3 Using Shapes to Create Artwork for a Postcard

Basic shapes are at the foundation of creating Illustrator artwork. In this lesson, you’ll create a new document and then

create and edit a series of shapes using the shape tools for a postcard.

Lesson overview

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to do the following:

Create a document with multiple artboards.

Use tools and commands to create a variety of shapes.

Understand Live Shapes.

Round corners.

Work with the Shaper tool.

Work with drawing modes.

Use Image Trace to create shapes.