From the course: Draw Better and Faster with Illustrator CC
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Selectively and dynamically rounding corners - Illustrator Tutorial
From the course: Draw Better and Faster with Illustrator CC
Selectively and dynamically rounding corners
In this movie, I'll show you how to round off the corners in the shape, either altogether or independently, using the white arrow tool. And the great thing about it is it's not only simple, but it's also dynamic. So you can go back and change your mind any time you like. First thing I'll do is select the star tool from the shape tool fly out menu. And I'll drag outward from the center of my artwork like so. And I want more spikes so I'll go ahead and press the up arrow key. Until I have about this many spikes should do me. And I'll also press the Ctrl key. Or the Cmd key or the Mac so I can make spikes, spikier still, and then I'll press the Shift key in order to constrain the angle of my stars so it's straight up and down. Alright, now notice if I switch to the white arrow tool. I see a bunch of circular controls right here. And you're going to see one of these controls at each end every corner point. And now notice, if I drag one of these inside controls outward or if I drag one of…
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