creating 'actual' custom shapes

pea · **Joined:** Mon Aug 07, 2006 1:22 pm **Posts:** 5

Hello, i was wondering how to create custom shapes with CS2. At the moment i'm dirtily drawing straight line angles freehand and they look terrible.

How would i, for example, cut the corners a square. Id use the rectangular marquee tool rotated 45 degrees and then cut off the corners like that. But it's not accurate at all and there's no shading to make the line look smooth.

Thanks. Pete

Elder-Bunny · **Joined:** Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:02 am **Posts:** 118

Find a pen tutorial. It's easy then.

pea · **Joined:** Mon Aug 07, 2006 1:22 pm **Posts:** 5

pen as in freehand pen or a tool?

Elder-Bunny · **Joined:** Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:02 am **Posts:** 118

A tool

pea · **Joined:** Mon Aug 07, 2006 1:22 pm **Posts:** 5

Ok, i thought i might have missed something. Thanks

Elder-Bunny · **Joined:** Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:02 am **Posts:** 118

Welcome.

pea · **Joined:** Mon Aug 07, 2006 1:22 pm **Posts:** 5

....
I found it

. can't believe i didn't see that

pea · **Joined:** Mon Aug 07, 2006 1:22 pm **Posts:** 5

i'm not so sure this is what i'm after. Unless i'm wrong, the pen tool can't delete points? So if you made 2 points on a corner and deleted the point on the corner, it would chop it off. And if you can do that, how would you duplicate it so each corner has the same amount chopped off.

Pete

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