Adobe Illustrator Visual QuickStart Guide

9. Drawing Lines, Curves, and Paths

In This Chapter

Creating Lines and Curves with the Pen Tool

Using the Curvature Tool

Using the Line Segment Tools Group

Drawing with the Pencil Tool

Pen and anchor point editing tools let you create paths using straight lines, curves, or a combination of both.

Creating Lines and Curves with the Pen Tool

The Pen tool (Figure 9.1) lets you easily create straight lines, curves, and paths containing both lines and curves.

FIGURE 9.1 The Pen tool in the Essentials Classic toolbar

Draw a straight line

With the Pen tool active, do the following (Figure 9.2):

1. Position the cursor where you want the line to ...