Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator Pen Tool Tutorial

A real-time basic tutorial on using the pen tool in Photoshop and Illustrator.

Check out these links for more Tips & Tricks!
Pen Tool Goodness:
http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/tools-tips/photoshops-pen-tool-the-comprehe...
http://vector.tutsplus.com/tools-tips/illustrators-pen-tool-the-comprehensive...
http://vectortuts.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/article_pen_tool_comprehensive_gu...

Photoshop Shortcuts:
http://morris-photographics.com/photoshop/shortcuts/

Illustrator Shortcuts:
http://www.nooti.com/design/illustrator-shortcuts.php

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Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Pen Tool Photoshop
• Digital Inking
• Bezier Curves
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop

[mattybattylad]

Marry me!!!!! been trying to master the pen tool for a while now, i tried these techniques and i have improved tenfold :) cheers for this

[chrisknowsthis]

@mattybattylad I'm so glad it helped ^_^

[barbarianatgate]

I think I love you! lol! Seriously, this is a great tutorial. Like a lot of people, I understand the power of the pen tool. I also know that there is precious little information out there on the proper use. Consequently, I end up taking a lot more time revising and erasing strokes with my brush, and never get the benefits of a vector function. Thanks for taking the time to post this.

[chrisknowsthis]

@barbarianatgate Haha, thanks! I'm really happy that it made things clearer for you ^_^

[EasyEbookMan]

sexy intelligent voice

[chrisknowsthis]

@EasyEbookMan Thanks ;)

[CT2507]

the camera moving around following your mouse all the time gives motion sickens. :(

[p0kediamond]

Thanks so much for this lol four years of photoshop questions finally answered

[hecklerjh420]

I just found ur tuts, and I'm impressed. Very explanatory!

[aerodyno]

the sound track for this video is awesome. where did you find it? You are also quite talented.

[3asem3emad]

wow! what a great tutorial!! u showed many things in a quick way

thanks :)

[owen042686]

cs5?

[ellabanez2010]

how can i make lineart using photoshop but still keeping all the lines as a shape (vector base) ? Not a rasterize image when you stroke the path with brush...can someone help me.

[ronday117]

great tut!

[likeappletrees123]

sounding smokinn

[boykulot09]

urgghh nosebleed.. sorry,, im a beginner and this complicates the things i knew >.<