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In this short video I want to show you how you can use your Wacom tablet to trace an image into Photoshop. It’s a really simply simple technique in which follows similar principles to tracing with a pencil and tracing paper.
You will need:
• A Wacom tablet and pen.
• An image to trace, such as a photo, print or picture.
• Photo-editing software package such as Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.
Technique:
Step 1: Place the image on top of the tablet.
Step 2: Create a new file on which to create your tracing.
Step 3: Select the Pen tool from the Tools palette, and then select the Freeform Pen tool from the fly-out menu options. Ensure the Paths option is selected in the Options Bar as opposed to the Shape Layers option.
Step 4: Use your pen to trace the lines of your chosen image. Notice the new Path appear in the Paths palette. To open the Paths palette, go to Window, and ensure the Paths option is checked.
Step 5: When you have finished tracing the image. Select the image path by clicking on it in the Paths palette. Click the *Load Path as a Selections* to create marching ants around the image path.
Step 6: Create a New Layer and then, stroke the path. Edit>Stroke.
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Complete, informative, never thought to use my tablet and pen this way. Thank you.
Sweet ! I hope to get a tablet very soon.
PSE 7 does not have a pen tool. How does this technique work with PSE???
The pen tool is delivered with the tablet and the software needed to run it on your computer.
Does this program work with the Adobe CS3 or will it work in the Adobe Elements 8 programs?
The hardware and software are installed much like a printer and function like any other external device. You can use a pen and tablet with any photo-editing software program. I rarely use a mouse anymore and use my pen instead.
Where might we go to get info on how to do this fun activity in Photoshop Elements (I have PSE6)?
It works the same in Elements as it does in Photoshop.
Where might we go to get info on how to do this fun activity in Photoshop Elements (I have PSE6)?
See my response to Kandy above
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