da_zing_man opened this issue on Apr 15, 2002 ยท 7 posts
da_zing_man posted Mon, 15 April 2002 at 5:26 PM
i don't suppose anyone knows about this supposed vectoring system in photoshop, i still have a lot to learn about that program i've heard that theres a way to draw freehand vectored outline in photoshop, similar to how you'd do it in say flash i like flashs vectoring abilitys, and i wanna know if it's possible to do the same, or atleast something similar in photoshop can anyway explain? or atleast point out a tutorial for me? i need help with this urgently
Alpha posted Mon, 15 April 2002 at 6:29 PM
The pen tool, all of the shape tools, and the text tools are vector based. The pen tool is the most fexible in editing after you create a shape as it retains editing points. It works basically the same as in Illustrator, or Freehand.
da_zing_man posted Mon, 15 April 2002 at 6:32 PM
they are? hmmm.... i'll have to check into that, thanks, if anyone else has some information, i'd very much appreciate it
Slynky posted Mon, 15 April 2002 at 6:35 PM
Photoshop's vector tools are somewhat limited. If yer accustomed to vector work in Flash, Freehand would prolly be a good choice for you to pick up (the two programs work interchangably with eachother as far as I gather). When Photoshop 7 comes out, they will have probably upgraded the vector tools abilities a lot with any luck. Wait and see. In photoshop, the fact that the text is vector is a big plus. The vector tools don't really do it for me (i usually rasterize the shape as soon as I have it the way I want).
da_zing_man posted Tue, 16 April 2002 at 3:50 AM
crap, well, thanks for the info guys, i'll play around with this stuff and see what i get
may have some more questions later
dreamer101 posted Tue, 16 April 2002 at 9:17 PM
The Rectangle tool and the tools under it down to Custom Shape Tool are vector tools also until you rasterize it.
StratosFear posted Sun, 21 April 2002 at 7:46 PM
Maybe you should check this out... is THE pen tool tutorial. http://www.gurusnetwork.com/tutorials/photoshop/pen1intro.html (link originally posted by 00dimitri00 @the photoshoptechniques forum) :)