figure).When dragging (also called scrubbing) across paths, they will be either “extended and joined”
or “trimmed and joined.” In this example, the paths were trimmed and joined. You don’t have
to select paths to join them with the Join tool. Also, the resulting joined paths aren’t selected to
continue working on other paths.Tip
Pressing the Caps Lock key will turn the Join tool pointer into a more precise cursor (
). This can make it easier to see where the join will happen.Note
If you were to instead join the ends of the open path by pressing Cmd+J (macOS) or
Ctrl+J (Windows), a straight line would connect the ends.
Drag across the bottom two ends of the paths.
Select the Selection tool, and click to select the stroke of the new eye shape. Click the Fill
color in the Properties panel, and select the black swatch.
Note
You may want to move the eye into a better position.- Choose View > Leaf. This saved view command will zoom in to a leaf shape.