Illustrator CS4 Pen Tools

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Pen Tool Fundamentals

• The Bézier curve
• Anchor points
• Direction lines
• Closed shape
• Simple path
• Creating a straight line
• Creating a constrained straight line
• Creating a curve
• Reconnecting to an existing path
• Controlling the curves
• Creating a corner point
• The Hidden Pen Tools

Additional tools to help make paths
Using the Eraser tool
Tracing Artwork
Creating a template layer
Using Live Trace
Link check box

Using Photoshop Layer Comps
Place a .psd (Photoshop) image that’s saved Layer Comps from Photoshop and choose which layer comp set to have visible while placing in Adobe Illustrator CS4