![]() ![]() To learn more about how the Pen Tool works check out my free course: Intro to Technical Flats. ![]() The Select Tool will move your entire shape, while the Direct Select Tool allows you to manipulate one path or one anchor point from the shape. The Pen Tool creates paths and anchor points which can be manipulated to any shape.Īfter you have drawn a path with your Pen you can manipulate it using the Select Tool or the Direct Select Tool. ![]() Instead, meet your new best friend, the Pen Tool! While the Paintbrush and Shape tools have their uses, as a Fashion Designer, you will be mainly focusing on using the Pen Tool. Unlike some of the programs you are used to (anyone remember Paint?!), you will not be using the Paintbrush to draw your technical flats. To insert a new window into your workspace, simply click and drag the window to the bar on the right. ![]() Play around until you have found which windows you need most often.Īs a designer, I like to always have Brushes, Swatches, Stroke, Type, Artboards, Layers, and Pathfinder immediately available in my righthand bar. To add additional windows to the right of your workspace, go to the top bar and select Window >. All of the tools that are available should be preset to show on the lefthand side, however the windows preset to show on the right only show a few options. You can learn in-depth about each of these tools and customizations in my free course: Introduction to Technical Flats.īy default, you will have your tools on the left side of your workspace and your window options on the right side of your workspace. You can make other changes to your document as well such as adding additional artboards or changing their size, adding a grid, adding rulers, changing the snap-to point, and so much more! Illustrator has so many options when it comes to customizing your workspace. You can save your preferences for how your document is set up by saving it as an Illustrator Template. ![]()
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