: How do I use the pen tool to draw an open line? In Photoshop, how does one create the below single-line zig zag effect, per the instructions? Every time I have completed a work path, it
In Photoshop, how does one create the below single-line zig zag effect, per the instructions? Every time I have completed a work path, it will join one end to the other, so the stroke I apply after making it into a selection will always be of a looped shape. (N.B. The grey line above the jagged one is the bottom edge of a rectangle that was created in the previous step. The zig zag line appears to be on its own)
Thanks very much for any help.
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There's a trick... it's not an open path. It's a closed path with 3 sides outside the canvas.
By making 3 sides fall off the canvas, their edges aren't seen, the path is closed and you can then apply layer styles to it.
Are you clicking and dragging? Do not click and drag. Just click then let go then click where you want your next point to be. Double click on your last point to finish the line.
Hope that helps.
Make sure the Paths option is selected when the Pen tool is active. In the screenshot, the Shape Layers option is selected.
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