Shortcuts And Pointers For The Pen
The following table shows which terms are equivalent between Deneba Canvas, CorelDRAW, Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia FreeHand and are presented here to sort out any possible confusion where mixed terminology has been used in this web site.
Shortcuts And Pointers For The Pen
In Adobe Illustrator, always click the Direct Selection tool before clicking and drawing with the Pen Tool.
Pen Tutorial Practice Templates
This page contains all the practice templates for drawing with the pen. Here are tutorials for Deneba Canvas, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia FreeHand and CorelDRAW. These tutorials are setup for both Macintosh and Windows platforms.
Keyboard Shortcuts For The Pen Examples
The idea behind the keyboard shortcuts in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Macromedia FreeHand is so you can draw paths in a fluid manner with as few interruptions as possible. Ideally, you would draw as fluidly as if you were actually using a pen or pencil. The previous page described the han ...
Keyboard Shortcuts For The Pen
This tutorial is for applications that use the pen: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia FreeHand. When drawing with the pen you will inevitably have to stop mid-path and make adjustments to anchor points, control handles or line segments.
Working With Primitives (Predefined Shapes)
All the predefined shapes can be converted to editable paths with access to the anchor points. Each program handles this slightly differently, though:
The Anatomy of a Vector Illustration Part Four - Summary
The anatomy of a vector illustration has an exact, finite pattern. There are only so many parts to it. It is summarized below:
The Anatomy of a Vector Illustration Part 3A
Composite Paths and Object Grouping and Combining
The Anatomy of a Vector Illustration - Part Three
Continuing with the anatomy of a vector illustration, let's take a look at objects and their properties, paths and subpaths.
The Anatomy of a Vector Illustration - Part Two
Continuing with the anatomy of vector illustrations, let's now take a look at ANCHOR POINTS (or simply points or nodes...please refer to the table of equivalent terminology in the illustration section of the web site).
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