Adobe Illustrator CC Classroom in a Book (2019 Release), First Edition

Click Edit Toolbar ( ) at the bottom of the Tools panel. Scroll in the menu that appears, and drag the Free Transform tool ( ) ...

you can change how the tool works. Note To learn more about the options for the Free Transform tool, search for “Free Transform” ...

8. Press the Command key (macOS) or Ctrl key (Windows) to temporarily select the Selection tool, and click to select the shape l ...

Tip You can set a reference point, shear, and even copy in one step. With the Shear tool ( ) selected, Option-click (macOS) or A ...

6. Click the NORTH SOUTH group to select it. Click the Ungroup button in the Properties panel to the right. 7. Choose Select > ...

Using Puppet Warp In Illustrator, you can easily twist and distort artwork into different positions using the Puppet Warp tool. ...

figures on the next page, you may get a better idea of what I mean by “Make sure the hands of the person are directly on the fla ...

Click the pin on the hand to select it. You can tell that a pin is selected because it has a white dot in the center. Drag the ...

The pin is not in a good position to bend the legs, and pins currently can’t be moved without affecting the artwork. 9. Click be ...

Move the pointer over the dotted circle of the selected pin, and drag counterclockwise a little to rotate around the pin. Ch ...

Name three ways to change the size of an existing active artboard. What is the ruler origin? What is the difference between art ...

6 Creating an Illustration with the Drawing Tools In previous lessons you created shapes. Next you’ll learn how to create artwor ...

Convert between smooth points and corner points. Create dashed lines and add arrowheads. Draw and edit with the Pencil tool. Wor ...

The document consists of six artboards, numbered 1 through 6. As you progress through the first part of this lesson, you will be ...

The Pen tool ( ) is one of the main drawing tools in Illustrator that’s used to create both free- form and more precise artwork. ...

Move the pointer away from the point you just created, and you’ll see a line connecting the first point and the pointer, no mat ...

Note If the path looks curved, you have accidentally dragged with the Pen tool; choose Edit > Undo Pen and then click again w ...

Tip Tip: You can toggle the Pen tool preview by choosing Illustrator CC > Preferences > Selection & Anchor Display (ma ...

Tip Tip: You can also drag across a path to select it with the Selection tool. Move the pointer over one of the straight lines ...

Choose Edit > Undo Move to move the path to its original position. With the Selection tool selected, click an empty area ...