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

two shapes to combine them. Release the mouse button and then the key.

Creating with the Curvature tool

With the Curvature tool ( ), you can draw and edit paths quickly and visually to create paths

with smooth refined curves and straight lines. In this section, you’ll explore the Curvature tool

while creating the final part for the acorn.

Note

Learn more about working with Curvature tool in Lesson 6, “Creating an Illustration with

the Drawing Tools.”

1. 
   

   Select the Curvature tool ( ) in the Tools panel.

   
   


2. 
   

   Move the pointer into a blank area, away from the top of the acorn you just created. Click and
   release to start drawing a shape (see the first part of the following figure). Move the pointer
   away (see the second part of the figure).

   
   


3. 
   

   Click and release (see the first part of the following figure) to continue drawing a shape. Move
   the pointer away and notice the path curving in different ways as you move it.