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Stop Fearing the Pen Tool: A Practical Walkthrough for Photoshop and Illustrator
I spent an embarrassing amount of time avoiding the pen tool. Like, years. I’d use Quick Selection, Magic Wand, even painstakingly hand-erase backgrounds rather than sit down and learn the thing properly. My workarounds worked well enough until they didn’t, and the day a client asked me to cleanly isolate a product shot with a ton of curved edges, I finally had to face the music. The pen tool is the professional standard for outlining and masking complex shapes, and every hour you spend avoiding it is an hour you’re leaving quality on the table.
