Some basics about the Pen Tool – Tool Tutorial-1024programmer

Some basic knowledge about pen tools Author: Mengmaomao Source: Impression
There are seven categories of Pen Tools: Pen Tool, Magnetic Pen Tool, Free Pen Tool, Add Anchor Point Tool, Delete Anchor Point Tool, Direct Selection Tool, Convert Point Tool. In PHOTOSHOP6.0, combine the Magnetic Pen Tool with the Free Pen Together, select through the magnetic checkbox in the Free Pen Tool palette; and combine the Direct Selection Tool and the Path Component Selection Tool together and list them separately.

The picture above is the pen toolbar in PHOTOSHOP6.0.

The picture above should be regarded as a new tool of the pen tool.

The picture above is the panel with the magnetic pen tool selected.
This tutorial mainly introduces the Pen Tool in Pen Tool, Free Pen Tool, add anchor tool、Delete anchor point tool, conversion point tool some basic knowledge.
Pen tool:
It is generally used to draw a straight path in PHOTOSHOP, select it in the tool panel, and each time you click the left mouse button in the image, an anchor point is created, and this anchor point is connected to the previous anchor point with a straight line.
Note: The rubber band option displays a path shape as a preview when adding anchor points. If we don’t select it, we won’t be able to predict the final shape of the path, so we generally click it when using it.

1. Hold down the SHIFT key to create an anchor point, which will draw the path at a 45-degree angle or a multiple of 45-degree angle
2. While holding the ALT key, move the pen tool to the anchor point, and the pen tool will temporarily become the conversion point tool
3. While holding down the CTRL key, the pen tool will temporarily become a direct selection tool.
Free pen tool:
The Free Pen Tool creates paths in the image in a freehand way, just like the Lasso Tool. After creating the first key point in the image, you can drag the mouse arbitrarily to create extremely irregular shapes. path.

The curve fitting in the above figure is in PIXEL units. The smaller the value, the smaller the error between the generated Bezier curve and the path.
1. Hold down the CTRL key to temporarily turn the free pen tool into a direct selection tool
2. Hold down the ALT key and move the mouse to an anchor point. The Free Pen Tool will temporarily become the Convert Point Tool
Note: If there is already a path in the current image, the pen tool, free pen tool, and magnetic pen tool will temporarily become the delete anchor point tool when moved to an anchor point; when moved to a path segment, they will temporarily become the delete anchor point tool. Change to the Add Anchor Point Tool

Add anchor tool:
It is used to insert an anchor point on an existing path. Left-click on the path segment (pictured above) to add an anchor point to the path segment and generate two adjustment handles for adjusting the path. The curvature of the segment. As shown below:

Delete anchor point tool:
Used to remove excess anchor points on the path. Just click the left mouse button on the anchor point of the path to delete the anchor point, and the original path will automatically remain connected; if the current path has only two anchor points, the delete anchor point tool will automatically fail.

Convert Point Tool:
Click or drag an anchor point to convert it into an inflection point or smooth point (as shown below), and drag the adjustment handle on the anchor point to change the curvature of the path segment.
1. Hold down the SHIFT key and drag the adjustment handle of one of the anchor points to force the handle to change at a 45-degree angle or a multiple of 45-degree angle.
2. Hold down the ALT key to change one of the two handles without affecting the other handle.
3. Hold down the ALT key and drag the path segment to copy the path.
4. Hold down the CTRL key and when the mouse passes over the anchor point, the Convert Point tool will temporarily switch to the direct selection tool
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