line work in photoshop

[flutterby nut]

i know in illustrator i can use the pen tool for line work and get nice curves...is it possible to do the same in photoshop?...or is this wishful thinking?

[garricks]

There's a pen tool in PS too. :)

[urstwile]

Or you can copy and paste the path(s) you draw in Illustrator directly into Photoshop, as an alternative.

I hope you're not hoping for line work resolution when you do that, though.

[flutterby nut]

:D yes, i did get that far!...however, when i drew my line and stroked it, i got a raster result...i'd like a smooth vector result, if possible...can i open a .psd in illustrator to draw by chance?...off to try...

[urstwile]

You can, to a certain extent, create vector results in Photoshop, if you use the Shapes. It's got limitations, and you need to bear in mind that Photoshop is meant to be a raster program, it's not meant to handle vector artwork comfortably.