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Illustrator Beginners Series 1: Layers & Placing Images

ByCory Jan 25th, 2009 Category: Tutorials & Tips

Many people have been asking or !ore basi" tutorials, so guess #hat$ The s%ueaky #heel

gets the oil This is the irst in a series o beginner tutorials or people 'ust starting out in

(llustrator This one "overs the layer palette an) pla"ing your pen"il sket"hes in (llustrator

The irst thing you nee) to )o is open a *e# )o"u!ent +o to ile - *e#. or use the

keyboar) short"ut, Co!!an) /the pple key1 an) * on a Ma" or Control an) * on a C

*e3t, you4ll #ant to pla"e your pen"il sket"h +o to ile - la"e )ialogue bo3 #ill pop up

an) 'ust in) your sket"h ile on your har) )rive ( usually s"an !y sket"hes as grays"ale

'pegs at 2 )pi
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6ere4s !y lea guy that (4! #orking on or the series

*o# you4ll nee) to open your 7ayers palette +o to 8in)o# - 7ayers ( it has "he"k !ark

by it on your )rop )o#n !enu, that !eans it is alrea)y open


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6ere4s #hat the 7ayers palette looks like

n a si)e note, you4ll noti"e that the 7inks palette tab is also atta"he) to the 7ayers palette

ou "an )rag an) )rop the )ierent tabs to )ierent palettes to organi;e the palettes the #ay

you #ant


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*e3t, ( #ant to lo"k !y sket"h layer, so ( )on4t )ra# on it To lo"k a layer, "li"k on the area

to the let o the layer na!e lo"k #ill appear This isn4t per!anent, so you "an al#ays

unlo"k it by "li"king it again

(, to the let o the 7o"k is the >isibility This !akes the layer visible or invisible

inally, you #ant to "reate a se"on) layer to )ra# on Cli"k on the i"on at the botto! that

looks like a sheet o paper ne# layer appears ou "an "li"k on the na!e to "hange the

na!e or other preeren"es


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This is the se"on) part in !y )obe (llustrator Beginner4s series This tutorial is about

)ra#ing #ith the en tool The en tool is (llustrator4s #orkhorse (t takes ti!e to learn ho#

to use, but is one o the key )ra#ing tools in (llustrator n"e you !aster the pen tool you

#ill be able to use it in pro'e"ts you sen) toonline printing servi"esThe best #ay to learn the

en Tool is to tra"e over sket"hes Beore #e get to that, this is a basi" overvie# o the pen

tool

Beore you start using the en tool, you4ll #ant to set your "olors (llustrator has t#o "olor

options the ill "olor /the "olor insi)e a shape1 an) the ?troke "olor /or the outline "olor1 (

like to )ra# #ith a ?troke "olor an) no ill "olor ou "an "hange the "olors o the ill an)

?troke on the Toolbar using the ?#at"h palette To get the ?#at"h palette, go to 8in)o# -

?#at"hes

ter your ?#at"h palette is open, "li"k on the "olor you #ant ( "hose bla"k *oti"e you are

e)iting either the ?troke or the ill base) on #hi"h one is on top on the Toolbar To e)it the

other one , "li"k on the one un)erneath /either the ill or the stroke1 (t #ill !ove to the ront,then "li"k on a s#at"h in the ?#at"h palette or that one The #hite s#at"h #ith the re) line

through it is no "olor

*o#, on to the en tool This is the pen tool on the Toolbar
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The pen tool #orks by pla"ing an"hor points )o#n an) )ra#ing lines in bet#een the! Cli"k

on the artboar) /the area o the ile you )ra# on1 #ith the pen tool sele"te) ou4ll noti"e a

point appears

*o# "li"k on another pla"e on the artboar) nother point appears an) a line is )ra#n

bet#een the t#o points


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*e3t, !ake a thir) point

inally, "one"t the thir) point to the irst To )o this you4ll nee) to "li"k on the original point

