Adobe 13101332 User Guide - Page 205

Adobe Photoshop Help Using Help | Contents | Index Drawing Back 205 Controlling a shape as you draw it You can use the following modifier keys to manipulate a shape while dragging: • Hold down the spacebar to move the shape without changing its size or proportions. • (ImageReady) Hold down Shift to constrain a rectangle or rounded rectangle to a square, to constrain an ellipse to a circle, or to constrain the line angle to a multiple of 45°. Using the pen tools (Photoshop) You can create or edit straight lines, curves, or freeform lines and shapes using the pen tools. The pen tools can be used in conjunction with the shape tools to create complex shapes. Drawing with the pen tool The pen tool lets you create straight lines and smooth flowing curves with greater precision than is possible with the freeform pen tool. For most users, the pen tool provides the best control and greatest accuracy for drawing. To draw with the pen tool: 1 Select the pen tool . 2 Set the following tool-specific options: • To add an anchor point when you click a line segment and delete an anchor point when you click it, select Auto Add/Delete in the options bar. (See "Adding, deleting, and converting anchor points" on page 216.) • To preview path segments as you draw, click the inverted arrow next to the shape buttons in the options bar, and select Rubber Band. 3 Position the pen pointer where you want to begin to draw, and click to define the first anchor point. 4 Click or drag to set anchor points for additional segments. (See "Drawing straight segments with the pen tool" on page 205 and "Drawing curves with the pen tool" on page 206.) 5 Complete the path: • To end an open path, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) away from the path. • To close a path, position the pen pointer over the first anchor point. A small loop appears next to the pen tip when it is positioned correctly. Click to close the path. For more information on closed and open paths, see "About anchor points, direction lines, direction points, and components" on page 210. Drawing straight segments with the pen tool The simplest segment you can draw with the pen tool is a straight segment, made by clicking to create anchor points. Using Help | Contents | Index Back 205