{"id":1687,"date":"2022-04-06T10:50:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T17:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbmslab.org\/lab\/?page_id=1687"},"modified":"2022-04-06T10:50:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T17:50:02","slug":"photoshop-pen-tool-borders-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lbmslab.org\/lab\/photoshop-pen-tool-borders-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Photoshop – Pen tool borders (2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Open Photoshop. Create a new file, 7.5 inches wide, 10 inches tall, 200 pixels per inch, with a white background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Open your main image in another window. I’m using this picture of Spider-Man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you need to, cut out your main figure. This Spider-Man is already on a transparent background, so it’s not necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Switch to the move tool. Drag the center image onto your blank document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Use the transform tool (command-t on a Mac, Ctrl-t on Windows) to resize the image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the layers palette, select the background layer, then hide it. You will see your main image on a checkerboard backgroud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Select the eye to hide the layer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Leave a lot of space around the main image.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Select the pen tool. Change the draw mode to “Shape,” and pick a color. I chose yellow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The pen tool works differently from the brush tool. To draw shapes with the pen tool, click points to define the edges of a shape. To make cures, click and hold, then drag to pull out adjustment handles. This short video will help you build your pen tool skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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