: Connect peaks of EQ bar with smooth curved line in Photoshop I am working on a project in which I have to make an equalizer that matches an audio loop that will be playing in a background.

@Holmes874

You could use the Polygonal Lasso tool (L) to click out the rough contour of the EQ line (click on each red dot) and then smooth your selection with a 10-20 pixel radius (Select > Modify > Smooth). Use the Outline Selection button at the bottom of the Layers palette to stroke the selection with the current brush.

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@Tiffany317

The answer is to use the (dreaded?) pen tool. It's less difficult than it seems. If you're not at all familiar with it, Deke McLelland has a good tutorial here. The bit you're most vitally interested in starts at about 3 minutes in.

When you're ready:


Create a new empty layer above your EQ bar chart.
Draw a path with the pen tool that is the smooth curve you want. Don't complete the path by clicking back at the start. You want an "open" path.
Select the brush tool, and set up a hard-edge 10 pixel brush. Choose the color you want for the line.
Switch to the Paths panel (docked with the Layers and Channels panels).
Click the flyout menu and choose "Stroke Path." Be sure to uncheck "Simulate pressure" so your stroke stays the same size throughout.
If the line is not the thickness you want, undo, change the brush size, and draw the stroke again.

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