6over your tool tip or !ouse pointer over the original point ou4ll kno# you4re over the

point #hen a s!all "ir"le appears ne3t to your pen tool, then "li"k on the point our line or

path is "lose)

Congratulations, you have 'ust !a)e a shape #ith the en tool 7ook out i"asso@ ou4ve

"reate) a lopsi)e) triangle


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7et4s !ake a "urve) line no# Make your irst point Then, !ake your se"on) point, but

)on4t release the !ouse (nstea), )rag the !ouse )o#n#ar) or up#ar) slo#ly ou4ll noti"e

the line starts to "urve 8hen you get the "urve you #ant, release the !ouse button

*o# !ake another point ou4ll noti"e (llustrator !akes a re"ipro"al "urve


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7et4s say you aren4t happy #ith that "urve ou "an go to A)it - n)o en to )elete the last

step r !aybe you "hange your !in), go to A)it - e)o en an) it is ba"k

That "urve still )oesn4t look right to you, so let4s !anually a)'ust it +o to Toolbar an) sele"t

the


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ou4ll noti"e that #henever you !ake a "urve) line it has a little blue han)le /or other layer

"olor1 that "o!es o o it ou "an use this to a)'ust the "urve Cli"k an) grab the point at the

en) o the han)le an) !ove your !ouse aroun) to a)'ust the "urve n"e you get the "urve

right release the !ouse button

ter all that, you still hate your "urve) line, so let4s )elete it ?ele"t the ?ele"tion tool, the

bla"k arro# on the Toolbar an) "li"k on your "urve) line Then hit


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inally, let4s !ake a line that "urves then goes straight Make a "urve) line like you )i)

beore

(nstea) o !aking another point, "li"k on the


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Ba"k to your "urve) line To restart )ra#ing on the sa!e line, hover your !ouse over the en)

point like you )i) #hen you #ere "losing a shape or path This ti!e instea) o a "ir"le besi)e

the en tool tip, you4ll see a slash !ark This !eans you4re over the point Cli"k on it an)

then !ake your ne3t point an) your line #ill "ontinue ou shoul) have a line that "urves

then goes straight

8ell, that4s it or !y en tool basi"s There4s !ore to the en tool, but that4s enough to get

you starte) The ne3t tutorial #ill be applying all o this to the lea sket"h ro! the irst

tutorialin the beginner4s series

This is the thir) part in !y )obe (llustrator Beginner4s series This tutorial is about tra"ing

over your pen"il sket"hes #ith the en tool The irst part o this series #as about getting
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your sket"hes into (llustrator an) the se"on) part #as about using the en tool ( you !isse)

the either part, you "an "he"k out the irst one herean) the se"on) one here

6ere4s !y pla"e) sket"h

?ele"t the en Tool an) the "olor you #ant to )ra# in ro! the Toolbar ( like to )ra# in a

bright "olor like re), so ( "an see the lines over !y sket"h

?tart by "li"king on the botto! o the lea in the !i))le *e3t, "li"k on the top in the !i))le6ol) )o#n the ?hit key #hen you "li"k 6ol)ing )o#n the ?hit key #ill !ake your line

straight
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*o#, you #ant your line to "urve to ollo# the shape o the lea Make your ne3t point, at the

en) o the "urve, but )on4t release the !ouse button (nstea), slo#ly !ove your !ouse )o#n

*oti"e it is !aking a "urve) line 8hen you get the "urve "orre"t release the !ouse button

ter !aking a "urve) line, you4ll #ant to "li"k o your line to avoi) the re"ipri"ol "urve like

in the last tutorial6ol) )o#n the Co!!an)DControl key to get either the


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*e3t, "li"k on the ne3t point you #ant your line to "ontinue to This line is a straight line, so

you #on4t have to "li"k o o it to )ra# the ne3t one

Continue ollo#ing the "ontour o the lea by !aking the line "urve an) go straight 8hen

you "o!e to the en), you4ll #ant "lose the shape ( you re!e!ber ro! the last lesson, to

