Peter Figen Online Upload & Sell: On
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Once you learn the best way to use the Pen Tool, it's really pretty easy. The best tips I can give is to learn all of the keyboard shortcuts that apply - mostly Cmd(Ctrl), and Option. I rarely if ever use the Wacom when drawing paths. It's not accurate enough, and when you're pulling the handles to make the curves, it's just plain awkward. I use a mouse in my right hand and use my left for the modifier keys. I also zoomed in to at least 200 percent view and often times more.
Not only can you save the path, but you can combine two paths, make selections, subtract or add selections from other paths, but also Free Transform Paths as well, and, you can even use the Transform Again command on the Path if you've just applied a transform to the entire image - to apply that transform to the Path as well. And, if you're like me, and have a bunch of Paths, you can repeat that Transform Again on all the Paths you have.
On a typical retouching job, I'll have fifteen to twenty Paths for various parts of the image. Not the appropriate tool for hair or semi-transparent selections though.
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