Pen Tool Paths

Hi Shoppers,
today I have been fighting a bit with the creation of a path-selection
with the pen tool...
I just don't get it. What is the advantage of anchor points over let's
say the magnetic lasso. Or is the path tool a remainder of old photoshop
6/7/whatever days?
thanks for sharing.
Carlo

Quintsys

Re: Pen Tool Paths

tacit schreef:
Thanks tacit for your answer!
I was looking for the pen tool as a selection instrument indeed. I'm
particulary glad that you say the pen tool is the most difficult. Gives
me back some self esteem. :-)
Do you know of any good tutorial on pen and selection...I have read a
lot of books on Photoshop, but I cannot find one chapter that deals with
this....probably it is difficult not only to newcomers...
thank you in advance.
Best regards,
Carlo


Quintsys

Re: Pen Tool Paths

In article <76b75$45047cbe$9163af39$27479@news2.tudelft.nl>,
The Pen tool is by far the best way to make selections of things with
hard edges, or smooth curves. The Magnetic Lasso works only on places
where there is a strong color difference along the edge; the Pen can be
used to select something that has a hard edge, but where the edge is
subtle. It's also going to give you much smoother, more precise
selections.
The Pen tool is arguably the most difficult tool to learn how to use,
and many newcomers to Photoshop become frustrated with it and do not use
it effectively. But it's an incredibly powerful tool.
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Tacit

Re: Pen Tool Paths

$27479@news2.tudelft.nl:
No, paths are very useful with the stroke commannd and anchor points can be
moved and moved again
http://www.t-tutorials.com/read-tutorials/39/vectors-paths-curves-and-
arrows
More
http://www.sketchpad.net/paths3.htm
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