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Photoshop 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. Using too many points can also introduce unwanted bumps in a curve. Instead, draw widely spaced anchor points, and practice shaping curves by adjusting the length and angles of the direction lines.
- Select the Pen tool.
- Position the Pen tool where you want the curve to begin, and hold down
the mouse button.
The first anchor point appears, and the Pen tool pointer changes to an arrowhead. (In Photoshop, the pointer changes only after you’ve started dragging.)
- Drag to set the slope of the curve segment you’re creating, and then
release the mouse button.
In general, extend the direction line about one third of the distance to the next anchor point you plan to draw. (You can adjust one or both sides of the direction line later.)
Hold down the Shift key to constrain the tool to multiples of 45°.
Drawing the first point in a curve
- A.
- Positioning Pen tool
- B.
- Starting to drag (mouse button pressed)
- C.
- Dragging to extend direction lines
- Position the Pen tool where you want the curve segment to end, and do one of the following:
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To create a C‑shaped curve, drag in a direction opposite to the previous direction line. Then release the mouse button.
