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Editing curves with the selection and subselection tools
Your first try at creating smooth waves probably won’t be very good. Use the
Selection tool or the Subselection tool to refine your curves.
1 Choose the Selection tool.
2 Hover over a line segment and look at the curve that appears near your
cursor. This indicates that you can edit the curve. If a corner appears near
your cursor, this indicates that you can edit the vertex.
3 Drag the curve to edit its shape.
4 In the Tools panel, select the Subselection tool (
).
5 Click on the outline of the shape.
6 Drag the anchor points to new locations or move the handles to refine the
overall shape.
Deleting or adding anchor points
Use the hidden tools under the Pen tool to delete or add anchor points as needed.
1 Press and hold on the Pen tool to access the hidden tools under it.
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Lesson 2
Working with Graphics