Photoshop: use the pen tool without anti-aliasing?




I'm building some "8-bit" style sprites in Photoshop, and using the pen tool so that I can scale them for different resolutions.


The problem is that they are coming out anti-aliased, which I don't want. Is there a way to turn off anti-aliasing with the Photoshop pen tool?


Thanks
1. Once you have created each shape (I assume that's what you're doing -- if not, that's how you should do this so you can see what you're doing) and scaled to taste, select its **path** using the Path Selection Tool (black arrow version).


![Black arrow, path selection tool](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Sc9VM.png)
2. Copy.


`Ctrl+C` `(Cmnd)âŒ˜+C`
3. Create a new, empty layer and Paste. You now have a duplicate of the path on a new raster layer and can hide the vector (shape) layer.


![Create new layer](https://i.stack.imgur.com/gAEUu.png)
4. From the Paths panel flyout, select either "Fill Path" or "Stroke Path" and clear the "Anti-alias" checkbox.


![Fill Path](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yEbms.png) ![Uncheck Anti-alias](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3PJqG.png)
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Normal behavior is that when you are using a tool, and then press and hold a shortcut key while you use another tool, Photoshop will jump back to the first tool when you release the key.


 


I watched your video, and this is not what is happening to you — you are releasing the keys. Two thoughts for trouble-shooting purposes:


* Can you try another keyboard?
* Can you try with a mouse?
* Have you tried resetting Preferences? This is different from uninstalling and reinstalling. Go to Prefs > General and click Reset Preferences on Quit.


Maybe another volunteer will have other ideas if these don't work.


 


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**After Effect > Preferences > General > Show Tool tips**

The very first one

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Ben Unfortunatley after many many years of asking for this, Illustrator still has not added this feature to text frame options.

The closest you can get is to draw a rectangle, click with the vertical type tool (But that will only allow you one character per line.)

![Screen Shot 2016-04-13 at 3.23.20 PM.png](/legacyfs/online/910043_Screen Shot 2016-04-13 at 3.23.20 PM.png)

You could do this with the align palette. You would need to select another element to align against (eg: a rectangle filled with none). You need to add an outline effect to the type, and in the align flyout menu turn ON use preview bounds.

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