"lose a shape hover over the irst point you !a)e ou4ll kno# you4re over the point #hen a

s!all "ir"le appears ne3t to your pen tool, then "li"k on the point our line or path is "lose)


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ou have 'ust )ra#n hal the lea shape The ne3t lesson #ill sho# you ho# to lip the shape

an) 'oin it, so you have a sy!!etri"al ob'e"t

This is the ourth tutroial in the (llustrator Beginner4s series 8e4ve alrea)y "overe)pla"ing

sket"hes, using the en toolan) tra"ing sket"hes #ith the en tool This lesson is about

!aking sy!!etri"al ve"tor iles The best #ay to !ake sure your ile is sy!!etri"al is to

)ra# hal o it an) lip it

(n the last tutorial, ( tra"e) over !y pla"e) sket"h #ith the en Tool ?in"e the ste! isn4t

sy!!etri"al, (4ll )ra# that later
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*e3t, ( #ant to use the ele"t Tool (t usually hi)es un)er the otate Tool, so "li"k an) hol)the otate Tool to see it

8ith your lea hal sele"te), )ouble "li"k on the ele"t Tool )ialogue bo3 #ill pop up

?et the 3is to >erti"al an) "li"k "opy


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This #ill !ake a "opy o your lea a"ing the opposite #ay

*e3t, you4ll #ant to !ake sure your ?!art +ui)es are on +o to >ie# - ?!art +ui)es or use

the keyboar) short"ut Co!!an)DControl ( you4) like to kno# !ore about ?!art +ui)es

you "an see a brie tutorial about it here

8ith your ?!art +ui)es on, you "an roll over your lines an) they light up an) say things like

path or an"hor *o#, you4ll nee) to line up the t#o e)ges o your lea halves oll over

straight e)ge o one o your lea halves 8hen it says path, "li"k on the line an) )rag it

to#ar)s the other hal4s straight e)ge ou4ll #ant to hol) )o#n ?hit #hile )ragging the

hal 6ol)ing )o#n ?hit "onstrains your ob'e"t to !oving on only one a3is (n this "ase, you

#ant your ob'e"t to !ove right an) let, but not up an) )o#n 8hen the lea hal line that

you4re )ragging hits the other lea hal4s line, the line #ill light up an) it #ill say interse"t

That !eans they are line) up an) you "an stop )ragging
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( or so!e reason your t#o halves aren4t top aligne), you "an use the lign palette to alignthe! at the top pen the lign palette by going to 8in)o# - lign

*o# that your lea halves are line) up, you4ll nee) to 'oin the!


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ou "an use the athin)er palette to 'oin the! ( you )on4t have your pathin)er palette

open, go to 8in)o# - athin)er ?ele"t both halves using the ?ele"tion tool in the Toolbar

To sele"t a se"on) ob'e"t, hol) )o#n ?hit an) "li"k on the se"on) ob'e"t

8ith the t#o halves sele"te), use the )) to shape area on the palette (t is the irst button on

the top ro# Cli"k A3pan) to inish 'oining the ob'e"ts *o#, you have a sy!!etri"al ob'e"t

s #ith any ti!e your #orking in (llustrator, i you !ake a !istake use the n)o +o to A)it

- n)o or Co!!an)DControl E

?in"e your lea shape is "o!plete, #e4ll !ove onto the eyes in the ne3t tutorial

This is the ith tutorial in the (llustrator Beginner4s series 8e4ve alrea)y "overe)pla"ing

sket"hes, using the en tool, tra"ing sket"hes #ith the en toolan) !aking sy!!etri"al

ve"tor iles This lesson "overs using the Allipse tool to !ake eyes

6ere4s !y sket"h ou "an either #ork on the sa!e layer as the lea shape or "reate a ne#

one to #ork on or the eyes ( you #ant a reresher on using layers, you "an reer to the irst

tutorial
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?ele"t the Allipse tool ro! the Toolbar

