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TOOLS IN ILLUSTRATOR
Draw tools - curvature 1 Click the Curvature tool or press Shift + ~.
The Curvature tool lets you draw and edit paths 2 Click anywhere on the artboard to set the first point. Click
and shapes using smooth and anchor points. again to create a second point. A line segment is created.
Now, move the pointer to preview the resulting path.
3 Click further to add points and create a shape. Close the
path to complete the shape.
4 To draw straight lines by adding corner points, press and
hold Option (macOS) or Alt (Windows) and click.
5 Edit smooth and corner points:
Click anywhere on the path to continue adding points
to the existing path, or click the point and press Delete
to remove it.
Drag the point to move it.
Double-click any point to toggle between a corner point
and a smooth point.
Press Esc to stop drawing.
