Working with the Pen Tool Questions and Answers Flashcards
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What happens when you click and drag with the Pen tool instead of just clicking?
Answer: It creates a smooth anchor point with direction handles that control the curvature of connecting path segments
Clicking and dragging with the Pen tool creates a smooth point with Bezier direction handles. The length and angle of the drag determine the curvature of the path segments.
How do you convert a smooth anchor point to a corner point using the Pen tool?
Answer: Hold Alt/Option and click on the smooth point to retract the handles, or drag a handle to break the smooth connection
Alt/Option-clicking a smooth point with the Pen tool retracts the handles, converting it to a corner. Alt/Option-dragging one handle breaks the symmetry.
What does the Pen tool cursor change to when hovering over an existing anchor point?
Answer: A pen with a minus sign, indicating that clicking will delete the point
When the Pen tool hovers over an existing anchor point on the active path, the cursor shows a minus sign, indicating that clicking will remove that anchor point.
How do you draw a straight line segment followed by a curve using the Pen tool?
Answer: Click to place the corner point for the straight segment, click at the next point, then click and drag at the following point to start the curve
Click (without dragging) to create corner points for straight segments. When ready to start a curve, click and drag at the next point to pull out direction handles.
What is the Rubber Band feature for the Pen tool?
Answer: A preview that shows what the next path segment will look like before you click, following your cursor movement in real-time
The Rubber Band preview shows a live preview of the path segment as you move the cursor, before clicking to place the next point.
How do you close an open path using the Pen tool?
Answer: Move the Pen tool cursor over the first anchor point (a circle icon appears) and click to close the path
Hover the Pen tool over the starting anchor point of the current path. A small circle appears next to the cursor. Click (or click-drag for a curve) to close the path.