A sublayer or layer can also be duplicated; if you drag it over the Create New Layer icon, it will appear directly below the current selected path. This is good […]
Clipping Masks and Compound Paths – A Basic Review of Illustrator’s Pen Tools
Other types of useful paths you may want to create, at this point, include clipping masks and compound paths. You can use your basic shapes to hide and show parts […]
Control Panel Anchor Point Options and How They Relate to Related Tools – A Basic Review of Illustrator’s Pen Tools
While working with the Pen Tool, be aware that after a path is complete, you can still continue to edit the points with your Direct Selection tool using the Control […]
Swapping Fill and Stroke Colors with the Pen Tool – A Basic Review of Illustrator’s Pen Tools
Paths or shapes, as mentioned, will often have a stroke or fill that is applied when the selected path is being drawn with the Pen Tool. You can see the […]
Delete Anchor Point Tool (-) Review – A Basic Review of Illustrator’s Pen Tools
To remove points from a path, use the Delete Anchor Point Tool. Click a selected point. Note that in doing so, you may alter the path, and then you may […]
Pen Tool (P) and Curvature Tool (Shift+~) Basics – A Basic Review of Illustrator’s Pen Tools
The pen tool can be used for either creating a custom shape or tracing over a custom shape which we will look at as we work with layers. Currently, if […]
Working with the Control, Transform, and Properties Panel – A Basic Review of Illustrator’s Shape Tools-5
Width and height can be constrained proportionately and disproportionately by setting the link. Here you can set rectangle angle (0–360) degrees. Then set individual corner strokes if they are not […]
Working with the Control, Transform, and Properties Panel – A Basic Review of Illustrator’s Shape Tools-4
At the moment, you can use any one of the preset graphic styles found in the list; look for more using the lower left library icon. However, to create your […]
Working with the Control, Transform, and Properties Panel – A Basic Review of Illustrator’s Shape Tools-1
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 […]