Friggin' Pen Tool! D8<, I'm having issues with a certain effect. |
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 Aug 16 2008, 07:45 PM
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 i like boobies, yes I do. I like boobies - how 'bout you?  Group: Member Posts: 620 Joined: Jun 2008 Member No: 662,457  |
Makes me...SO MAD!!! Not drawing with it, that's not the problem. My issue is trying to stroke the path to get it to do the fade thing on the ends, like the picture below.
 For me it always only fades one end! I've read and reread at least ten tutorials, glossed over more, messed around with Shape Dynamics (Fade, Minimum Diameter, etc) and I'm about to shoot PS in the face. Even if I tick Simulate Pressure, it just fades the one end. I just want to figure out what the hell the issue is so I can stop being so mad at it before I really do shoot it in the face! >.< By the way, I'm using CS3 Extended, if that makes any difference. |
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Aug 16 2008, 09:51 PM
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 the name's mario Group: Official Member Posts: 1,270 Joined: Jun 2008 Member No: 656,520 |
 it always works for me
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Aug 16 2008, 09:53 PM
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 show me a garden thats bursting to life Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,303 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 115,987 |
Hm, what brush setting do you have it set to?
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Aug 16 2008, 11:33 PM
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i like boobies, yes I do. I like boobies - how 'bout you? Group: Member Posts: 620 Joined: Jun 2008 Member No: 662,457 |
QUOTE(technicolour @ Aug 16 2008, 09:53 PM)  Hm, what brush setting do you have it set to? Just a basic, round brush set at about 4px. |
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Aug 16 2008, 11:35 PM
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show me a garden thats bursting to life Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,303 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 115,987 |
Can you take a screenshot of your program w/ all the pen tool settings up?
...this is probably what I should've asked for in the first place. Heh. |
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Aug 16 2008, 11:57 PM
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i like boobies, yes I do. I like boobies - how 'bout you? Group: Member Posts: 620 Joined: Jun 2008 Member No: 662,457 |
These are the brush settings, nothing fancy:
Pen Tool settings, also nothing more than basic: Is that what you needed?
Reason for edit: Please thumb larger images. Thanks. - Gabi :)
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Aug 17 2008, 12:00 AM
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show me a garden thats bursting to life Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,303 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 115,987 |
I think it is because you are tinkering with the brush settings. Try it with the default 3px brush.
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Aug 17 2008, 12:00 AM
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i like boobies, yes I do. I like boobies - how 'bout you? Group: Member Posts: 620 Joined: Jun 2008 Member No: 662,457 |
Sorry, apparently it resized. These are full sized if you want to be able to read things lol.
Pen Tool Settings Brush Settings |
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Aug 17 2008, 12:00 AM
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show me a garden thats bursting to life Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,303 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 115,987 |
WHOA. We posted at the same time. Heh.
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Aug 17 2008, 12:03 AM
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i like boobies, yes I do. I like boobies - how 'bout you? Group: Member Posts: 620 Joined: Jun 2008 Member No: 662,457 |
Haha we did.
Well, I tried turning off the Shape Dynamics and using a 3px brush, but it just gives me a solid line. =\ Think maybe it's a glitch? Apparently there were some other troubles and you couldn't download the trial for a bit while they were fixing it. |
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Aug 17 2008, 12:30 AM
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show me a garden thats bursting to life Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,303 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 115,987 |
Hm. You have it on the Subtraction pen tool settings, [ on the right side of the pen tool setting bar, there are 4 boxes. You have the second one selected ] click the first box and try that.
Honestly, if this doesn't work, I think it might be a glitch. A really irritating one. |
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Aug 17 2008, 12:32 AM
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the name's mario Group: Official Member Posts: 1,270 Joined: Jun 2008 Member No: 656,520 |
hold on is this what your doin:
draw the line with the pen tool> right click> Stroke path> and select the brush & the lil check mark > ok??? |
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Aug 17 2008, 10:34 AM
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 AKA RockIt Studios Group: Official Member Posts: 2,286 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 421,809 |
your problem is that your first control on shape dynamics is fade. this only fades it to one side. :]
you need to change it to pen pressure. you can play around with the minimum diameter below it to change how much it "dissapears" towards the end. the lower the number, the more it will fade. the higher the number, the less it will fade. |
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Aug 17 2008, 03:24 PM
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i like boobies, yes I do. I like boobies - how 'bout you? Group: Member Posts: 620 Joined: Jun 2008 Member No: 662,457 |
QUOTE(RockItStudios @ Aug 17 2008, 10:34 AM) you need to change it to pen pressure. Thank you!  It woiked!I guess I just never tried it because I thought you'd need a tablet, which I haven't got. Anyway, thanks all! :] |
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Aug 17 2008, 04:59 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 2,435 Joined: Feb 2007 Member No: 506,205 |
Topic closed and moved to Resolved.
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