Open the Pathfinder panel (Window > Pathfinder) and use the Minus Front button in the panel See attached. Hope this helps! Votes Upvote Translate Translate Report Report Follow Report More Reply Reply winterm Mentor , /t5/indesign-discussions/how-to-create-a-knockout...
Or use the Direct Selection Tool to select the anchor point that you want to convert and from the Pathfinder panel (Window > Object & Layout > Pathfinder), click on the 3rd or 4th icons in the bottom-most row. Try it and see if you can get it to work as descr...
Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics application, therefore virtually everything in Illustrator is created using paths. The Pen Tool is the king of paths, you can create any kind of path using the p ...more How To 02/18/2011 8:14 am Use the Eraser, Scissors and Knife tools in ...
and stars, becomes hard when we draw graphics with the pen tool. This tool gives you readymade shapes that we can include in our graphics. If we use these shapes in our figure or graphic, they get a more beautiful shape and look more attractive. Also, the Pathfinder tool helps us make...
You can start by drawing rectangles and circles and using the pathfinder tool to create customized shapes for each letter. You can use the pen tool to draw complex letterforms. I like to use the brush tool to “draw” a letter in a handwriting style. ...
Keep focusing on the Layers panel to lock your compound path, and then select the rest of the shapes that make up your 3D text. Open the Pathfinder panel (Window > Pathfinder) and click the Unite button, and then turn the resulting shapes into a compound path (Control-8). Change the...
In this tutorial I will show you how tocreate a Cool Beard Trimmer in Adobe Illustratorusing some basic vector shape building techniques. I would also show you how to add depth and shading for shapes using complex gradients, Mesh tool, the Pathfinder options and some basic blending techniques...
The way to do this is not to use the clipping mask at all. Instead use the Crop button in the Pathfinder palette.Use the Crop Tool to delete everything outside the maskBefore you use the Crop Tool, make a duplicate of the whole pattern (so that you can retain the original) and ...
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a See-Through Cabinet by applying a semi-realistic glass texture effect. You will learn how to add multiple fills and strokes in order to create shadows and highlights to your illustration, and you will also learn to use the Pathfinder Panel ...
I looked around this AM and went to manager users. I am unable to to add a user and my user name is in the delete user area and the only user available is Guest. I use my user name / password to get access to the SBMUp, but it doesn’t show up in Manage users, only in t...