Jase34

June 5, 2012 2:23 pm Ah the Pen tool! Such a gift! Im not uber quick, only got my Wacom 3 months ago and while I dont exclusively Ink with the Pen Tool it does account for 80% of the final product. Once you get the hang of it, its a breeze & a joy to work with. There is a lot to learn about it though and familiarizing yourself is a step-by-step way will definitely go along way to improving your skills - take note of the buzzwords/Jargon too, a make an effort to understand them and be able to Identify them and their meanings easily - Anchors, Work Path, Fills, Weight, Pressure etc as few examples. One thing i would definitely suggest if your a Photoshop user is getting to know the program as a whole - As wally say's making a selection from the Pen Tools work path is probably the easiest way to go if your familiar with the tool. Make a path with the tool, Right-click the path and hit Make Selection and voila! Being familiar with the program will allow you to go a step further and create an action for the process which is then keybound for ease of use. Im still learning too but it's an amazing program. On topic though, as someone who has just gotten into Digital Inking I hope the process doesn't get eliminated and I for one prefer the dynamics Inking can give to artwork's.