From the course: Illustrator: Perspective Drawing
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Moving objects along a plane - Illustrator Tutorial
From the course: Illustrator: Perspective Drawing
Moving objects along a plane
- To move my objects along the perspective plane, simply use the Perspective Selection Tool to select the object, and then drag along the currently selected plane, similar to the way that you would move an object using the Standard Selection Tool. So, in this case, I'm going to draw out a wall that I wanna add to this building. So I'm gonna click and drag, and to position this, I'm gonna use my Perspective Selection Tool and slide along my plane. I can scale my object to match, and there I've got a wall. To move an object perpendicular to the selected plane, all I have to do is select the object with the Perspective Selection Tool and hold the number five key as I move it. So to move this wall out, further from the building, I'm gonna start to drag, and hold the number five, and I can slide it perpendicular to the plane, making it appear further away from the building. Now, I can add the second wall by clicking the right plane and dragging out the other side. And there I have two…
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