Pen Tool in Photoshp CS

Question: Why can't you draw an "Open" path using the Pen tool in Photoshop CS?

You can... just be careful what kind of pen you use...

EP from Norway running Mac OS X.3 and Photoshop CS writes:

"Using the pen tool. In version 6.0 I could use the pen tool and make an open end path, let's say going in a half circle. Doing the same thing in CS (8) the half circle is being filled with the foreground color as you click - so in the end you have a half black ball. Let's say I should stroke the path. How can one do this as it now is impossible to see the path. And I do not want the fill. Just the path.

In the Option Bar you're probably drawing with the default "Vector Object" which default to filled shapes.

What you really need is to click the NEXT button in the Options bar -- the "Paths" button (Pen with Anchored box rather than Anchored box alone) BEFORE you start your new path. This will allow you to generate just the path, unfilled and unstroked.

Unfortunately Adobe keeps adding features which actually dumb the program down and cause you to do more work to accomplish the same things. To preview line segments as you draw them, now you'll need to click the "Geometry" options in the triangle pull-down and select "Rubber Band"

Now you should see your trusted old pen back as it once was.

Comments

[Tommy Gastofrake]

How do you find the pen tool in Photoshop 7.0? I cannot find it and want to know how to use it!

[Lisa]

When I right click to stroke a pen tool path, I get the brush stroke visible just at the anchors (as little circles) but not between the anchors. I've followed the instructions on the tutorial, & deleted the path but I still can't get a stroked line, just a series of dots where the anchors were. What should I be doing in the settings?

thanks, Lisa

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im a nice and kind person trying to know who do u edit your pics

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[gamb]

u mean that i can make avectors to training use apen tool?

[Sheena McNamara]

My School Recently had CS2 Installed and I can't get the pen tool to fill the stroke path the thickness I want, it's only fills this thin little line like the Line tool in MS paint (smallest one), I checked the brush size, and it's size 10, it won't pressurize or anything, I can't get my work (Lineart) done because of this

[Alex]

How do you draw a circle using the pen tool in photoshop?