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198 ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT USER GUIDE
Using the Bezier Curve Tool
Another alternative you can use to create complex paths or selections is the
Bezier Curve Tool from the Selection Tools. This tool works in two modes: Path
and Selection modes. It allows you to create a closed path or make the path into
a selection.
To draw and edit paths using the Bezier Curve Tool:
1. Click the Selection Tools, then select the Bezier Curve Tool.
2. Select a preset path shape from the Shape menu on the Attribute Toolbar, then
draw the path. You can draw multiple paths.
Note: Free Path is ideal for drawing curves and irregularly-shaped paths. It draws
paths exactly the same way as the Bezier Tool. Follow the same procedure in
"Bezier Tool"
3. To edit the path(s) you have just drawn, select Edit existing path on the
Attribute Toolbar.
4. Click a path segment, then right-click and select Convert to Curve or Convert
to Line to change a line segment into a curve or vice versa.
5. Click a node to show control handles and adjust path segments. Use the Free
edit option to determine how to adjust two connected path segments.
Notes:
• The Free edit option works the same way as the Edit mode buttons of the
Path Edit Tool.
• How color fills overlapping paths is determined by the Even-Odd fill option.
• To delete a node, click Options and select Delete Point.
6. Double-click to complete the path.
Grouping paths
to draw a free path.
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