Perspective Warps and Distorts with Adobe Tools: Volume 2: Putting a New Twist on Illustrator

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J. HarderPerspective Warps and Distorts with Adobe Tools: Volume 2https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8829-0_2

2. Pen and Shape Tools Review

Jennifer Harder¹  

(1)

Delta, BC, Canada

 

Chapter Goal: Review how basic shapes are created with the Pen and Shape tools and how they can be distorted with the Direct Selection tool or scaled or rounded using bounding box handles and guides.

In this chapter, we are going to review the basic Pen and Shape tools that can be used for drawing and tracing over an illustration or guides. We will also be looking at Selection tools and a few panels that can assist us as we use the Pen and Shape tools to create basic warps and distorts. ...