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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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Oh my god, I think I actually get it! Out of all the tutorials I have read and studied, yours is the first one my brain actually got! Thank you for making this, you're an amazing teacher! 
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Awww! You're so sweet. >w< Thanks for taking a look, and good luck!
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[blushes crimson] Nah, I was just telling the truth!
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Thank you sooo much for this! I've been trying to figure out the pen tool for a few hours now with no luck. This is exactly what I needed to help me along!
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Yay! I'm glad I could help you!
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awesome! i never really knew what the pen tool was for until now
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Thanks! You can use it for lots of things, but this is my preferred way to do lineart!
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ya i tried it yesterday, its great!
and i love your icon, its so cute!
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Thanks! I made it myself. XD
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thank you so much for this
at first it looked complicated until i seen this
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Wow, this tutorial is amazing! It really helped me. ^^
May.. May I be as blunt as to ask a question though?
When making the lines for the hair, I've always wanted to add that effect on the hair with the 'simulate pressure on', such as your first drawing at the end. However, when I do so, the line starts so thin that it's impossible to see, gets really thick, then ends so thin that it's good as invisible again, and it ends before the end of the end of the pen-tool's line. So the line's look rather ugly, and are extremely short -in contradiction to the nice, smooth, long lines you use for the hair-.
Now I've fiddled around with it a little, but I can't seem how to make it work. So.. Any suggestions or ideas? ^^"
I'm sorry if I sound stupid, or if this made no sense at all. x'D
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No worries! Here's the problem--I think--and a solution. :3
If your line is super thin at the ends, you need to edit your Minimum Diameter settings in the Brush Palette. On a scale from 0-100%, a Min. Diameter of 0 is the thinnest/most tapered, and a Min. Diameter of 100 is not tapered at all. So, 50% might be a good place to start. :3
As for the center being really thick, this probably means that you're using a brush that's too large. For example, if you have a brush set to 20px and a Min. Diameter of 0%, it will probably be really thick in the center and super thin on the ends, as you said. Try to find a balance between the two settings. A 4-7px brush at 60% MD was most likely what I used for the hair in the piece you described, so it might be helpful to start there and then make your own adjustments. :3
I hope this helps!
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Wow! Thanks so much, that really helped! ^^
Thank you very much! =]
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No problem!
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Huzzah! The update worked! Thank goodness you told me to try it; I would have had no idea otherwise! :3
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Yay! Good luck with your art!
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Thanks so much!
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Hello there, Popo-Licious! This tutorial was so helpful, I'm not sure you've got any idea.
I had a quick question about a problem I'm having - perhaps you've answered it already, but I haven't finished looking through all the replies yet.
When I try to set my brush tool up to simulate the pressure, that infamous little triangle appears next to the Pen Pressure drop-down. I do have a tablet, but the Photoshop version I'm using is CS5; it didn't look like too many people had problems with that one. o 3o;;
Do you think this has something to do with my tablet? If so, is there another way I can go about setting up the brush tool, without using the tablet? Thanks so much for your help!!
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I'm so flattered that you enjoyed my tutorial so much! I'll do my best to help you. :3
First of all, have you tried restarting Photoshop and/or your computer? Sometimes Photoshop doesn't load properly and simply exiting the program and bringing it back again can help. If you've tried this and it hasn't worked, have you updated all your drivers for both your tablet and Photoshop? If you haven't done that in a while, that's a good place to start, especially with your tablet. Please let me know if any of these solutions help. If not, I'll help you research a few more solutions. :3 (Because you're just so darn polite and I really appreciate that.) XD
Also, if you could please tell me what sort of tablet your using and what OS, that would also be helpful. :3
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You've already done so much! ^^
To be honest, I'd just installed the program and the tablet into the laptop I'm using today. The tablet probably could use some upgrading. x3 I will get to work right away on making sure everything is up-to-date!
Let's see, this laptop uses Windows 7, and the tablet is a... Wacom Bamboo? I'm not sure if you needed anything more specific than that. I'm a total noob at figuring these things out.
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Ah! I'm almost positive its your drivers then. If you haven't done so already, go HERE and put in the appropriate information about your tablet. You'll probably see several drivers listed. Start at the bottom of the list and make sure you instal everything in order. Restart, check your Photoshop updates, and restart again if you update anything. You should be good to go after that, but please tell me if you run into any more trouble. :3
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Thanks again, so much! The help was definitely appreciated. I'm definitely ready to tackle this now! ^^
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thank you so much for making this tutorial!
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ah! i've always wondered how people can use the pen tool, but make the lines look all wavy and more natural XDD
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I don't know what to to TT.TT
I have PS elements 8
I can't find this all.... *cry*
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The Elements series does not have the Pen Tool. You'll need the full version of Photoshop or the CS series. :3
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oh NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! TT.TT
but thx.... Q.Q
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THANK YOU!!! This helped me so much!!!
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This helped me a lot! I was having trouble in editing my sketches... 
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This was the tutorial that finally let me make sense of the pen tool. Bless you, I'm finally ready to try my hand at digital inking.
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Yay! I'm so glad I could help!
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I'm glad too 
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I made sure to give you all the credit for this wonderful tutorial... I hope more people can see it and have the confidence to try their hands at it as well. Again, thanks!
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Oh, WOW! That is really, really good! I'm impressed!
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Thanks so much! I owe those nice clean lines to you
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This was EXTREMELY helpful. Thanks so much!
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Absolutely love this - it's going to be so helpful! Thank you! 8D
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I love this tut : D
It's very easy to understand!
Million thanks for sharing ; )
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I can't click on the minumium diameter in the brush pallette 
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Are you using a tablet? If so, is there a warning icon near the Minimum Diameter option? If so, that means that Photoshop isn't picking up Pen Pressure. Also, unless you made a typo, it sounds like you're trying to change the settings after stroking the line. You need to make all your adjustments before hand. :3
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Nope im not....
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Yes. If you want to change the minimum diameter, you need to do so before you stroke the paths. If you can't change the minimum diameter at all, then that means you don't have pen pressure.
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OHHHH! OKAY ! I finally get it now! Thanks for explaining 
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