"Dave" wrote in message
On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:37:53 -0400, "KatWoman" wrote:
"Dave" wrote in message
How do I select with the Pen Tool?
Or transform a Pen tool drawing into a selection?
Like many people (who would hate to admit it), I ignored the pen tool for years, but nowadays become more and more interested in it. Starting to realize the enormous benefits of knowing and using it. Should I transform it into a path, or which what and how? SIMPLE no worries DAVE
PEN TOOL CAN BE USED TO SELECT
many people prefer it
NOT JUST A DRAWING TOOL
after you surround your cut out area with the pen there is a line with points etc IT IS CALLED PATH in the help
go to the PATH Palette
little rectangle with a dotted circle
click it and the line (path) becomes a selection
VOILA
you can go back and forth as well
selections can be made into paths
path is good for typing into funny shapes
along an edge etc
1000 Thanks for your help, KatWoman.
I see myself as quite experienced with Photoshop,
…right up to a few days ago when I clicked ‘P’….O
Not only for cutouts, but also when coloring a drawing,
selecting is (almost? no really:-) a necessity.
I wonder how many of our friends are using the Pen Tool. This may become a very interesting discussion if we talk about it and people learn this which I experience right now, which is that while you start being very clumsy with the Pen Tool, you become more handy with it by the day.
Thanks for your reply.
PEN TOOL
It is not my favorite to work with
I still have trouble using the curve handles
but one guy on here a while back he was cutting out a very intricate bird wing
against a jumbly background
not an easy thing with wand or select color range
not even magnetic lasso would be too great
and he was using PEN tool
I had not seen anyone use it like that before
but it looked worth knowing
for a long time I did not use masks then I learned and cannot imagine how I got along without it
same for channels
at first I was like WTH is that for?
I liked levels till I figured out curves
hated PS file browser now love Bridge
etc
all good
so many ways to get to the same place
if you get the result you need visually
well no one’s business how you made it
there are SO many ways to slect