*e3t, )ra# an ellipse Cli"k on the starting point o your oval an) slo#ly pull your !ouse

)o#n until your ellipse is about the sa!e si;e an) shape as your sket"h


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Many ti!es, (4ll 'ust use the oval as is, but let4s !ake it a little !ore )ii"ult by using the

ie# - it in

8in)o# or Co!!an)DControl 0

lright, ba"k to the


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or a !ore pre"ise #ay to !ove an"hor points an) han)les, you "an use the arro# keys on

your keyboar) ?ele"t the an"hor point or han)le you #ant to !ove an) "li"k on the arro#

key to !ove it in an in"re!ental step

ou "an a)'ust the )istan"e the point !oves by "hanging your settings +o to ile -

reeren"es - +eneral )ialogue bo3 pops up an) the irst bo3 is keyboar) in"re!ents

*e3t, )ra# the pupil #ith the Allipse tool 6ol)ing )o#n the ?hit key #hile you )ra# an

oval #ill !ake it a pere"t "ir"le


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*o# to lip the eye you 'ust )re#, so you "an have a sy!!etri"al se"on) eye ?ele"t both the

eyeball an) the pupil #ith the ?ele"tion tool *e3t )rag the! to the right like you #ere going

to !ove the!, but hol) )o#n the ptionDlt key an) the ?hit key ou4ll #ant to press the

?hit key ater you start )ragging, other#ise you4ll )esele"t the shapes 6ol)ing )o#n the

ption key #ill !ake a "opy o the shapes #hile you )rag the! an) hol)ing )o#n the ?hit

key #ill !ake sure that you only !ove the shapes let an) right an) not up an) )o#n

To lip the!, )ouble "li"k on the ele"t tool #hile they are sele"te)


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)ialogue bo3 pops up Choose >erti"al an) "li"k H

ou4ll probably have to !ove the eye a little ater it lips to get it in position 6ol) )o#n the

?hit key #hen you !ove the! like beore, so the eye only !oves in one )ire"tion r you

"an use the arro# keys to nu)ge it over 6ere are the eyes #ith the lea shape *e3t, it is on to

the !outh an) the ste!


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This is the si3th tutorial in the (llustrator Beginner4s series 8e4ve alrea)y "overe)pla"ing

sket"hes, using the en tool, tra"ing sket"hes #ith the en tool,!aking sy!!etri"al ve"tor

ilesan) using the Allipse tool This lesson "overs "reating sy!!etri"al "urves by !aking the

s!iling !outh

6ere4s !y sket"h ou "an either #ork on the sa!e layer as your other shapes or "reate a

ne# one to #ork on or the !outh ( you #ant a reresher on using layers, you "an reer to

the irst tutorial

?tart by )ra#ing one hal o the s!ile using the en tool ?tart your irst point at the "orner o

the !outh an) !ake the se"on) one near the !i))le o the !outh 6ol) )o#n the ?hit key

#hile !aking the line "urve ( you nee) a reresher on the en tool, "he"k it out here
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The reason or hol)ing )o#n the ?hit key is it !akes your "urve) line en) pointing in a

straight line or parallel to your page e)ge /instea) o being angle) up or )o#n1

*e3t, )ra# the "res"ent shape or the "heek ?tart by !aking the top "urve) line #ith the en

tool, then "li"k o o the line e!e!ber you "an hol) )o#n the Co!!an)DControl key to

%ui"kly s#it"h bet#een the en an) the ?ele"tion tools *o#, start )ra#ing again by

hovering your !ouse over the last point you !a)e 8hen you see the slash ne3t to the tooltip,

"li"k on the point Then "o!plete the shape by hovering over the original point until you see

the "ir"le Cli"k on the point an) pull out your "urve

*ote: ( you try to restart your "urve on the irst point you !a)e, you4ll probably have trouble

