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

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Note
If you need to move the leaves you previously created, you can use the Selection tool.


  1. Choose Select > Deselect.


Working with the Pencil tool


The Pencil tool ( ) lets you draw free-form open and closed paths that contain curves and
straight lines. As you draw with the Pencil tool, anchor points are created on the path, where
necessary, and according to the Pencil tool options you set. The path can easily be adjusted when
the path is complete.

Drawing free-form paths with the Pencil tool


Next, you’ll draw and edit a simple path using the Pencil tool.


  1. Choose 3 Plant from the Artboard navigation menu in the lower-left corner of the Document
    window.


Tip
When it comes to the Fidelity value, dragging the slider closer to Accurate usually
creates more anchor points and more accurately reflects the path you’ve drawn.
Dragging the slider toward Smooth makes fewer anchor points and a smoother, less
complex path.


  1. In the Layers panel, click the visibility column for the layer named “Plants template” to show

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