Illustrator CC: Visual QuickStart Guide

6. Geometric Objects

In This Chapter

Selecting and deleting objects

Creating rectangles and ellipses

Creating polygons

Creating stars

Creating line segments

Creating spirals

Creating pixel-perfect artwork for the Web

In Illustrator, all paths consist of straight and/or curved line segments that are connected by anchor points. Paths can be closed, such as polygons and ovals, or open, such as lines and spirals. In the instructions below, we show you how to select and delete unwanted objects. Following that are instructions for using the Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Star, Line Segment, and Spiral tools, with which you can produce ...