Preserved Topic: Making smooth diagonal lines?

Well that is my question. Using the line tool does NO good. Way too many jaggies.
Does anyone have a suggestion?

Oh yeah, it needs to be like a 1-2px line.

Later,
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[This message has been edited by CPrompt (edited 06-17-2002).]

1. make sure the anti-alias box is checked for the line tool...
2. choose the right angle...

Some angles are pretty much impossible to make without looking a bit jaggy, this is especially true for lines that are close to horizontal or vertical.

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2. choose the right angle...

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hmmm. . . need to check into that.

I though about maybe just making a square and then rotating it and then chopping it off.

Later,
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Holding shift will constrain the line tool to 45 degrees. Other than that, your next best angles are (i'm guessing here now ) 30 and 60.

yeah and if nothing works.....there is still phongs tutorial

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would an illustrator/vector path be the best way to get rid of the 'jaggies'?

No you'll still get jaggies even with vector's at certain angles.

It's the limitations of a monitor full of pixels set up in a grid.



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Yeah, this is starting to give me a headache. It is pretty much a 45 degree angle. With the line tool you get some serious jaggies.

I am going to try my method of using the square marquee and then just cut it out.

Thanks for the help though

Later,
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The only trick to it I know is the anti-aliasing thing. It`s the only way to smooth the transition between pixels. Pencil tool =bad...paintbrush= good

<edit> In some cases, starting at double size, and reducing helps, too</edit>

[This message has been edited by docilebob (edited 06-18-2002).]

Make sure your line tool is set to 'Create filled region', with anti-aliasing. It sometimes defaults to 'Create new work path', which tends to look jaggy (as well as not actually laying down pixels). 'Create new shape layer' generates an incredibly jaggy 'line', but looks ok when you rasterize it.

I can't make a jaggy line anywhere near 45 degrees with the line tool set properly.

[This message has been edited by Das (edited 06-18-2002).]

Thanks for noting that, Das. I set the shape tool to "create filled region" ages ago. Completely forgot it had other modes lol. CPrompt that should do the trick for you

ahhh. . . very cool. I am going try each one of these tonight. Thanks a lot!
You guys are the greatest.

Later,
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