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Where did Bezier go? (Written for PSP8.)
Using pen tool in drawing
mode creates images like Bezier in fewer steps.
Let’s play with this tool
a little to become more familiar with it.
Open a New Image (any size).
I used 300 X 300.
You may want to Flood Fill
to help you see better.
Use the Pen Tool in drawing
mode. (Your Tool Bar will probably look different. I customized
mine.) Have Create as vector checked.
• Choose any color for Foreground
and Background.
• Line size can be of your
choice. You may want to keep below 5 if you are working on a smaller
sized image.
• We’re just going to play
a little to become familiar with this tool.
Click mouse button close
to the center of the screen.
Click again anywhere you
want but do not release the mouse button.
Drag in any direction you
want, then release the button.
Keep going – Click in another
place and drag.
See what you can create.
You can click on any node
and adjust by dragging to another place or pulling arrow in or out.
Try going across the object
you are creating and see what happens! (EXAMPLES below!)
If you would like the object
to join, drag the END node and drag over the node you would like it to
join until you see JOIN, then release.
Right click and start a New
Drawing Object
You may want to change colors
This time we’ll drag the
Start point also.
Click anywhere on the screen
but do not release the mouse.
Drag any direction you want,
then release the button.
Click again anywhere you
want but do not release the mouse button.
As you are playing, you
may discover you can begin a new START point by clicking on any node other
than the START or END node, then click on another spot away from the current
image. You will see another START point (This will not be created
on a new layer). See the yellow in the image.
Here are the five layers
I have to show some examples
Blue with Green – End not
joined
Red with Yellow – Joined
end
Purple with Pink – Going
over lines (I dragged this layer below the others so you could see them.)
Yellow with Orange – Ends
not joined and new START points
Aqua with Yellow – Ends
joined and new START points
Keep playing!
Create new objects by right
clicking and change colors if you like.
When you finished playing,
you may want to go HERE
and try creating a flower.
Hope you have enjoyed this
tutorial.
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2003 Carla Polston - All Rights Reserved