Once one of your basic shapes is selected with the Selection tool, you can make many modifications to basic shapes using the following panels: Transform, Control, and Properties. Refer to […]
Arranging Shape and Path Order – A Basic Review of Illustrator’s Shape Tools
After you have edited your basic shapes, you can then make further modifications, as mentioned, if any of the shapes are in the wrong order above or below an overlapping […]
Group Selection Tool – A Basic Review of Illustrator’s Shape Tools-2
•\ Scale Tool (S): For the dialog box, use Object ➤ Transform ➤ Scale. Scaling can be uniform or non-uniform on the horizontal or vertical, up to positive or negative […]
Group Selection Tool – A Basic Review of Illustrator’s Shape Tools-1
The other tool found with the Direct Selection tool is the Group Selection tool. It’s used on group paths to select individual paths, and multiple clicking will select more paths […]
Selection Tool (V) – A Basic Review of Illustrator’s Shape Tools
Moving and Selecting Your Shapes on the Artboard After creating your basic shapes, at this point, it is helpful to be able to move them around on the artboard board […]
Drawing Tools That Can Be Used to Create Basic Graphs – A Basic Review of Illustrator’s Shape Tools
With the Line Segment tools are two other tools that can be used to create graph-like shapes. These are the Rectangular Grid tool and the Polar Grid tool which you […]
Line Segment, Arc, and Spiral Tools – A Basic Review of Illustrator’s Shape Tools
There are three other tools that you may want to use as well for your infographic creation which though not actual shapes, can be very useful in adding creative detail […]
Star Tool – A Basic Review of Illustrator’s Shape Tools
The Star tool, like the Polygon tool, will create a multisided shape, but this time as a star. While the tool is selected, you can drag out an equal-sided star. […]