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Pen Tool Tutorial
Published: 2010-04-07 22:50:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 188334; Favourites: 9444; Downloads: 6368
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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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This is the only tutorial out of hundreds I saw that actually made total sense to me. You are my hero
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Yay~! I'm so happy to hear that! Please let me know if I can help you with anything else. >w<
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I will 
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My photoshop is Cs4 and it don't got pressure but i was wondering what version is your photoshop : o
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I'm using CS3, however many people have approached me with a similar problem using CS4, and unfortunately, I don't have a solution for you. D: Now, if you aren't using a tablet, then that in itself is most likely the issue. However, if you are using a tablet and can't achieve pen pressure, I suggest browsing the Adobe website and other resources for a solution. (You can always try to taper your lines by hand with the eraser, if you need a quick fix. The results are lovely.) ;3
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Oh gahh thanks for telling me ;u;
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linked this in a picture the tutorial helped me out with a lot. If that's a problem I can take the link down ^^
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No problem at all! Thanks for linking back! >w<
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awesome! also, thank you so much for the tutorial, it's made my life much easier lol
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Is there something similar to the Pen Tool in Elements 7? My free-hand lineart is too shaky and looks bad :/
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Sorry, but unfortunately, products in the Elements line do not come with the Pen Tool, and I'm not really sure if they have anything similar, but my guess is no. >o<
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Oh okay, thanks anyway.
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I have Photoshop Elements 5.0 and I can't find pen tool. Is there a tool like pen or something?
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The products in the Elements line do not come with the pen tool, sadly. You'll need to purchase the full version, or the CS line. :3
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This is a great tutorial! xD This makes me want Photoshop more!
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Which might come handy, since my friend is forcing me to get it... xDDD
Well, Photoshop is necessary for visual novels... OTL
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Uhm how do you get to the brush pressure thing? because when i check the simulate pressure box, the ends of my line gets way too thin and you can't see the color anymore. and then the middle part is too fat :/
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Play with the minimum diameter. The lower the number, the more tapered the line. Try starting around 50% and go from there. ;3
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I only have master diameter. D:
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Are you using Photoshop? It might go under a different name in different programs. ;3
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yes photoshop CS4 
..but i'm pretty sure PC and Mac Photoshop are the same...
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As long as it's in the brush palette and in relatively the same menu, I'm sure it's the same thing, just under a different name, for whatever reason. :3
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Sorry, but... I'm not really sure what the problem is? CS4 isn't terribly different from CS3. Open the program, open a file, click F5, click Shape Dynamics, and Minimum Diameter/Master Diameter/etc. should be right there. :3
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yes i know you said open up the brush pallete but i can't find it...
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wow.
thank you SOOOO much
this is VERY helpful
i honestly knew NOTHING about the pen tool other than i could stroke it and such D:
amazinf tutorial.
Thanks again :3
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You're welcome! Glad I could help, and thanks for looking!
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wow ive been using pen tool for as long as i can remenber, but after reading this i discovered that im not really using it correctly, and as a result i wasnt able to use its full protential. this is a awsome tut, and i learned alot from it thankies
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I'm glad to have helped! Thanks for looking!
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I'm a real fan of the pen tool and anything that can make using it easier.
Great work
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Thanks a bunch for this. Really helped me.
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Glad to have helped!
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thank you for this wonderful , helpful and understandable tutorial!
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You're welcome! Thanks for looking!
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iiiiiii love it.this is what i use to do my doodles
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awsome! this helps a ton. Makes sketches like the ones you showed above more possible to do without having a tablet! Cant wait to work on one myself
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I'm glad I could help! Good luck!
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Thank you!
I always see this beautiful linart created by the pen tool, but I'd never figured out what the deal with it was.
So.
<3
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What happens if I click anywhere on the line, and instead of putting another point on the line, it makes a new point altogether? (Like a third one.) Does that make sense?
Up until about a week ago my pen tool has been working fine, but I share photoshop with my mom and sometimes she gets in there and screws with the settings. :/
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