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Pen Tool Tutorial
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Pen Tool Video TutorialHair Coloring Tutorial
If you have any questions, leave a comment and I'll do my best to answer! :3 (And if you use my tutorial, I would be very happy if you could send me a link to your work so I can praise you!) XD
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Adobe Photoshop CS III
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thankyou very much for such a helpful tutorial!
your awsome!
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You're welcome! Thanks for looking! >w<
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thank you so much ;A; after years of using photoshop, i finally know how to utilise the pen tool ;u;
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Yay! Thanks for looking! >w<
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I really liked how you made a very complicated-sounding process very easy. I followed along with the tutorial and was really confident in how my lines looked. Very good job. <3
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Aww! Thank you! I'm so glad I could help!
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I'm finding that the pen tool is mostly what I'm using now. @_@ It almost feels like cheating with how clean the lineart is. XD
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I've used the pen tool many times before and it's never given me any problems till I went on hiatus in drawing. I can't do a anchor point by itself anymore! Everytime I let go of the left button a continuos line appears! D: I have to connect the end of my anchor point to the begining anchor point in order for it to stop continuing! 
I hope you can help me out!
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It sounds like something is wrong with your settings. Double check the first screenshot in the tutorial and make sure that you have all the buttons that I've outlined in orange selected. :3
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I've done that 
I don't know what's wrong
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Hmm... When you say "an anchor point by itself" what do you mean exactly? The pen toll, with the settings I've provided, is supposed to make a line (and not a shape, unless your saying it DOES make a shape) so I'm not totally sure what the issue is. If you could send me a screenshot, that would be really helpful. :3
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Well, I can't make a straight line or a curve line because I have to close the path. The path drags on till you close it. And that's the thing, it only seems to make shapes 
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I FOUND THE PROBLEM! >
Open up a canvas and click the pen tool. Up where the settings are, at the very end of the tool bar, is a serious of four buttons with various pictures of squares. (It's to the right of the Add/Delete box.) You have the third button selected; if you select the first one, your problems will hopefully be solved!
Let me know if this works! >w<
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Noes! 
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What? Nooo! *A* I'm sorry. I really can't think of what else it could be. D:
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I fix the problem! 
I don't know why I have 2 CS4 PS's installed in my computer... but one says 64 Bit after it's name in parenthesis. I clicked that one to open it up and notice that the color squares in the tool box were black and white instead of being the previous one that I used yesterday! So I open up a new canvas and clicked on the pen tool and wheeeeeeeeeee! It worked!! 
Nothing else is different between the two programs, it's all to bazaar!
Thanks so much for your help though! I really appreciated!
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Yay! I'm so happy! I was thinking about it earlier today, trying to figure out what else I could suggest. XD
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Awww! 
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So many typos. XD That should say "series" not "serious". XD
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omg... it just does NOT want to work... The Curve tool on MS Paint is easier and more effective than this. Dx
I dunno, maybe the video will get through to me better..
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If you're following my instructions but are unable to get the same results, it's most likely an issue with your settings. Check the very first screenshot. :3
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The settings are the same... but when I- *looks again*
OH. xD My problem was that I wasn't holding down the CTRL button!!
I'm such an imbetard.
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Yay! I'm happy you were able to fix it! ;3
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I mentioned you in a journal. ^^ [link]
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Oh! Thank you! What kind words! *A* β₯ β₯ β₯
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Amazing tutorial! You helped me a lot, finally i can digitalize all my draws! THANK YOU!
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Thank you for your tutorial
I appreciate it because we need these kind of tutorials ^_^
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Easy to understand, easy to do
thanks for your help with this tutorial!
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No problem! Thanks for looking!
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Thank you dearly for this tutorial, it's an amazing source for whomever wants to learn how to use the tricky pen tool!
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You're welcome! Thanks for checking it out and leaving a comment!
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Oh no, YOU are welcome! I found this a great help as i never could quite figure out how to use that tool, so this tutorial really made it clear for me! My lineart looks so clean now ahhhhh
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Thank you so much for this!
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Thank you so much! It was very helpful! ^_^
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You're welcome! Thanks for looking!
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THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
I CAN NOW USE MY PEN TOOL!!
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Wooo! You're welcome!
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OMG, I could never figure this tool out THANKS!
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No problem! Thanks for looking!
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how did u make the brush do that?!?!?! ive been finding how for a long time now...and cant seem to get there XC
what did u do w/ the brush settings?
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Open up the Brush Palette > Click the Shape Dynamics Button > Slide the Minimum Diameter around. If you need instructions for getting to the Brush Palette, check out the FAQ area in the description. :3
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Thank you for this! I always hated the pen tool, 'cause I was to lazy to learn how to handle it xD
But the way you explain it makes me want to do nothing else than working with the pen tool for a week or two... or ten.
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Glad I could help!
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Thank you so much for the tutorial! It really makes my lineart look smoother
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