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Edit path segments with InkScribe

Edit path segments with InkScribe - Illustrator Tutorial

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Edit path segments with InkScribe

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- [Voiceover] In a previous movie, we looked at how you can draw new objects with InkScribe. Now, let's look a little closer at how you can reshape objects with features that allow you to change between curves and straight segments, and to make smooth transitions between segments with the Connector Mode and Smart Smooth Mode. I'll start by opening the InkScribe panel, by going to Window, InkScribe, InkScribe Panel. Ghost handles are the feature in InkScribe that allows you to click and drag on a straight path segment and pull out new Bezier handles and make curves. I can use them in my butterfly artwork to create a shape like this one right here. Let's zoom in, and I'll just click a few times with the InkScribe tool to make straight segments like so. Then I can drag on some of the path segments to make them curved. But sometimes you want to go in the opposite direction and make a curved segment straight. In the…

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