ren

Errmm.. I've been wondering how to use paths since a ton of people use it- and their artwork is godly. I just want to create a nice, smooooth line, about 2 px. Help?

Bacardi

Heathrowe just uploaded a tut. you can find the thread at:

http://www.photoshopgurus.info/forum...pic.php?t=3272

he (and we) are always there to help you out.
might be interesting, when you have questions, to specify your version of Photoshop.

Bacardi

Perhaps some more basic info first: a path is in fact a series of point interconnected by lines whose curvature is described in mathematical formulae. Which means, in everyday speak, that they cannot be seen. What you do see is Photoshop acting as if, and showing you a replacement line.
What you have to do to make them visible, is to stroke them. And it's in the stroke that you choose your 2pixels.
The line's curvature and length is the path.

To get a first try, you can use the freeform pentool. Just draw a line with it. Then, when you're finished, alt-click on the black arrow tool on the toolbox to select the white arrow tool, or direct selection tool. With this tool, you can change the shape of the line by dragging points or segment. And much more. Just change the shape a bit, and then stroke the path.

This you do by alt-clicking on the second icon from the left at the bottom of the paths palette, the stroke path icon. This shows you the stroke dialog box. Here you get an idea of what you can do with your path. And that is much more than only draw as many, many tools are in the dropdown list...

have fun!

Chillin

Ren Hewthrowes Tut is very good, I would suggest going through it with a few different pics to get used to it as bezier curves, can be a little trikcy to get used to at first.....but once you do.....its amazing what you can do.

THE PEN TOOL

Recommended Tutorials

http://www.psmeg.co.uk/pages/tutorials/pen_primer_1.htm
http://www.devwebpro.com/articles/0314a.html
http://www.elated.com/tutorials/grap...aths_pen_tool/
http://www.gurusnetwork.com/tutorial...pen1intro.html
http://www.arraich.com/ps6_tips_ppen1.htm
http://www.heathrowe.com/tuts/pentool.asp
http://www.sketchpad.net/drawing8.htm
http://home.okstate.edu/homepages.ns...20work%20paths

Short tutorials

http://www.webdesignhelper.co.uk/pho...utorial1.shtml
http://www.webclass.ru/tut.php?tut=136
http://www.shiver7.com/tutorials/29/
http://www.retouchpro.com/tutorials/pentool/index.html
http://www.perfectpixels.com/index.c...op.detail&ID=8
http://www.iland.net/~england/pen1.html
http://med.stanford.edu/web/training...op2/part5.html
http://www.myjanee.com/tuts/pentool/pentool1.htm
http://www.gfxlab.com/tutorials/tuts/pentool/pentut.htm
http://www.digital-creativity.org.uk...torial_02.html
http://pub16.ezboard.com/fnorrathsst...opicID=4.topic

PDF

http://www.cse.cuhk.edu.hk/~shwong/csc1720/ps6.pdf
http://networld-voyager.com/photo%20...Pen%20Tool.PDF (good!)

Keyboard Shortcuts

http://www.sketchpad.net/drawing6.htm

Video Tutorial

http://www.computer-training-softwar...ustrator10.htm *

* Go to the section called "Pen Tool Techniques". The tutorial is for Illustrator only,
but that shouldn't be a problem, since the vector tools in Illustrator & Photoshop alsmost work the same.