Drawing Curved and Straight Lines

Use the Point to Point tool to draw lines and then create curves by editing the line nodes.

To draw using curved and straight lines:

  1. From the Pen tool’s Tool Options palette, choose Point to Point .

  2. Click and drag at the start point. When the direction of your line is correct, release the mouse button.

  3. For the next node:

  4. To create a straight line, click where you want the next node.

  5. To create a curved line, click and drag. When the curve is the right shape, release the mouse button.

  1. Add additional nodes, clicking for a straight segments or clicking and dragging for curved segments.

Related Topics

Changing Curves and Lines

Creating Custom Line Shapes

Drawing Lines and Custom Shapes

Setting Line Options