Essential Skills for Designers – Mastering the Pen Tool

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Essential Skills for Designers - Mastering the Pen Tool 

Most of the tools of Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign are easy to learn and understand, but there is one major exception: the Pen tool. It is a very versatile vector drawing tool present in all three applications and can save you a lot of time and effort if you learn to use it properly.

It can be used for drawing shapes and illustrations, creating custom frames for your layouts, making selections of your images, designing custom paths for your type, drawing artistic effects and so much more.

In this course you'll become a Vector Master by following along and practicing the many exercises presented. You’ll be amazed at your new skills and abilities using this comprehensive and versatile tool.

 
Course Outline
Chapter 1 PEN TOOL BASICS 12:55

Introduction
What is the Point?
Pen Tool Options
Chapter 2 DRAWING WITH THE PEN TOOL 46:11

Drawing Straight Lines
Drawing Curves
Drawing Complex Shapes
Drawing Symmetrical Shapes
Chapter 3 WORKING WITH PATHS 28:48

Creating Custom Shapes and Symbols
Creating Custom Frames in InDesign
Selecting, Editing and Saving Paths
Combining Paths
Smooth Tool and Simplify Path
Chapter 4 PEN TOOL WORKFLOWS 19:41

Making a Selection with Paths
Masking with Paths
Type on a Path
Stroke Paths
3D Shapes from Paths