Pen <P>
You can create a shape used in photo editing works.
Steps
To make a path
- Click File > New and then create a blank canvas.
- Click Make > Pen or the Pen
icon on Tool Box.
- Click the place where you want to start a path using the New Path
mouse on a blank canvas.
- Click on each point to make a shape of a path using the Add Point
mouse.

- Return to the first place where you started the path and click on the Path End
mouse to finish the path job.

The mouse changes to the Path End
mouse when you return the first place. If you make a line path, you can finish the path job by pressing ESC.
To make a shape path
- Click Make > Pen or the Pen
icon on Tool Box.
- Click the starting point of a shape on the photo using the New Path
mouse.
- Click on each point to make a shape of a path using the Add Point
mouse and then return to the starting point.
- Right click the mouse and click Make Selection from the menu list.

- In the Make Selection dialog box, enter '1' in the Feather Radius input box under Rendering.
- Click OK.
More Information
Pen Window
The following menus are available.
- Select Type: Set the range of targets selected.
Icon |
Name |
Description |
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Path Selection Tool |
Select the entire path. You can move the selected path by dragging. |
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Direct Selection Tool |
Select an adjustment point composing the path. You can adjust the location of each adjustment point and the curvature rate. |
- Edit: Select work to perform.
Icon |
Name |
Description |
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Pen Tool |
Create a new path. |
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Add Anchor Point Tool |
Add a new point to the existing path. |
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Delete Anchor Point Tool |
Delete a point from the existing path. |
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Convert Point Tool |
Adjust the curvature rate of the path. |
- Mode: Determine the mode for shapes.
Icon |
Name |
Description |
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Shape Layers |
Make the created shape become a new mask layer. If you select this mode, the Area items are enabled. |
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Paths |
Process a shape drawn by the Pen tool as a path. |
- Area: Set the content of a newly created path.
Icon |
Name |
Description |
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New |
Delete the existing paths and leave the newly created paths only. |
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Add |
Create a new path while maintaining the path created and selected. |
See Also
New, Open, Tools, Text