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Published: 2007-11-28 22:05:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 33558; Favourites: 460; Downloads: 2307
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Description This tutorial will walk you through how to use Paths in Photoshop. It explains the general workings of paths, as well as how to use them to do specific tasks. How to create vector shapes using paths, how to replicate and resize something as large as you'd like, how to use a brush along a path and have it fade out or get smaller as it goes, etc. The uses of paths in Photoshop are limitless!

I'm currently using this process to enlarge all of my old TINY tribal brushes to about 2000 pixels without ANY loss of quality. Quite handy
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redheadstock In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 14:26:06 +0000 UTC]

You're quite welcome

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ladyroll In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 13:40:33 +0000 UTC]

oh, how great is this tutorial! Thank you! Helps a lot to make a sort of things!

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redheadstock In reply to ladyroll [2007-11-29 14:26:16 +0000 UTC]

Yay!

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randthuntley [2007-11-29 13:34:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for this tutorial

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redheadstock In reply to randthuntley [2007-11-29 14:26:23 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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HonorLehane [2007-11-29 13:03:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the tut
cant wait for the brushes !!
hugs and happy holidays
xo

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redheadstock In reply to HonorLehane [2007-11-29 14:26:58 +0000 UTC]

and Happy Holidays to you

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Ann-McLaren [2007-11-29 12:49:09 +0000 UTC]

This is very helpful..

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redheadstock In reply to Ann-McLaren [2007-11-29 14:27:11 +0000 UTC]

Great!

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Ann-McLaren In reply to redheadstock [2007-11-29 14:50:44 +0000 UTC]

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brandydeshea [2007-11-29 11:33:31 +0000 UTC]

wonderful tutorial! thank you so much!

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redheadstock In reply to brandydeshea [2007-11-29 14:27:06 +0000 UTC]

Sure!

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Cilitra [2007-11-29 09:48:56 +0000 UTC]

I knew most of what you explained but you gave me the last links to tie them all together XD
Though I do love the brush thing you explained in the end though it only makes an X long line.

Great tutorial. Greatly needed :3

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redheadstock In reply to Cilitra [2007-11-29 14:28:19 +0000 UTC]

Not sure what you mean by it only makes an X long line... are you using the free transform tool to draw it? Thanks, glad you liked it

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GinkgoWerkstatt [2007-11-29 09:43:08 +0000 UTC]

Have to try this soon.

Never really worked with paths in photoshop. Have always used vector programms and still miss Freehand. I'm not used to Illustrator

Thanks for the tut

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redheadstock In reply to GinkgoWerkstatt [2007-11-29 14:28:58 +0000 UTC]

I need to try my hand at Illustrator one of these days and see what I think of it for vector stuff. But for now, this is working well for me

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YumeKimino [2007-11-29 08:46:28 +0000 UTC]

tnx! great tutorial!

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redheadstock In reply to YumeKimino [2007-11-29 14:29:04 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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zusef In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 07:04:43 +0000 UTC]

this helps a lot! thank you very much!

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redheadstock In reply to zusef [2007-11-29 14:29:16 +0000 UTC]

Great!

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Helen-Baq In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 06:57:25 +0000 UTC]

Hooray! A tutorial and you making your brushes bigger!

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redheadstock In reply to Helen-Baq [2007-11-29 14:30:53 +0000 UTC]

Yep. Most of my later brush sets are like 1000 pixels or so, which I figure is pretty big (although some are closer to 2000 pixels now)... but my earlier sets were pretty tiny!

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Helen-Baq In reply to redheadstock [2007-11-29 15:47:20 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I noticed that they were! I love big brushes! Looking forward to the larger sets.

Oh, and thanks for the tutorial. I love tutorials!

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Lyastri In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 06:57:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, this is going to be good for me!

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redheadstock In reply to Lyastri [2007-11-29 14:30:59 +0000 UTC]

Great!

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pyro-helfier In reply to ??? [2007-11-29 05:33:08 +0000 UTC]

You are super awsome. I can't get the hang of all that pen tool stuff. Just seems to be too much hassle for me. But there's alot of little tips in there that I might be able to put to use somewhere and maybe one day I'll actually start using the paths. I'm sure this is going to help alot of people. Imma fav it cause it's good, and just in case I ever do need it, I will know right where it is.

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redheadstock In reply to pyro-helfier [2007-11-29 14:31:31 +0000 UTC]

Great. Hope it comes in handy for ya one day

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pyro-helfier In reply to redheadstock [2007-11-29 17:31:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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reegling [2007-11-29 04:13:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the tutorial! This is something I've been scratching my head about for quite a while!

You rock!

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redheadstock In reply to reegling [2007-11-29 14:31:44 +0000 UTC]

Sure thing

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ScumIcons [2007-11-29 03:46:50 +0000 UTC]

once again you are dazzling

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redheadstock In reply to ScumIcons [2007-11-29 14:32:01 +0000 UTC]

Aww, shucks!

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angelicdhampir2oo4 [2007-11-29 03:38:56 +0000 UTC]

Great tut. Maybe one day, when I'm not feeling so lazy, Ill put it to use

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redheadstock In reply to angelicdhampir2oo4 [2007-11-29 14:32:08 +0000 UTC]

Great

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tasukiseishi [2007-11-29 01:43:25 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the awesome tutorial! I can't wait till I have some time to try it out.

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redheadstock In reply to tasukiseishi [2007-11-29 01:45:25 +0000 UTC]

Sure thing, let me know if you have any trouble

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SophiaDragonMaster [2007-11-29 00:19:20 +0000 UTC]

This should be pretty usefull X3

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redheadstock In reply to SophiaDragonMaster [2007-11-29 01:47:12 +0000 UTC]

Good

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MummyMetaller [2007-11-28 23:18:59 +0000 UTC]

Oh brilliant; I was wondering about making my own brushes! Great stuff


*clicky*

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redheadstock In reply to MummyMetaller [2007-11-28 23:44:14 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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akaibelier [2007-11-28 23:17:39 +0000 UTC]

omg, this is really useful ! i always have problems with vector shapes X_X
thanks so much !

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redheadstock In reply to akaibelier [2007-11-28 23:44:24 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! No problem

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LottnessMonster [2007-11-28 23:04:33 +0000 UTC]

You are awesome.. I think I wanna do something for you since you are one of the best resource artists I have ever come across... everything you do is so selfless.. Major kudos!

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redheadstock In reply to LottnessMonster [2007-11-28 23:44:38 +0000 UTC]

I don't mind, I really enjoy it

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LottnessMonster In reply to redheadstock [2007-12-07 14:15:48 +0000 UTC]

I wish there were a lot more people like you here...

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Dellinia In reply to ??? [2007-11-28 22:56:53 +0000 UTC]

thank you~ this explains alot
xD

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redheadstock In reply to Dellinia [2007-11-28 23:44:56 +0000 UTC]

Great.

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VladVampire [2007-11-28 22:33:02 +0000 UTC]

nice now i might figure out how this cs3 extended works

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redheadstock In reply to VladVampire [2007-11-28 23:45:06 +0000 UTC]

Good luck!

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VladVampire In reply to redheadstock [2007-11-29 00:48:21 +0000 UTC]

yea its harder than it looks thank you

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