adding points to a ready made shape

fredthewhino · Post by **fredthewhino** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:39 pm

This is probably a really stupid question but keep in mind that I'm very new to this software. So when I add a point to a circle, the whole shape distorts. I have made a circle for a head and when I click a spot on the circle to add the point, the shape changes. Why? what am I doing wrong?

slowtiger · Post by **slowtiger** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:55 pm

You are not doing anything wrong. It is the way AS calculates points which make it behave so.

If you really need a perfect circle as a head, why not add other features (nose etc) as additional shapes on top?

fredthewhino · Post by **fredthewhino** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 1:00 pm

wow I didn't realize. I wanted to do it b/c I need the hair line to drop down. That really sucks. hmmm... I guess I need Adobe Illustrator for that

slowtiger · Post by **slowtiger** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:02 pm

Not really. If I must work that precisely, I do it like this:
1. Create a circle.
2. Duplicate this layer.
3. Add points to the circle on top and place them correctly, using the bottom layer as a guide.

velu · Post by **velu** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:35 pm

I think this will be useful.

Go to menu Scripts - Draw - Split Curve

arfa · Post by **arfa** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:41 pm

Another alternative is draw your cirlce and then use scripts/draw/split curve [menu item].

You get the extra points but... there is deformity on deletion.

- arfa

Genete · Post by **Genete** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:32 pm

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This was my second post in the forum, I think.
-G