question about the pen tool with jagged lines

[james28909]

ok so i have read up with the search tool up top, i did find a few topics about this but i am still unclear how to fix it.

you know i was just working on the luminescent lines and it went great i was able to finally get all the way through the tut. now the problem i am gettin is when i make a curved line, the edges are jagged so bad that after i am done with the project they are visible and look tremendously terrible. and like i said i am a noob with photoshop and i dont have my book anymore (spilled my cola all over it and the pages stuck together -.-

i appreciate you taking your time to help me out, i have figured out a few extra things too, like the sketch-->> chrome then set opacity lower, doing this with a nice burnt color in the background looks real nice.

i am learning as i go and i really want to figure out how to make my "Creations" (muhahahaha) look elite

 

[dv8_fx]

I pressume you are using a mouse? Not easy to do a proper curve that way.

Are you looking at the image in normal size or zoomed in? I know your planning to use that for your logo. Now if the image is gonna be small, it may not be noticed.

I may have a rough idea of how to help create a curved line but I have to check that tute again.....

 

[hawkeye]

The mouse is fine to use with the pen tool, it sounds more like a resolution issue. Try 300 PPI for your project instead of the often recommended 72 PPI.

 

[dv8_fx]

That's right.... the tute calls for 72. That would normally cause the jaggedness. Take hawkeye's advice, James.

 

[james28909]

ok then ill try it out now. thanks

 

[james28909]

ok then here is how it turned out. i used the 300 ppi hawkeye recommended.

i seen on an other post about how you can resize a pic or something.

say for instance if i made a project and the original size i wanted is say 400x100 px (for a sig.) couldnt i create the canvas to be 1600 x 400 and then shrink it down to 400x100 px? and i have tried to do this but i cant seem to find out where it is or what its called.

many many thanks for helping me out, cause i have this learning disability, its called im an idiot

 

[dv8_fx]

ok then here is how it turned out. i used the 300 ppi hawkeye recommended.View attachment 4180

many many thanks for helping me out, cause i have this learning disability, its called im an idiot

LOL.... C'mon .... give yourself some praise, will ya?.... lol...

If it's Image size.... MENU>IMAGE>IMAGE SIZE

If it's canvas size.... MENU>IMAGE>CANVASS SIZE....