Adobe® Illustrator® CC Classroom in a Book®

3. Creating and Editing Shapes

Lesson overview

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to do the following:

• Create a document with multiple artboards.

• Use tools and commands to create basic shapes.

• Work with drawing modes.

• Use rulers and Smart Guides as drawing aids.

• Scale and duplicate objects.

• Join and outline objects.

• Edit strokes with the Width tool.

• Work with the Shape Builder tool.

• Work with Pathfinder commands to create shapes.

• Use Image2Trace to create shapes.

This lesson takes approximately an hour and a half to complete.

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