- Starting at the red dot at the bottom of the template labeled “A,” press and drag around the
dashed template path in the direction of the arrow. Draw, following the dotted path on the
template. When the pointer gets close to where you started the path (the red dot), a small circle
displays next to it ( ). This means that if you release the mouse button, the path will be
closed. When you see the circle, release the mouse button to close the path.
Notice that as you are drawing, the path may not look perfectly smooth. After releasing the
mouse button, the path is smoothed based on the Fidelity value that you set in the Pencil Tool
Options dialog box. Next, you’ll redraw a part of the path with the Pencil tool.
Tip
If you wanted to “smooth” parts of the path you drew, you could press Option (macOS)
or Alt (Windows) and drag along the path. This simplifies the path by removing anchor
points. This is possible because you selected Option Key (Alt Key on Windows)
Toggles To Smooth Tool in the Pencil Tool Options dialog box earlier.
