Preserved Topic: The Pen Tool

I've never had a good handle of the pen tool. Are there any tutorials? How the hell do you use that thing?

http://www.designsbymark.com/pstips/misc_pentool.shtml
http://www.ozones.com/forum/Forum3/HTML/000664.html

http://209.192.156.198/Tips/

http://www.iland.net/~england/pen1.html

http://www.sketchpad.net/photoshp.htm

oh ya!..almost forgot... do a search on the web for bezier splines! <img border=0 align=absmiddle src="http://www.ozones.com/forum/wink.gif">

learn there is about that type of spline, infact, get familair with basic geometry.. if ya do that I guarantee you the pen tool and what it produces, will fall into place like butter on a hot scone! MMMMM

~Vp~ live long and prosper

(reckons ole mbridge must be a draughtsman by day.. lol)

[This message has been edited by vogonpoet (edited 14-12-2000).]

One little secret that I really found helpful when learning the pen tool:

Put anchor points at all minimums, maximums, and inflection points. In plain english, well ummm.....hmmmmm I might have to make a picture to explain this one.

Awesome links VP. <img border=0 align=absmiddle src="http://www.ozones.com/forum/biggrin.gif"> There goes my free time for the next month or so.
Did you take all Steve`s links while he was at the meds window ? (hehe)