Adobe Creative Cloud All-in-One For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Chapter 4

Using the Photoshop Pen Tool

IN THIS CHAPTER

Selecting the Pen tool for the task

Using a path as a selection

Creating curved paths

Creating clipping paths

Putting shape layers to work

The Pen tool is the ultimate method to make precise selections. You can also use it to create vector shapes and clipping paths (silhouettes). In this chapter, you see how to take advantage of this super multitasking tool. This chapter also shows you how to apply paths made with the Pen tool to create selections, shapes, and silhouettes using clipping paths.

If you’re interested in fundamental practices when using the Pen tool, check out Book 5, Chapter 4, where we cover the Pen tool in more detail. Using that lesson helps you in Photoshop, too, because the Pen tool works essentially the same way in both Illustrator and Photoshop.

We recommend that you use the Pen tool as much as you can to truly ...