Graphics Programs Reference
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color to black. Change the Fill color to black.
5.
Choose View > Preview.
6.
Choose Select > Deselect. Click to select the bottom flower pot shape, and choose
Object > Arrange > Send To Back.
Note
If you only want to fill the shape with a color, it is not necessary to join the
path to make a closed path. An open path can have a color fill. It is,
however, necessary to do this if you want a stroke to appear around the
entire fill area.
7.
In the Control panel, change the Fill color to a brown (C=35 M=60 Y=80 K=25).
Note
To select a path without a fill, click the stroke or drag across the path.
8.
Hold down the Shift key and click the ellipse with the Selection tool, to select both
flower pot shapes.
9.
Choose Object > Group, and then choose Select > Deselect.
Open path vs. closed path
As you draw, you create a line called a
path
. A path is made up of one or
more straight or curved segments. The beginning and end of each segment are
marked by anchor points, which work like pins holding a wire in place. A path
can be closed (for example, a circle), or open, with distinct endpoints (for
example, a wavy line).