deke.com posts about pen tool

Dynamic Round Corners in Adobe Illustrator

Deke shows you how (and why) to use the Round Corners feature in Adobe Illustrator to make drawing faster and easier.

Illustrator Pen Tool (Triceratops) Tricks

Deke shows you exactly where to put the anchor points and place the control handles for drawing his Triceratops logo.

Tracing an Object with the Photoshop Pen Tool

Deke shows you how to trace a pixel-based heart with the Pen tool in Photoshop in order to make smooth, artifact-free scaleable shapes.

Illustrator on the iPad: The Drawing Tools

Deke explores the fun and distraction of Illustrator on the iPad, including the Pencil tool, the Pen tool, and the not-too-blobbety Blob brush.

Adobe Illustrator Lantern Tile, Type 1, aka "the Onion"

Deke uses Adobe Illustrator to create three types of repeating lantern tiles, shining light on how to get things done with the Pen tool.

Introducing...Introducing Illustrator 2020

Deke's newest course, Introducing Illustrator, is designed for those of you who open Illustrator with an eye to making a "simple" graphic, and get horribly lost before the first curve is drawn.

Designing an Intriguing Cube Logo in Illustrator

Deke uses an intricate net of guides in Adobe Illustrator to carefully craft a compelling cube logo.

Tattooing Your Face in Photoshop

Deke applies a striking facial tattoo in Photoshop.

Masking Like a Pro (with a Mask) with Photoshop's Pen Tool

Deke uses the Pen tool in Photoshop to create a mask and save an irreplaceable, un-reshootable photo.

The Rule of Thirds for Smooth Bézier Curves

Deke studies the Rule of Thirds with regard to creating smooth Bézier curves in Adobe CC applications.

How Bézier Curves Really Work

Deke goes full geek and gets to the bottom of how Bézier curves are calculated in Adobe Creative Cloud applications.

Deke's Techniques 285: Making a Scalable Avatar in Illustrator

Deke uses paths lifted from a photograph in Photoshop to create a scalable, vector-based avatar in Illustrator.