Photoshop - Pen Tool Techniques

by reem Sat Feb 19, 2011 8:10 am

Photoshop - Pen Tool Techniques

<table style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Simulate Table Styles
with Type in a Path</td><td style="text-align: right; font-size: 10px; white-space: nowrap;"> Views 492 | Pen Tool Techniques</td></tr></table>

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Simulate fake table styles with Type in a Path.

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<table style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Basic Shapes: Part One </td><td style="text-align: right; font-size: 10px; white-space: nowrap;"> Views
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Introduction to the basic
use of Photoshop's Shape Tools.

<table style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Basic Shapes: Part Two </td><td style="text-align: right; font-size: 10px; white-space: nowrap;"> Views
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Combining 'Options Bar'
features and Pen Tool manipulations for maximum control over those
shapes.

<table style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Orb </td><td style="text-align: right; font-size: 10px; white-space: nowrap;"> Views
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Simple 'Ellipse Shape',
combined with 'Blending Styles' creates this Orb.

<table style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Tube
Shapes </td><td style="text-align: right; font-size: 10px; white-space: nowrap;"> Views 2807 | Pen Tool Techniques</td></tr></table>

Simple shape combined
with 'Blending Styles' helped achieve this realistic tube effect.

<table style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Interlocking Rings </td><td style="text-align: right; font-size: 10px; white-space: nowrap;"> Views 6022 | Pen Tool Techniques</td></tr></table>

Shapes combined with
'Layer Masks' and 'Blending Styles' achieves this convincing
interlocking effect.

<table style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Polaroid Effect </td><td style="text-align: right; font-size: 10px; white-space: nowrap;"> Views 22352 | Pen Tool
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Basic shape, combined
with 'Anchor Point' & 'Free Transform' manipulation helped similate
this Poloroid Effect.

<table style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Open Magazine Effect </td><td style="text-align: right; font-size: 10px; white-space: nowrap;"> Views 7440 | Pen Tool Techniques</td></tr></table>

'Pen Tool (P)' use and
simple 'Gradients' combine to create this Open Magazine Effect.

<table style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Christmas Tree Ornament</td><td style="text-align: right; font-size: 10px; white-space: nowrap;"> Views 19925 | Pen Tool
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A basic 'Shape' and
'Blending Styles' helped create this ornamental effect.

<table style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Candy Cane Effect </td><td style="text-align: right; font-size: 10px; white-space: nowrap;"> Views 17988 | Pen Tool
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'Pen Tool (P)' created
candy cane shape mixed with 'Blending Styles'.

<table style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Stamp
Effect </td><td style="text-align: right; font-size: 10px; white-space: nowrap;"> Views 5965 | Pen Tool Techniques</td></tr></table>

Combining 'Pen Tool (P)'
created shape and 'Brush Preset', 'Background Eraser Tool' creates this
quick and realistic Stamp Effect.

<table style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>3D
Ring Effect </td><td style="text-align: right; font-size: 10px; white-space: nowrap;"> Views 4209 | Pen Tool Techniques</td></tr></table>

A few simple 'Shape Tool'
tricks combined with 'Blending Styles' to achieve this 3d ring affect.

<table style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Creating Custom Exotic Shapes</td><td style="text-align: right; font-size: 10px; white-space: nowrap;"> Views
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Transform any custom
shape to create exotic variations.

<table style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Pen Tool with Shape Layers</td><td style="text-align: right; font-size: 10px; white-space: nowrap;"> Views 5933 | Pen Tool
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Introduction to basic
'Pen Tool (P)' with Options Bar feature 'Shape Layers' active.

<table style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Pen Tool with Paths</td><td style="text-align: right; font-size: 10px; white-space: nowrap;"> Views 9851 | Pen Tool Techniques</td></tr></table>

Introduction to basic
'Pen Tool (P)' with Options Bar feature 'Paths' active.

<table style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Swirls</td><td style="text-align: right; font-size: 10px; white-space: nowrap;"> Views
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Simple Stroked Paths
combined with basic Blendin or Filter Effects.

<table style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Animated Christmas Bells</td><td style="text-align: right; font-size: 10px; white-space: nowrap;"> Views 4513 | Pen Tool
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'Paths', 'Brush Preset'
combined with an ImageReady two frame animation creates this simple
animation.

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Precise use of 'Pen Tool
(P)'to trace over a photo creates this nify Vector style effect.

<table style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Wireframe Cube </td><td style="text-align: right; font-size: 10px; white-space: nowrap;"> Views 2111 | Pen Tool
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Achieve a wireframe
effect without having Photoshop close multiple Paths.

<table style="width: 100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Photoshop Path's Made Easy </td><td style="text-align: right; font-size: 10px; white-space: nowrap;"> Views
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Here is a simple way to
get comfortable using Pen Tool(P).