PS: Pen Tool... Drawing Curves then straight lines...

[mlkedave]

Well I am getting better with the PS pen tool but I just ran into an annoying problem. Well I drew a curve and now I want to make a straight line.

when I first start drawing a new path with the pen, if I click once and then click again at a different piont (without holding down), it creates a straight line. The problem I am running into is when I click and then click and hold (then minapulate the curve), afterward, whenever I click it creates a curve, not a straight line.

Basically, does anyone know how to draw a curve with a line, using the pen tool, then draw a stright line, continueing the curved path with the pen tool? Thanks

MIke

[mlkedave]

anyone>?

[ironikart]

To make a straight line between 2 control points the only way is to click once (no manipulating the handles) then click again (again without manipulating the handles). Then you can continue on. As long as the 2 control points have no active bezier handles then the line will be straight. You're going to have to experiment to get what you want out of it.

[dropkick]

if you draw a curve, alt + click on the point and one of the handles will disappear. The next point you draw will have a straight line to it.

[mlkedave]

Thx Dropkick!

[mlkedave]

Thx Dropkick!