How to draw moon shape with pen tool?

[spinningjennie]

Thanks Bob & RTW1 for the advice. In Photoshop 7 I was able to intersect the 2 shapes and thereby keep the remaining moonshape, which is great! I would, however, still like to understand how the moon shape could be drawn with the pen tool, because I think it would help me with future drawings as well.

Also, RTW1 told me how to delete an anchor point, but I was wanting to be able to delete a direction line (I know I said point, but I was referring to the end of the direction line). You know those little direction lines that join onto a curve? Sometimes there are 2 of them and sometimes 1. I'm not sure why some anchor points on a curve have 2 direction lines and some have only 1 direction line, and whether that affects the shape of the curve, or not. Though it seems by clicking the curve you can add or subtract direction lines without effect. I guess you only get an effect if you start to drag them. Sorry for the ramble. I'm thinking as I type. Perhaps I'm worrying about direction lines for nothing.

Thanks and regards
spinningjennie

[RTW1]

I have two links for you that should help.
http://www.heathrowe.com/vector.aspx
http://www.elated.com/articles/photoshop-pen-tool/

[spinningjennie]

Many thanks RTW1! They are useful!