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Title: Photoshop's Pen Tool for Tracing Vectors

Author: kay zetkin

Article:
Photoshop offers lots of drawing, illustrating and imaging tools
for a web designer to take advantage of. In this tutorial, we
will be given an opportunity to learn how to use the Pen Tool
for tracing images in your computer and apply them to create a
vector graphics effect by tracing.

Everyone of us knows that CorelDraw is the software program for
creating vector graphics. However, with the Photoshop's Pen
Tool, you can create paths over an image and create an equally
passable vector graphics that's lifelike. Pen Tool can do it for
you by creating a power-packed modern tracing effect.

Preparing to start? First of all, choose an image you would like
to trace vectors in. Any image you like would be applicable. You
can even grab it from either gogle or a stock image CD. But, as
a beginner, it's best to pick something that has a face in it or
an animal's head. With this kind of image, the experiment won't
get too complicated for you comprehend. Scale down large images
that you have chosen to more workable proportions.

The second step is to choose your palette. Move your picture
into the center of the canvas and zoom in about 200% - 300%.
After adjusting your zoom view, pick out the darkest color in
your image. With the use of the Eyedropper tool select the
darkest color for your palette.

Then, make a new layer on the image, use the Pen Tool to trace
carefully around the outside of the image's shape. Don't limit
yourself in using lines or mouse clicks to trace the shape. In
the end, the number of lines you used would enhance variations
to the finished work.

Now for the fourth step, once you've had your outline, select
the Paths tab, right click the Work Path and select Make
Selection. When you have designated a Selection for your shape,
fill it with the color you picked out for your palette.

When you have completely colored the main shape, apply the
procedures from step 4 to all the main shapes in your image. If
you have an image with a face or head, it is best to start with
the eyes and proceed to work outwards – from eyes to nose, to
mouth, ears and so on until you have completely traced the whole
image.

Once you have finished tracing , you should eventaully come up
with a graphics that somewhat akin to vectors. You can also
experiment a little with your traced vector – like placing a
background behind it. You're creative spirtis would find this
easy and satisfying enough.

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http://www.uprinting.com

About the author:
Kay Zetkin discovered the pleasure of writing through her daily
journals as a teen-ager. Writing in it helped sort out her
thoughts, relieve her feelings and record what she observes of
the world.

For her, writing is an effective tool to express your
viewpoints... To write is already to choose, thus, writing
should be done along with a critical mind and a caring soul. She
hopes to become more professional, skilled and mature in her
craft.

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