'm not using any Tablet xD
Just...mouse....
-LOR on new account btw-
Though, I'd advice you to get a Wacom, if you can afford an Intuos, it's perfect.
If not, settle for a Wacom Graphire =]
Go and take a peek at Wacom's website for details on both Tablets ^_^
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soooo awesome i'm beginner in photoshop and didn't know how to use the pen tool now i do U RULE!!
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This tut was recommended to me by ForeverKnight so I'm faving it so I can find it later.
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I'll have to try this. I've always been curious about the pen tool... Thanks!
-Rebekah
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great tut
just one question though. On my old photoshop (7.0) i could see a line from the first anchor point to where i was going to set the next point... if i remember correctly, that's a setting, but i can't remember where to change it :/ hope you can help, i've been fighting with this for like 4-5 hours now
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oh, never mind... i found it
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um I have a question.
when I close the path, and click outside the the canvas to do the "fill path" and Stroke Path (only these two)" they are grayed out, and I can't click on them. I can follow the rest of the tutorial up till there.
(I use Photoshop 7.0)
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Use the Direct Selection Tool to click on the unselected path. Then the selection points will become visible again.
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This will help me to learn about the pen tool more XD
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Yeppers,Pen Tool's hard to master,but once you get the hang of it it's the best one out there
Btw,if you need any help,just ask
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Yay! First comment!
XD Thanks for the great pen tutorial!
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lol,hope it'll help
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