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

Note

If you don’t see the corner widgets ( ), you may need to zoom in closer. You can do

that by choosing View > Zoom In.

9. Select the Selection tool ( ) in the Tools panel on the left, and drag the ellipse so it is center

aligned with the rounded rectangle. A temporary vertical magenta guide may appear when they

are aligned.

Note

Don’t worry if yours doesn’t look like the figure. The goal is to understand how to

create and edit the shapes. Besides, it’s an acorn. They come in different shapes and

sizes!

10. 
    

    Drag across both shapes to select them (see the first part of the following figure).

    
    


11. 
    

    Select the Shape Builder tool ( ) in the Tools panel on the left. Move the pointer where you
    see the red X in the middle part of the following figure. Press the Shift key, and drag across the