Pen Tool (Video Included)

The Pen Tool creates stright lined and smooth curved vector shapes and paths.

1. In the Toolbox, select the Pen Tool.
2. On the Options bar, choose a drawing mode: to draw a vector shape layers click button ; to draw paths (shape outlines) click button.
3. Click on the image to set the first anchor point.
4. Set another anchor point to add a segment.
5. Click and drag to add a segment and change line shape.
6. Auto Add/Delete gadget on the Options bar (selected by default) allows us to add and delete anchor points*:
   1. click on a path to add an anchor point
   2. click on an existing anchor point to delete it.
7. To delete the last added anchor point press [Delete] key. Press again to delete the rest of your path / shape.
8. Close the contour (click on the first anchor point) to complete the path.
9. Press [Shift] key while drawing to constrain the segment angle to a multiple of 45°.
10. When drawing the shapes, you can also choose a Style for the shape layer on the Options bar.