Adobe Photoshop CS2 On Demand [Electronic resources]

Working with the Line Tool

The Line tool lets you draw lines by dragging from one point in the active document and releasing in another. Lines drawn at precise 90- or 45- degree angles are achieved by holding down the Shift key as you drag. Select the Line tool, or if you have any drawing tool selected, you can choose the Line tool from the Options bar. Then configure the Line tool, using the Options bar. It's also a good idea to create the lines in a separate layer. That way once the line has been drawn, it's as easy as selecting the Move tool, and repositioning the line to the desired position.

Work with the Line Tool

Select the

Line tool on the toolbox.

Click the

Fill Pixels button to create raster shapes in the active foreground color.

Click the

Geometry list arrow, and then select from the following options:

• Arrowheads. Select the Start and/or End check boxes to create arrowheads on the line.

• Width. Enter a percentage (10 to 1000), to determine the width of the arrowhead in relation to the width of the line.

• Length. Enter a percentage (10 to 5000), to determine the length of the arrowhead.

• Concavity. Enter a percentage (-50 to +50) to determine the concavity of the arrowhead.

Enter a value (1 to 1000 pixels) to determine the weight of the line.

Click the

Mode list arrow, and then select a blending mode.

Enter an Opacity percentage value (1 to 100).

Select the

Anti-alias check box to create a visually smoother line.

Drag in the document window to create the line.

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