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J. HarderCreating Infographics with Adobe Illustrator: Volume 1https://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-0005-4_7

7. A Basic Review of Illustrator’s Pen Tools

Jennifer Harder1  
(1)
Delta, BC, Canada
 

In this chapter, you will be looking at an overview of basic pen tools and related panels that you would use to start creating an infographic’s custom shapes and paths.

As mentioned in Chapter 6, once you have created and scanned your logos in a digital format, you will want to start using Illustrator to trace over your drawing. In this chapter, the focus will be on using the pen tools as well as how to combine shapes and adjust colors for fill and stroke. Later in Chapters ...

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