To remove a direction handle as you draw with the Pen tool, so that you can go from a curve to a straight line, click back on the last anchor point created to remove the handle. Move the pointer over the end of a direction handle, press the Option key (macOS) or Alt key (Windows), and drag the end of the handle to split them. To change the direction of a path while drawing, drag to create a smooth point (a curve). The more you drag when creating or editing anchor point handles, the more curve the path has.Ĭreate corner points (change path direction) To draw a curve when creating an anchor point, drag to create direction handles, and then release. To stop drawing a path without closing it, press the Escape key. To close a path, move the pointer over the original anchor point and, when a circle shows next to the pointer, press the Shift key and click the end point. You can continue clicking and releasing in different areas to create more anchor points for the path. Click and release to create another anchor point. Move the pointer, and you’ll see a preview of the path you are creating. To create straight lines with the Pen tool, click and release to create an anchor point. To start with the Pen tool, select the Pen tool in the Toolbar and, in the Properties panel, set the stroke weight to 1 pt, the color to black, and the fill to none. With it, you can create and edit anchor points and paths. The Pen tool, found in the Toolbar, is one of the most powerful drawing tools in Illustrator.
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