Pen tool (basic functions and how to use basic features)

Today we are going to talk about photoshop pen tool and it’s functions. You can select pen tool in photoshop by clicking on it symbol or press p on keyboard.

Ok. Let’s talk about pen tool.  Pen tool is created for drawing line. Lines can be curves or direct lines, you can draw objects using pen tool. If you want to draw objects with rounded corners you can use pen tool. To draw curves, 1^st you need to click on the canvas. When you click you can see a point like below.

Then you can click again on the canvas and hold your click. Then move your cursor, when you move cursor you can see the line you drew like curve, with handles. You change the bend of curve by mowing handles.

If you want to make a covered object, click on the started point. On the point cursor will show like below. Then it will be a covered object.

There is another way to edit shape of drew object. For that you need to select “Direct Selection Tool”, under the Path selection tool.

Now you can change the shape using direct selection tool. To do that, click on the shape twice to preview points of shape. Now select a handle and change the direction and position of it to change.

Above brief explanation is helpful to beginners to understand the basic functions and how to use the Pen tool. Hope you enjoy it.