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

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Illustrator (*.AI) chosen from the Save As Type menu (Windows), and click Save. In the
Illustrator Options dialog box, leave the options set at the defaults and then click OK.
5. Choose 1 Main from the Artboard Navigation menu in the lower-left corner of the Document
window, if it’s not already chosen.
6. Choose View > Fit Artboard In Window to ensure that you see the entire artboard.
7. Press Command and + (macOS) or Ctrl and + (Windows) once or twice to zoom in to the swan
in the center.
8. Open the Layers panel (Window > Layers), and click to select the layer named “Artwork.”

9. Select the Pen tool ( ) in the Tools panel.


  1. In the Properties panel (Window > Properties), make sure that the fill color is None ( ) the
    stroke color is Black, and the stroke weight is 1 pt.


Drawing the swan


Now that you have the file open and ready, you’re going to put the Pen tool practice you did in
previous sections to use by drawing a beautiful swan. This next section has more than the
average number of steps, so take your time.

1. With the Pen tool ( ) selected, press and drag from the blue square labeled “A” on the swan
body template, to the red dot to set the starting anchor point and direction of the first curve.
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