Adobe PHOTOSHOP 6.0 Manual page 179

4 Do one of the following:
To draw the next segment of a smooth curve,
•
position the pointer where you want the next
segment to end, and drag away from the curve.
Drag away from the curve
to create the next segment.
To change the direction of the curve sharply,
•
release the mouse button, then Alt-drag
(Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) the
direction point in the direction of the curve.
Release Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and
the mouse button, reposition the pointer where
you want the segment to end, and drag in the
opposite direction to complete the curve segment.
To break out the direction lines of an anchor
•
point, Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag
(Mac OS) the lines.
Alt-drag or Option-drag the direction point toward the curve.
Release the key, and drag in the opposite direction.
Drawing with the freeform pen tool
The freeform pen tool lets you draw as if you were
drawing with a pencil on paper. Anchor points are
added automatically as you draw. You do not
determine where the points are positioned,
but you can adjust them once the path is complete.
The magnetic pen is an option of the freeform tool
that lets you draw a path that snaps to the edges of
defined areas in your image. You can define the
range and sensitivity of the snapping behavior,
as well as the complexity of the resulting path.
The magnetic pen and magnetic lasso tools share
many of the same options.
To draw with the freeform pen tool:
1 Select the freeform pen tool ( ).
2 In the options bar, click either the Create New
Shape Layer button ( ) or the Create New Work
Path button ( ). (See "Drawing shapes and
paths" on page 161.)
3 Set the following tool-specific options:
• Curve Fit to control how sensitive the final path
is to the movement of your mouse or stylus. Enter
a value between 0.5 and 10.0 pixels. A higher value
creates a simpler path with fewer anchor points.
• Auto Add/Delete to automatically add or delete
anchor points while you draw.
4 Drag the pointer in the image. As you drag, a
path trails behind the pointer. When you release
the mouse, a work path is created.
5 Choose a shape area option to determine what
happens at the intersection of path segments and
components. (See "Drawing overlapping shapes
(Photoshop)" on page 171.)
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