Absolute Beginner's Guide to Digital Photography

160 ABSOLUTE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TODIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

FIGURE 11.10

Creating anchor

points.

FIGURE 11.11
Press down and
hold the Alt key
to access the
Pen’s Convert
Point tool.

6. Turn the path into a selection by clicking on the Paths palette (Window,
   Paths), and then Ctrl+click (x-click) on the path entry listed in this palette.
   This will turn it into a selection. You can also click the palette’s menu bar,
   then select Make Selection.


7. Press Ctrl+D to remove the selection. Load the path by clicking on it in the
   Paths palette.

Click and hold down the cursor on the Pen tool until the Pen fly-out menu appears.

Experiment with each command in the fly-out toolbar:

■ Freeform Pen tool. Click and drag much as you would with the Lasso tool

(freehand). The cursor can be used to create any shape. When you release the

mouse, the path turns into straight polygonal lines that mimic the freehand

path you just drew (see Figure 11.12).