Adobe 23101335 User Guide - Page 180

170 CHAPTER 6 Drawing and Editing 6 To continue the existing freehand path, position the freeform pen pointer on an endpoint of the path, and drag. If the Auto Add/Delete option is selected, you can click an existing point to delete it. 7 To complete the path, release the mouse. To create a closed path, drag over the initial point of the path (a circle appears next to the pointer when it is aligned), and release the mouse. For more information on closed and open paths, see "About anchor points, direction lines, direction points, and components" on page 172. 8 Draw additional path components if desired. 9 Click the OK button ( ) in the options bar, or press Enter or Return, to dismiss the drawing tools. To draw using the magnetic pen options: 1 To convert the freeform pen tool to the magnetic pen tool ( ), select Magnetic in the options bar. Then specify the following options by clicking the magnetic options button ( ): • For Width, enter a pixel value between 1 and 40. The magnetic pen detects edges only within the specified distance from the pointer. • For Contrast, enter a percentage value between 0 and 100 to specify the contrast between pixels required to be considered an edge. Use a higher value for low contrast images. • For Frequency, enter a value between 0 and 100 to specify the rate at which the pen sets anchor points. A higher value anchors the path in place more quickly. • If you are working with a stylus tablet, select or deselect Stylus Pressure. When this option is selected, an increase in stylus pressure causes the width to decrease. 2 Click in the image to set the first fastening point. 3 To draw a freehand segment, move the pointer or drag along the edge you want to trace. The most recent segment of the border remains active. As you move the pointer, the active segment snaps to the strongest edge in the image, connecting the pointer to the last fastening point. Periodically, the magnetic pen adds fastening points to the border to anchor previous sections. 4 If the border doesn't snap to the desired edge, click once to add a fastening point manually and to keep the border from moving. Continue to trace the edge and add fastening points as needed. If needed, press Delete to remove the last fastening point. 5 To dynamically modify the properties of the magnetic pen, do one of the following: • Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) to draw a freehand path. • Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) to draw straight segments. • Press the [ key to decrease the magnetic pen width by 1 pixel; press the ] key to increase the pen width by 1 pixel. Press Caps Lock to display the current pen width.