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

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An example of what you will create is labeled “Final” on the right side of the artboard. You
will work with the artwork labeled “Start” on the left.



  1. Select the Selection tool ( ) in the Tools panel, and click the white shape in the area labeled
    “Start” to select it.




  2. Press Command and + (macOS) or Ctrl and + (Windows) a few times to zoom in to the
    selected artwork.




  3. With the shape selected, in the Tools panel, press and hold on the Eraser tool ( ), and select
    the Scissors tool ( ). Move the pointer over the bottom edge of the shape (see the first part of
    the following figure). When you see the word “path,” click to cut the path at that point and then
    move the pointer away.



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