2015
Lynda
Deke McClelland
3h 50m
English
Creating precise lines, curves, and shapes with the Pen tool is challenging to learn and even tougher to master, but the power it gives your drawings is worth the effort. Even though the technology has been in Adobe products for decades, there are countless people who have yet to learn the proper way to use it. In this course, Deke McClelland introduces the basic features of the Pen tool and its functionality across the three main graphic design programs in the Creative Cloud suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. He covers the structure of a path outline, reviews the different kinds of anchor points and control handles, and dedicates a chapter to the Pen tool's peculiarities in each program. He also introduces some alternatives to the Pen tool, so you can choose what works best for your drawing needs.
Introduction
2m 56s
Welcome
2m 56s
1. The Building Blocks of Path Outlines
13m 5s
Meet the Black and White Arrow tools
4m 19s
Anchor points, segments, and control handles
6m 17s
The three kinds of anchor points
2m 29s
2. Using Anchor Points and Control Handles
1h 8m
Working with corner points
8m 9s
Adding and deleting anchor points
10m 9s
Working with smooth points
7m 50s
Adding some random wiggle
5m 57s
Working with cusp points
9m 50s
Creating cusps by subtracting shapes
10m 11s
Creating cusp points with the White Arrow
6m 58s
Turning a circle into a droplet
9m 33s
3. The Many Ways to Use the Arrow Tools
40m 26s
Getting to the Arrow tools on the fly
8m 50s
Selecting and deselecting
8m 4s
Selecting inside groups and compound objects
8m 14s
Special ways to drag
8m 56s
Creating cusps in Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop
6m 22s
4. Meet the Pen Tool
40m 26s
Introducing the Pen and precise cursors
4m 39s
Communicating with the Pen tool
5m 6s
Extending an active path outline
4m 31s
Drawing vector-based paths in Photoshop
7m 28s
Completing an open path outline
7m 8s
Extending a dormant path outline
5m 38s
Connecting two open paths
5m 56s
5. Advanced Pen Tool Tricks
1h 4m
Undoing an anchor point versus deleting it
6m 9s
Repositioning points and segments as you draw
10m 30s
Real-world moving and nudging
7m 34s
Inserting and deleting points on the fly
6m 20s
Real-world inserting and deleting
7m 6s
The spacebar versus very small drags
5m 45s
Four unrelated Shift key tricks
7m 36s
Converting points with the Pen tool
7m 55s
Converting multiple points with a single click
5m 24s
Conclusion
1m 8s
Until next time
1m 8s
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