Friday, September 23, 2011

Review Week 6

What is the pen tool used for? It is used to make organic shapes, outlining, emphasis on certain shapes, texture, and patterns

How can you manipulate a path/line in Illustrator? Discuss the use of the white arrow tool, pen+, pen-, and convert too. Click the white arrow tool and then click a point on the path of your line then release the click and go back and manipulate the parts of the shape you want to change. Pen+ and Pen- add and delete anchor points. Convert makes the curves of your shape pointy.

How can you utilize the layers palette in Illustrator? You can use many different layers, you can use them to trace things and outline pictures.

How do you create a clipping mask in Adobe Illustrator?
Select the part of the image you want to mask with the rectangle shape. Then go to object and move the object forward. Then select the whole picture, and go to object and down to clipping mask then press make.

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