Ashley Rolley
Graphic Design III
Creating Free Form Shapes
Topic: Text, pages 63-70
Creating Free Form Shapes
· Pencil
· Pen
· Brush
Pencil Tool
· Select the pencil tool (or Y)
· Go to options at bottom of tools menu and choose “straighten, smoothe, or ink.”
· Click on blank page and draw a line or shape.
Pen Tool
· Select the pen tool (or P)
· Change stroke as you prefer
· Click where you want the line to begin and then where you want the line to end
· To make a curved line click and drag
· Drag pointer in the opposite direction as you want it to curve
Brush Tool
· Select the brush tool (or B)
· To change the shape, size, mode, or pressure go to the options menu
· Click on the blank page and begin creating your desired shape.
