Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
8.
Position the pointer over the last (bottom) anchor point (I). When the word “anchor”
appears, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS).
Note
The modifier key sets the point that the shape will reflect around and opens
the Reflect dialog box so you can copy the shape in one step.
9.
In the Reflect dialog box that opens, select Vertical, if it's not already selected, and
then click Copy.
10.
Select the Selection tool, and choose Select > All On Active Artboard to select both
halves.
11.
Press Ctrl+J (Windows) or Command+J (Mac OS) to join the two halves together into
one closed path.
After doing this, it may not look like much has changed, when in fact both halves are
combined into a single closed path.
12.
Choose View > Smart Guides, to turn off the Smart Guides.
Editing curves
In this part of the lesson, you'll adjust curves you've drawn by dragging either anchor points
or direction handles. You can also edit a curve by moving the line.
1.
Choose 1 Ice Cream from the Artboard Navigation menu in the lower-left corner of the
Document window.
2.
Choose View > Ice Cream.
Aside from zooming in on the ice cream path, the content from the template layer should
be displayed, as well, showing the guides you used to draw the path.
3.
Select the Direct Selection tool ( ), and click the edge of the ice cream path. All of the
anchor points will appear.
