 Action_ManCurrently Appearing AsPremium
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England | Pen tool [Basic circle] . Ok this is a simple tutorial with pen tool .
I havent done this sort of thing before with (attchment1) etc: so i hope it works .
Start with a canvas 200x200 and insert a red circle 180x180 .
Now select the pen tool .
Insert four points as per the image .
Now you need to add bezier curves to the circle .
Add curves to all four axis .
Then add the desired colour to the circle and remove the border line .
Well it a little basic i know , but you have to start somewhere ... |
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Action_ManCurrently Appearing AsPremium
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England | Someone can add another with a little more difficulty , /me nuges Liverdude ... |
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Thanks Action_Man, think I'm doing something wrong , tried to get the shape you had, where did you get image 4? Sort of confused on how to add bezier curves seems like my circles aren't too uniform, but was fun working with the pen tool (not quite as frustrating)!
(made an interesting image too  )
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This is being done with Fireworks, correct? |
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dandelionPremium,MVM
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This is being done with Fireworks, correct?
I did same circle etc.and pen lines with photoshop, I just can't figure out the bezier. Do you have photoshop?
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Action_ManCurrently Appearing AsPremium
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England | reply to Action_Man
I might have missed something out , when you have set your four points you need to go round them all again and drag the pen tool over them to add bezier , drag until you have reached the required angle of curve .
And yes this is Fireworks so it may not or may not work in PS/PSP ... |
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X(4)Y(0)Z(0) | reply to Action_Man
I tried this in Illustrator and PSP7. Illustrator gave me 4 quarter moons (like dandelion, also using Adobe). 
PSP 7 worked better because I could do just lines instead of filled areas, although each quarter had to be drawn separatly so you can see where each line (or arch) doesn't match up perfectly.
Thanks for the tutorial. Even though it works differently in different brands, at least you got us to get our pen tools out.:)
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Has anyone ever tried this tutorial before? I keep meaning too, but haven't gotten around to it. |
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dandelionPremium,MVM
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tried other tutorial, click and connect, click and drag, direct selection tool-maybe have too many points?
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tried other tutorial, click and connect, click and drag, direct selection tool-maybe have too many points?
I don't know, as I haven't tried it yet. The author of the article seems to be saying that after you keep trying it for a bit, you'll get it.
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Action_ManCurrently Appearing AsPremium
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England | reply to Action_Man
Well at least your trying people , very trying .
Dandelion what is the 2nd image ? a circle ? .
At least i discovered something whilst messing about , how to create a circle with just two points  .
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dandelionPremium,MVM
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A try with 2 points and bezier (?), don't know why can't get a good shape-got some hints .
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Action_ManCurrently Appearing AsPremium
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England | reply to Action_Man
Its hard to explain how to do it , but looking at the image should help ? .
I remember awhile ago i was in a mIRC channel for BBR , but i cant find the link anymore , its better when you talk live with someone ...
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dandelionPremium,MVM
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Is this how you did it???
1.pen tool, click one point top and one point at bottom
2.click point at top again to get rid of small squares.
3.click point at top and drag straight across
4.click point at bottom and drag straight across until get half circle.
5. click point at top again and drag until get other half of circle.
6.right click on circle and fill path.
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Action_ManCurrently Appearing AsPremium
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England | reply to Action_Man
Thats it Dandy , i use rulers/guides quite a lot too , if you highlight the points and do a screenshot and post the image i could see what you had done , but i know anyway GJ ... |
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dandelionPremium,MVM
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Thats it Dandy , i use rulers/guides quite a lot too
quick post on using rulers and guides??? :D
Used direct selection tool, so adjust by eye alone-doesn't make for a very good circle always.
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Action_ManCurrently Appearing AsPremium
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England | reply to Action_Man
Looking good now Dandy , in a day or two you`ve gone from :
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dandelionPremium,MVM
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Yes, and really appreciate all your help, having some fun-little uneven, but not as hard to do!!!:D
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I actually used the pen tool to create the paths I used to make the Lexus logos. I think that is the first time I have ever used it to create anything.
One thing to remember, in PS: You can set the tool to paths, shape layers or fill pixels up on the Tool Options Bar that appears at the top of the screen whenever you click on any tool. If you have it set to shape layers, and are trying to create a circle or anything by connecting paths, that gets really frustrating! I know, I've done it enough times.:p
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