Pen Tool is one of Drawing Tools in Illustrator , for drawing simple lines and shapes.
For some people pen tool is little bit confusing.
With Pen Tool you can draw straight line segments and, curves.
Draw straight line segments with the Pen tool.For some people pen tool is little bit confusing.
With Pen Tool you can draw straight line segments and, curves.
The simplest path you can draw with the Pen tool is a straight line, made by clicking the Pen tool to create two anchor points. By continuing to click, you create a path made of straight line segments connected by corner points.
HOW TO USE THE PEN TOOL TO DRAW STRAIGHT LINE SEGMENT?
Select the Pen tool. Click to draw. Then click again.
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| Drawing straight line segments with Pen Tool |
*** To close the path, position the Pen tool over the first (hollow) anchor point. A small circle appears next to the Pen tool pointer when it is positioned correctly. Click or drag to close the path.
Draw curves with the Pen tool: You create a curve by adding an anchor point where a curve changes direction, and dragging the direction lines that shape the curve. The length and slope of the direction lines determine the shape of the curve.
Curves are easier to edit and your system can display and print them faster if you draw them using as few anchor points as possible.
1 - Select the Pen tool.
2 - Position the Pen tool where you want the curve to begin, and hold down the mouse button.
3 - Drag to set the slope of the curve segment you’re creating, and then release the mouse button. Hold down the Shift key to constrain the tool to multiples of 45°.
4 - Position the Pen tool where you want the curve segment to end, and do one of the following:
***To create a C-shaped curve, drag in a direction opposite to the previous direction line. Then release the mouse button.
*** To create an S-shaped curve, do as before ( for drawing a C- shape) then click again and drag in the same direction as the previous direction line(former one). Then release the mouse button.
5 - Continue dragging the Pen tool from different locations to create a series of smooth curves. Note that you are placing anchor points at the beginning and end of each curve, not at the tip of the curve.
6 - To close the path, position the Pen tool over the first (hollow) anchor point. A small circle appears next to the Pen tool pointer when it is positioned correctly. Click or drag to close the path.
I hope it was useful .
Thanks
Manal Raafat [MR]
Curves are easier to edit and your system can display and print them faster if you draw them using as few anchor points as possible.
HOW TO USE THE PEN TOOL TO DRAW CURVES?
1 - Select the Pen tool.
2 - Position the Pen tool where you want the curve to begin, and hold down the mouse button.
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| Drawing the first point in a curve |
3 - Drag to set the slope of the curve segment you’re creating, and then release the mouse button. Hold down the Shift key to constrain the tool to multiples of 45°.
4 - Position the Pen tool where you want the curve segment to end, and do one of the following:
***To create a C-shaped curve, drag in a direction opposite to the previous direction line. Then release the mouse button.
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| Drawing the second point in a curve |
*** To create an S-shaped curve, do as before ( for drawing a C- shape) then click again and drag in the same direction as the previous direction line(former one). Then release the mouse button.
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| Drawing an S curve |
5 - Continue dragging the Pen tool from different locations to create a series of smooth curves. Note that you are placing anchor points at the beginning and end of each curve, not at the tip of the curve.
6 - To close the path, position the Pen tool over the first (hollow) anchor point. A small circle appears next to the Pen tool pointer when it is positioned correctly. Click or drag to close the path.I hope it was useful .
Thanks
Manal Raafat [MR]
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