#ith trying to !ake the right shape /you en) up #ith a )istorte) blob1 ( this happens to you,

un)o the last line /Co!!an)DControl E1 an) start at the opposite point instea)


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*o#, sele"t the t#o parts o the !outh to !ake a "opy To sele"t !ultiple ob'e"ts, ?hit "li"k

on the se"on) ob'e"t or )ra# a bo3 aroun) all the ob'e"ts you #ant to sele"t #ith the

?ele"tion tool *o# that your ob'e"ts are sele"te), hol) )o#n the ption an) ?hit keys #hile

)ragging the ob'e"ts to the right ou4ll #ant to press the ?hit key ater you start )ragging,

other#ise you4ll )esele"t the shapes

8ith your "opie) hal !outh sele"te), )ouble "li"k on the ele"t tool

)ialogue bo3 pops up ?ele"t >erti"al an) "li"k H


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our !outh shoul) have lippe) ou !ay nee) to !ove it aroun) to get it to line up #ith

your sket"h

*o# "onne"t the t#o !outh halves #ith the en Tool


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pen up your ?troke palette +o to 8in)o# - ?troke

The ?troke palette pops up an) ( set !y stroke to 2 pt This #ill thi"ken up your line a little


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*o#, let4s !ake your line into a "lose) shape ?ele"t 'ust the !outh an) not the "heeks +o to

b'e"t - ath - utline ?troke ou4ll noti"e your stroke) line is no# a "lose) shape (

usually )on4t )o this step until the very en), so ( "an "hange the stroke #eight i ( #ant

ou "an also outline your stroke by using the latten Transparen"y latten Transparen"y

#ill also "onvert )ashe) lines an) brush ee"ts #hi"h the utline ?troke )oesn4t )o +o to

b'e"t - latten Transparen"y to use it Move the sli)er to =00I >e"tor


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inally, sele"t the "heeks an) the s!ile an) use the )) to shape area ro! the athin)er

palette gain, ( probably #oul)n4t )o this step until the en) Just in "ase ( #ante) to "hange

so!ething, but ( igure) it #as goo) to sho# or the tutorial

6ere4s !y inal !outh ( #as originally going to )o the ste! in this tutorial too, but this one

ran long ?o, it #ill get )one in the ne3t one

This is the seventh tutorial in the (llustrator Beginner4s series 8e4ve alrea)y "overe)pla"ing

sket"hes, using the en tool, tra"ing sket"hes #ith the en tool,!aking sy!!etri"al ve"tor

iles, using the Allipse toolan) "reating sy!!etri"al "urves This lesson "overs turning linesinto shapes

6ere4s !y sket"h ou "an either #ork on the sa!e layer as your other shapes or "reate a

ne# one to #ork on or the ste! ( you #ant a reresher on using layers, you "an reer to the

irst tutorial
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( start by )ra#ing a "urve) line ( you nee) a reresher on the en tool, "he"k it out here

*e3t, ( open !y ?troke palette +o to 8in)o# - ?troke
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The palette pops up ( "li"k on the up arro# ne3t to the stroke #eight This in"reases !y

stroke #eight by one at a ti!e ( )o this until it looks about the right #i)th as !y sket"h (

en)e) up #ith a =0 pt line

*e3t, ( #ant to turn !y line into a shape (4! going to use the utline ?troke +o to b'e"t -

ath - utline ?troke ou "an also use the latten Transparen"y


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our line turns into a shape (t #ill no# have a soli) ill instea) o a stroke ( you #ant to

"hange the "olor ba"k you "an either "hange your "olors the usual #ay or you "an use the

Aye)ropper tool To use the Aye)ropper, sele"t the ste!, "hange to the Aye)ropper tool an)

