Essential Skills for Designers – Mastering the Pen Tool

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£ 99 VAT inc.

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  • Type

    Course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Duration

    12 Months

  • Start date

    Different dates available

  • Online campus

    Yes

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Virtual classes

    Yes

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Essential Skills for Designers - Mastering the Pen Tool

Most of the tools of Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign are easy to learn and understand, but there is one major exception: the Pen tool. It is a very versatile vector drawing tool present in all three applications and can save you a lot of time and effort if you learn to use it properly.

It can be used for drawing shapes and illustrations, creating custom frames for your layouts, making selections of your images, designing custom paths for your type, drawing artistic effects and so much more.

In this course you'll become a Vector Master by following along and practicing the many exercises presented. You’ll be amazed at your new skills and abilities using this comprehensive and versatile tool.

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About this course

Our training works on all devices including Mobile phones, IPad’s, Android tablets, Macs and PC’s.

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Subjects

  • Drawing
  • InDesign
  • Options
  • Curves
  • Straight
  • Symmetrical
  • Complex
  • Custom
  • Selecting
  • Editing

Course programme

Chapter 1 PEN TOOL BASICS 12:55
  • Introduction
  • What is the Point?
  • Pen Tool Options
Chapter 2 DRAWING WITH THE PEN TOOL 46:11
  • Drawing Straight Lines
  • Drawing Curves
  • Drawing Complex Shapes
  • Drawing Symmetrical Shapes
Chapter 3 WORKING WITH PATHS 28:48
  • Creating Custom Shapes and Symbols
  • Creating Custom Frames in InDesign
  • Selecting, Editing and Saving Paths
  • Combining Paths
  • Smooth Tool and Simplify Path
Chapter 4 PEN TOOL WORKFLOWS 19:41
  • Making a Selection with Paths
  • Masking with Paths
  • Type on a Path
  • Stroke Paths
  • 3D Shapes from Paths

Essential Skills for Designers – Mastering the Pen Tool

£ 99 VAT inc.