Quick N’ Easy Photoshop Tutorials #4 – Using The Pen Tool & Making Swirls
by admin on Monday, May 3rd, 2010 | 24 Comments
FOURTH EPISODE EVAR 
In this episode we’ll use the rather challenging Pen Tool in Photoshop to create an awesome swirl effect, then I’ll show you a few ways to use these swirls in your pieces!Enjoy the episode and tell me what you’d like to see in future episodes in the comments section below! 
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The swirl thing is absolutely awsome! Keep up the good work ^^
Thanks!! I’ll try my best
i really want some dancer pics but the stock websites are so much money
They are quite expensive but they are so nice!! And very well known
google it nubs
It is extremely difficult to find those dancer stocks for free online, in the beginning I tried – and failed
BEEN LOOKIN FOR THIS
THANKS!
i Cant Select Stroke Path After i Use The Pen Tool :S
Your welcome!!
You might have the object selection set – make sure the Pen Tool is set to Paths mode up in the top left hand toolbar, otherwise it’ll make objects instead of selectable paths.
can this be done on GIMP???
Of course, but the steps to do so will vary from Photoshop – I recommend looking around online for GIMP path tutorials and then you should be able to apply what you learned here in GIMP
okay i tried it out and it worked thanks for helping i was looking for this type of tutorial
Your welcome!!
yes
Hi! How did you transfer only the swirl to the photo of the dancer without transferring the black background as well? When I use the move tool to transfer my swirl to another image, everything gets transferred — including the black background.
you must do the swirl on a new layer you must be doing it on the background or you filling your new layer and not filling the background
Okay, thanks for your reply! I appreciate it!
Glad I could help.
ok when i do this and i click simulate stroke or watever itz not thick in the middle and thin on the edgez like yours….y is that?
Its the size of your brush – before you do the stroke with the pen tool, switch over to your brush tool and choose a decent size brush depending on your work space, then switch back to the pen tool and then add the stroke – it should get thicker the larger the brush you use
@ModernMontagez when you right click and click stroke path… , make sure the little check box that says “Simulate Pressure” is checked. If you pause it at 1:12 you can see the box I am talking about. That is what causes it to be thin on the edges. He says it very quickly on the video, but he does say it.
When I’ve clicked Simulate Pressure, and I’m on the brush tool, for some reason the lines fade out. can i fix this?
man, i followed your video yet my swirl has no pointed edges like yours?