"li"k on another ob'e"t #ith it ( turne) the layer #ith the eyes ba"k to visible in !y layer

palette an) "li"ke) on the eyes #ith the Aye)ropper The Aye)ropper "hanges the ste! to the

sa!e "olor as the eyes (t also pi"ks up the sa!e stroke #eight

6ere4s #hat !y lea ste! shape looks like


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*e3t, ( use the


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*e3t, ( use the


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Cli"k an) )rag on the ne# an"hor point #ith the Convert n"hor oint tool (nstea) o

!oving the point, you4ll noti"e it "reates han)les an) the line "urves Move it aroun) until

you get the )esire) "urve ou "an also go in an) ine tune the shape #ith the


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This is the eighth tutorial in the (llustrator Beginner4s series p to this point, you have

!ostly been learning to tra"e over sket"hes #ith the en Tool ( you !isse) any o those

thrilling tutorials, you "an "he"k the! out here 8ith this tutorial, you4ll learn ho# to "reate

)yna!i" lines #ith the set aths eature

6ere is !y stroke) line )ra#ing ro! the last tutorial

( start by sele"ting the pupils in the eyes an) the !outh using the ?ele"tion Tool To sele"t

!ultiple ob'e"ts, press the ?hit key ea"h ti!e you "li"k
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*e3t, "hange the "olor o the stroke to none an) the "olor o the ill to bla"k using the ?#at"h

palette

ou "an also use !enu bar at the top to "hange "olors They a))e) this !enu in either C? or

C?2, so you !ay be out o lu"k i you4re on an ol)er version o (llustrator

our )ra#ing shoul) look like this ater the "olor "hange


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*e3t, sele"t the lea part

(4! going to "hange the "olor o this to #hite The inal #on4t be #hite, but ( usually like to

ill everything #ith either bla"k or #hite to start


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*o#, you4re rea)y to use the set ath on the lea +o to b'e"t - ath - set ath

)ialogue bo3 pops up an) ( set the set to 2 point


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This "reates a shape that is unior!ly 2 points larger than the original ( set the "olor to bla"k

or the ne# shape *oti"e ho# it looks like a line, even though it is 'ust a slightly larger

shape

( your lea is overlapping your eyes or your ste! is overlapping your lea shape, you !ay

nee) to !ove things aroun) ( you are #orking on layers, then )rag the layers into the right

or)er Be "areul not to )rag the layers into one another ou "an al#ays un)o layer "hanges

#ith the n)o /Co!!an)DControl E1


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( you aren4t using layers, then use the ?en) to Ba"k /b'e"t - rrange - ?en) to Ba"k1 (

have a little tri"k to !ove things aroun) using the ?en) to Ba"k an) the +roup Basi"ally, i

you group an ob'e"t in the ba"k to one in the ront, the group !oves your ob'e"t in the ba"k

to )ire"tly un)erneath the ront ob'e"t This also #orks or layers ( you group t#o ob'e"ts

ro! )ierent layers, it #ill !ove the ob'e"t ro! the lo#er layer onto the upper layer This

tri"k !i3e) #ith the keyboar) short"uts /Co!!an)DControl + an) ?hit Co!!an)DControl

1 "an save you a lot o ti!e

*e3t, ( repeat the steps ( )i) #ith the lea shape on the ste!


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ter that, ( )o the sa!e thing #ith the eyes or the eyes, ( use) a = point oset

inally, ( #ante) to !ake !y lines a little less unior! looking ( start by sele"ting the eyes

#ith the ?ele"tion Tool 8hen the eyes are sele"te), you "an see a boun)ing bo3 aroun)

the! ull )o#n on the !i))le an"hor point on the boun)ing bo3 This #ill !ake the bla"k

shape a little larger #hi"h !ake the line #eight look heavier on the botto!


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( also a)'uste) the lea shape as #ell 6ere is #hat the #hole thing looke) like #hen (

inishe) 6ey, you4ve got a line )ra#ing@ ut so!e "olor on that su"ker an) your +ran)!a

'ust !ight hang it on her ri)ge 8ith that sai), ne3t up is the !agi"al #orl) o "olor

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