From the course: Time-Saving Tips Using Illustrator
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Draw shapes with control - Illustrator Tutorial
From the course: Time-Saving Tips Using Illustrator
Draw shapes with control
- [Instructor] I know what you're thinking. You draw with the shape tools all the time, so how much more could you possibly need to know about using those tools? Well, there's a key thing that I like to use and I find that it's a huge benefit when I'm drawing content and I want to make sure that I put those elements in exactly the right place that I'm trying to put them. So, on this particular project here, I need to draw the wheels for the bicycle. And so, what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna grab my Ellipse tool. Now, here's inherently the problem. One of the things we run into is when we start drawing with this tool, first of all, we need a perfect shape, so we know we can hold down the Shift key. The problem is, already as I'm drawing, I'm not even close to where I want this object to appear. I'm way down here at the bottom and I need it to be up there where the fork of the bicycle is. So, here's my tip. And I'm gonna start over just so you can see this. So, when I click and drag and…
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