Graphics Programs Reference
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swatch named ice cream dark. Then, change the Fill color to None ( ), if it's not
already selected, in the Control panel.
7.
Change the stroke weight to
8 pt
in the Control panel.
8.
Select the Zoom tool ( ) in the Tools panel, and click several times,
slowly
, on the
pink ice cream shape, to zoom in.
9.
Select the Pencil tool, and position the pointer inside the ice cream shape near the
small spoon shape (at the red X in the figure). When you see an asterisk to the right of
the Pencil tool pointer ( ), drag an arc around the end of the spoon shape.
Note
If you see a crosshair ( ) instead of the Pencil icon ( ), the Caps Lock key
is active. Caps Lock turns tool icons into crosshairs for increased precision.
The asterisk that appears next to the pointer indicates that you are about to create a new path.
If you don't see the asterisk, it means that you are about to redraw a shape that the pointer is
near. Notice that, as you draw, the path may not look perfectly smooth. When you release the
mouse button, the path is smoothed based on the Smoothness value that you set in the Pencil
Tool Options dialog box.
Tip
To draw a new path near the original without editing the original, you could
double-click the Pencil tool to open the Pencil Tool Options dialog box.
Deselect Edit Selected Paths, click OK, and then draw the new path.
10.
Position the pointer below the drip part of the ice cream path. Begin drawing a “drip”
shape beneath it. As you draw, press the Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) key. The
Pencil tool displays a small circle next to it ( ) to indicate that you're creating a
closed path. When the path looks like a “drip,” release the mouse button but don't
release the Alt or Option key until the path closes. The beginning and ending anchor
points are connected with the shortest line possible.
