How to draw moon shape with pen tool?

**spinningjennie** · 03 April 2009, 03:57 AM

I don't seem to be able to draw a moon shape (the sort of moon shape you usually see in children's books - not a full moon which is a circle, but a half moon). My particular moon shape is orientated like a kind of U shape.

I clicked with pen tool, then dragged, then clicked the pen tool again and dragged, which gave me the 1st 'U' shape I needed, but when I try to join the shape I get the curve facing the wrong way.

(Also as an aside: I seem to battle with removing the direction points, if I need to remove a single one)

Any help on this much appreciated!

spinningjennie

**iamtheblues** · 03 April 2009, 06:54 AM

Not a frequent user of Photoshop, but I would think that something along the lines of the attached would be possible.
Saludos,
Bob.

**RTW1** · 03 April 2009, 08:12 AM

Bob has shown you the quick way. just use the shape tool and subtract one shape from another. To delete just one point on a path , first select it then right click and select from the menu delete anchor point.

**spinningjennie** · 06 April 2009, 06:39 AM

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