Trying out the pen tool

[Nightfire]

Does anyone know how to create circles along a path? I've seen it where it looks like circles follow a line but individually not a full brush stroke.

For example:


That's what I'm really trying to figure out so if anyone could help me out that would be great!

C&C Appreciated!

[Jeff]

Good stuff, especially the first two. For creating circles along a path, it looks like he just increased the spacing of a typical brush (brush dynamics > brush tip shape > spacing) and had 'simulate pressure' (right click path > stroke) checked when he stroked the path.

[Dale]

Pen tool is easy. All you gotta do is

Click one place
Click another
Click in the middle
ctrl + Click drag to bend the point

Doesn't look like you actually done much with it, don't use scanlines and pentool either

[Nightfire]

Doesn't look like you actually done much with it, don't use scanlines and pentool either

lol yeah it makes it all pixelated XD.

Also that's why I was wanting to know how to do more with the pen to then just that.

Thanks jsoosiah's I'll try that out .

[neogfx]

To make circles along a pen line create the line, then select your brush tool, click on the brushes tab in the top right of PS and muck about with the top two settings til you get what you want.

Dale, that is a long way to make a curved pen line. How about click for your first anchor point, click and hold where you want the curve to end and move the mouse 90 deg to the line to curve and parallel to the line to choose where it curves. Release mouse button when happy. Much easier.

[Xander]

i actually liked this better without the changes you made since you showed me it

[Criss]

The second and fourth is the best ones

And thanks Dale for telling me how to use the pentool :P Never figured it out...

[Reiko]

I love all 4, 3rd is the best in my opinion. ^_^

[danielsaso]

Edit:

to make circles:
"check spacing"

then just stroke>brush in pentool options

[Nightfire]

Yeah I finally got that down :P thanks. Do you know to make it simulate pressure at the ends though?

It seems that with the default circle brushes it does not do this.