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

option ( ) to make the text capitals.

12. Choose Select > Deselect and then choose File > Save.

Creating shapes using the Shape Builder tool

The Shape Builder tool ( ) is an interactive tool for creating complex shapes by merging and

erasing simpler shapes. Next you’ll create the top of an acorn with several shapes using the

Shape Builder tool to combine them.

Note

Learn more about working with the Shape Builder tool in Lesson 4, “Editing and

Combining Shapes and Paths.”

1. Press and hold down on the Rectangle tool ( ) in the Tools panel on the left. Select the Ellipse

tool ( ) in the menu that appears.