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Editing Paths

Most of the time, the initial path you create, whether produced by converting a selection or drawing with the Pen tool, won't be perfect. It's often too difficult to get the selection just right or the lines and curves perfectly placed on the first try. You have probably already realized this while following the previous steps in this hour.

Fortunately, you can easily alter paths after they are created and, once again, you use the Pen tool (and its associated tools) to do this.

The Path Tools

First, look at the various Path tools available in Photoshop. Click and hold the Pen tool (see Figure 13.16).

• Pen tool—You already know this tool intimately. It's used to create new paths.

• Freeform Pen tool—As the name suggests, you can use ...