AboutAdobeI

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ution
 Small
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lesize
 Goodfordrawingil
lustr
ations

Di
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agesofvectorgraphics
 Drawi
ngstendt
olookflatandcartoon
 Hardt
oproducephotoreali
sti
cdrawings

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ensi
onofAdobeI
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Tool
sDef
ini
ti
ons:
-

Sel
ect
ionTool:
-TheSel
ect
iont
ool
(V)sel
ect
stheent
ir
eobj
ect
s.

Di
rectSel
ect
ion:
- 
TheDi
rectSel
ect
iont
ool
(A)sel
ect
spoi
ntsorpat
hsegment
swi
thi
n
obj
ect
s..

Gr
oupSel
ect
ion:
- 
TheGr
oupSel
ect
iont
ool
sel
ect
sobj
ect
sandgr
oupswi
thi
ngr
oups.

Magi
cWand:
- 
TheMagi
cWandt
ool
(Y)sel
ect
sobj
ect
swi
thsi
mil
arat
tri
but
es.

Lasso:
- 
TheLassoTool
(Q)sel
ect
spoi
ntsorpat
hsegment
swi
thi
nobj
ect
s.

Pent
ool:
-ThePent
ool
(P)dr
awsst
rai
ghtandcur
vedl
i
nest
ocr
eat
eobj
ect
s.

AddAnchorPoi
nt:
-TheAddAnchorPoi
ntst
ool
(+)addsanchorpoi
ntst
opat
h.

Del
eteAnchorPoi
nt:
-TheDel
eteAnchorPoi
ntst
ool
(-)del
etesanchorpoi
ntsf
rom
pat
h.

Conv
ertAnchorPoi
nt:
-Theconver
tAnchorPoi
ntst
ool
(Shi
ft
+C)changessmoot
h
poi
ntst
ocor
nerpoi
ntst
ocor
nerpoi
ntsandv
icev
ersa.
s
TextTool:
-TheTypet
ool
(T)cr
eat
esi
ndi
vi
dual
typeandt
ypecont
ainer
sandl
etsy
ou
ent
erandedi
tty
pe.

TheAr
eaTextTool:
-TheAr
eaTy
pet
ool
changescl
osedpat
hst
oty
pecont
ainer
sand
l
etsy
ouent
erandedi
tty
pewi
thi
nthem.

ThePat
hTextTool
:-ThePat
hTy
pet
ool
changespat
hst
oty
pepat
hs,
andl
etsy
ou
ent
erandedi
tty
peont
hem.

TheVer
ti
calTy
peTool:
-TheVer
ti
cal
Typet
ool
creat
esVer
ti
cal
typeandv
ert
ical
type
cont
ainer
sandl
etsy
ouent
erandedi
tver
ti
cal
type.

TheVer
ti
calAr
eaTy
peTool:
-TheVer
ti
cal
AreaTy
pet
ool
changescl
osedpat
hst
o
v
ert
ical
typecont
ainer
sandl
etsy
ouent
erandedi
tty
pewi
thi
nthem.

TheVer
ti
calPat
hTy
peTool:
-TheVer
ti
cal
Pat
hTy
pet
ool
changespat
hst
over
ti
cal
t
ypepat
hsandl
etsy
ouent
erandedi
tty
peont
hem.

Li
neSegmentt
ool:
-Uset
heLi
neSegmentt
ool
(/)wheny
ouwantt
odr
awonest
rai
ght
l
i
nesegmentatat
ime.
 

Ar
ctool:
-TheAr
ctool
drawsi
ndi
vi
dual
concav
eorconv
excur
vedsegment
s.

Spi
ralt
ool:
-ASpi
ral
tool
drawscl
ockwi
seandcount
ercl
ockwi
sespi
ral
s.

Pol
arGr
idt
ool:
-ThePol
arGr
idt
ool
drawsci
rcul
archar
tgr
ids.

Rect
angl
etool:
-The 
Rect
angl
eTool
(M)
 dr
awssquar
esandr
ect
angl
es.

RoundedRect
angl
eTool:
-The 
RoundedRect
angl
eTool
 
drawssquar
esand
r
ect
angl
eswi
thr
oundedcor
ner
s.

El
li
pseTool:
-The 
Ell
i
pseTool
 
(L)dr
awsel
l
ipsesandci
rcl
es.

Pol
ygonTool:
-The 
Pol
ygonTool
 
drawspol
ygonswi
thal
lsi
deshav
ingequal
lengt
hs.

St
arTool:
-The 
StarTool
 
drawsst
ars.

Fl
areTool:
-The 
fl
areTool
 
creat
esl
ensf
lar
eorsol
ar-
fl
are-
li
keef
fect
s.

Pai
ntBr
ushTool:
-Pai
ntBr
usht
ool
(B)dr
awsf
reehandandcal
l
igr
aphi
cli
nes,
aswel
lasar
t
andpat
ter
nonpat
hs.
Penci
lTool
:-ThePenci
ltool
(N)dr
awsandedi
tsf
reehandl
i
nes.

Smoot
hTool:
-TheSmoothtoolsmoothBezi
erpat
hs.

Er
aseTool:
-TheErasetoolerasespathsandanchorpoi
ntsf
rom t
heobj
ect
s.

Rot
ateTool:
-TheRotatetool(R)rotatesobj
ect
sar
oundaf
ixespoi
nt.

Ref
lectTool:
-TheRefl
ectt
ool
(O)f
li
pst
heobj
ect
sov
eraf
ixedaxi
s.

Scal
eTool
:-TheScal
etool
(S)r
esi
zeobj
ect
sar
oundaf
ixedpoi
nts.

ShearTool:
-TheSheartoolskewsobj
ect
sar
oundaf
ixedpoi
nt.

ReshapeTool:
-TheReshapetoolsmoothorchangesapathwhi
l
eret
aini
ngt
hepat
h’sov
eral
l
shape.

War
pTool:
-TheWarptool(Shi
ft
+R)mol
dobj
ect
swi
tht
hemov
ementoft
hecur
sor(
li
ke
moul
dingCl
ay)
.

Twi
rlTool:
-TheTwi
rlt
ool
creat
esswi
rl
ingdi
stor
ti
onswi
thi
nanobj
ect
s.

PuckerTool
:-ThePuckertooldefl
atesanobj
ect
s.

Bl
oatTool:
-TheBl
oatt
ool
inf
lat
esanobj
ect
s.

Fr
eeTr
ansf
ormt
ool:
-Thefreetransform tool(E)