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LadyCupid

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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2009 6:43 pm    Post subject: Photoshop CS4-- Problems with the pentool... Reply with quote

One of the major reasons I got Photoshop CS4 was for the pen tool.

It allows me to stroke paths but even if I check the stimulate pressure button it doesn't stimulate pressure.

No matter what I do it doesn't give me the wispy lines I need.

Is there a way to fix this problem?
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hawkeye

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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2009 7:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pressure sensitivity does not work with the pen tool. When you stroke a path, it will use the last tool setting. After you create a path, select the brush size, softness, color, etc. then click the stroke icon in the paths pallette.
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LadyCupid

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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2009 7:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hawkeye wrote:
Pressure sensitivity does not work with the pen tool. When you stroke a path, it will use the last tool setting. After you create a path, select the brush size, softness, color, etc. then click the stroke icon in the paths pallette.


Thanks, but thats not really what I'm looking for.
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hawkeye

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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2009 7:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you can explain, I'll try to help.
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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2009 7:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

can you explain more or show a picture of what exactly your trying to do?
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LadyCupid

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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2009 7:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Okie Dokie, here's my attempt at an explanation! (Sorry if its not to good.)

Here the link to a picture of my friend, what I'm trying to do is get the same effect with the line.

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e79/LadyCupid190/Lines.png

I know how to create a path like that and how to add the glows but whenever I stroke my paths it doesn't give me the lines with the pointy ends like that. I always click on the stimulate pressure box but it doesn't have any affect.

Hope you guys understand better!
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hawkeye

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PostPosted: Wed May 20, 2009 8:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You want to use fade, not pen pressure in the brush engine. Then stroke.


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Pablo Sreih

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 3:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey, I have the same exact problem when I got Photoshop Cs4 and most of the time i use the stimulate pressure for my designs and now it's not working... and i think it's a bug within the CS4 version and probably we'll have to wait until a patch come out... And now the best solution i think is to work on the CS3 version... It's not much of a difference anyway... Hope this helps :)[/b]
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rogermota

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey LadyCupid and Pablo Sreih.

What you're looking for can be done this way:

1. Make sure "pen pressure" is set in the control setting of the brush panel
2. Draw your path
3. Bring up the Paths panel
4. Right click on the path layer and select "stroke path"
5. On the pop up box, make sure you've got Brush selected and Simulate Pressure is on

That's it!

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:15 am    Post subject: re: Reply with quote

thanks for your help :)
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