Pen Tool Tutorial: Rooftop Noir Scene

This tutorial covers the in-depth use of my FAVORITE drawing utensil in PS: the Free-Form Pen Tool! I will show you how to use the tool to make marks like a traditional pen, how to create compositions like the Noir Cityscape, and how to finish the method off by using channels and texture to give the pen tool more emotion. I love this tool and how fast you can design bold black and white images ready to prep into color.

Included are 29 high resolution Pen Tool portfolio sketches I have done over the years to help inspire the possibilities in your own work! If you've picked up the KeyFrame Sketching for Film video, this one is more comprehensive for this powerful drawing tool.