Vector Drawing Techniques - Adobe Photoshop CC - page 250

3. Press the Shift key as you click points C, D, and E to create straight path
segments.
4. Click point F, and drag to the blue dot to create a curve. Then release the
mouse button.
5. Click point G, and drag to the blue dot to create another curve. Then re-
lease the mouse button.
6. Click point H. Then press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you
click point H again to create a corner point.
When you move a direction line on a corner point, only the curve on the same side
of the point as the direction line is adjusted, so you can create a sharp transition
between two segments.
7. Click point A to draw the final path segment and close the path. Closing a
path automatically ends the drawing; you don't need to press Enter or
Return.
Tracing a shape from a photo
Now you're ready to draw a path around the coffee cup in the image. You'll use
the techniques you've practiced to draw a path around the outside of the cup and
another one inside the handle.
1. Open the 08Start.psd file in Photoshop.