Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design and Web Premium All-in-One For Dummies

Chapter 5: Using the Pen Tool and Placing Images

In This Chapter

Familiarizing yourself with the Pen tool

Creating paths, closed shapes, and curves

Using the hidden Pen tools

Tracing some artwork

Placing images in Illustrator CS6

Using the Image Trace feature

You’ve seen illustrations that you know are made from paths, but how do you make your own? In this chapter, we show you how to use the Pen tool to create paths and closed shapes.

Using the Pen tool requires a little more coordination than using other Illustrator tools. Fortunately, Adobe Illustrator CS6 includes new features to help make using the Pen tool a little easier. After you master the Pen tool, the possibilities for creating illustrations are unlimited. Read this chapter to build your skills using the most popular feature ...