Does anyone know any good basic Pen Tool tutorials?  I really need to get better command of this tool, but I don't know how.  When I took Intro to Illustrator 5 years ago I leared the Pen Tool very well and had excellent command of it.  But since I started using Photoshop I haven't had much use for it until now, so I really need to re-teach myself.  

Any suggestions will be much appreciated.  Thanks in Advance.

~Fow

Self practise is the best tut. for pen tool. You have to get used to it :)

Few tips

Hold ALT when you come to the corner to bend only one handle

Try to get even handles on both sides for smooth curve

Try to minimize the control points for better results

Hope this will help you :)

Tihomir

This tutorial is pretty good for pen tool.

http://www.gurusnetwork.com/tutorial/pen/

thx fr the link, dreamer. looks very good IMVHO.

thanks from me too  dreamer
:)
scott

I don't know how many times I played that little movie on I think page 4  to get the hang of it. I still go back to it from time to time as my memory is shot LOL.

maybe you can also look under google and ask also for freehand, or canvas they also have the pen tool and tutorial I am sure there is not so much as a difference.
regards One5910

hey one, welcome to the forum!

:)
retrocity

thanks for the welkomming message i did received it in my mail box

Attached Link: http://www.melissaclifton.com/tutorial-pentool.html

Attached Link: http://www.melissaclifton.com/tutorial-pentool.html

i yried to send a link with a tutorial found on google but it came twice this is a message for the moderator and the web master didn't really ubderstand this echo
regards One5910

Dreamer101 - Hey, I remember you gave me that link, last October, in this thread:

Pathing a circle in 4 Anchors

You're to thank for the point that turned my perpective toward depending on the Pen Tool; thanks again!

FlameOfWrath - Basically what I learned is that if you want the 3rd anchor to behave like the 2nd, then you'd have needed to Alt-Click the 2nd anchor, before have drawn the 3rd.  This rule then continues, i.e. you'd then need to Alt.-Click the 3rd anchor if  you'd like a fourth anchor, to behave like the 2nd and 3rd.