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

Note

If the points align to the artboard after clicking the align button, try again. Make sure

that Align To Key Anchor is selected in the Properties panel first.

As you saw in Lesson 2, “Techniques for Selecting Artwork,” selected anchor points align to

the last selected anchor point, which is known as the key anchor.

4. 
   

   Drag one of the anchor points up a little to move both selected points.

   
   


5. 
   

   Choose Select > Deselect.

   
   

Now that’s a nice looking swan! Congrats!

6. Choose File > Save.

Working with the Anchor Point tool

Another way to convert anchor points between smooth and corner points is using the Anchor

Point tool ( ). You’ll do that next.

1. Press and hold on the Pen tool ( ) in the Tools panel to reveal more tools. Select the Anchor
   Point tool ( ).

The Anchor point tool is used to either remove both or one of the direction handles from an

anchor point, converting it to a corner point or dragging out direction handles from an anchor

point.

2. Move the pointer over the point in the swan’s head (an arrow is pointing to it in the figure).
   When the pointer looks like this: , press and drag up from the corner point to drag the
   direction handles out. Drag until the neck looks similar to how it did before you started
   dragging.