Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video Whittling your paths with the Scissors tool, part of Illustrator CC 2017 One-on-One Mastery.
- [Instructor] In this movie,…I'll show you how to take what I'm calling…these construction paths right here…and we're going to clip them apart using the scissors tool…in order to create these paths right here.…So notice we're getting rid of everything…over on this side and everything down along here as well.…Alright so I'll go ahead and switch…to my illustration in progress here…and I'm going to zoom way in on this detail right here.…And just so that we're getting the most…precise results possible, I'll press control Y…or command Y on a Mac to switch to the outline mode,…and I'm going to zoom in even closer…and notice that we're looking at the intersection…of the top black path as well as this outer red path.…
And we can see that's the case if I press control Y…or command Y on a Mac to switch back to the preview mode.…But we need to see the outline,…so I'm going to press control or command Y again,…and then I'll click and hold on the eraser tool,…and I'll select the scissors tool from the fly out menu,…which has a keyboard shortcut of C.…
Author
Deke McClelland
Released
11/9/2017As Creative Cloud evolves, this course gets updated. Check back for new videos, new feature reviews, and new ways to work.
- Top-secret tricks for shortcut enthusiasts
- Customizing the Illustrator toolbox
- Adjusting opacity with shortcuts
- Using advanced blend mode tricks
- Working with the Brushes panel
- Seamlessly repeating patterns
- Blending multiple mesh objects
- Reformatting text and numerical values
- Using the logo-making features in Illustrator
- Using the Libraries panel
- Working in 3D space
Skill Level Advanced
Duration
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Introduction
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31. Shortcuts and Customization
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32. Blend Modes and Opacity Masks
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Introducing the opacity mask8m 17s
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Putting an opacity mask into use10m 17s
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33. The Brushes Panel
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Painting with path outlines1m 11s
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34. Seamlessly Repeating Patterns
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Patterns are for everyone2m 25s
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35. Gradient Mesh
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Introducing gradient mesh6m 43s
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Creating a basic gradient mesh12m 25s
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Isolating a mesh object7m 49s
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Releasing a gradient mesh3m 57s
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36. Symbols and Custom Arrowheads
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Creating and naming symbols9m 22s
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Working with dynamic symbols9m 43s
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Introducing 9-slice scaling5m 16s
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Designing custom arrowheads11m 16s
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Designing tinted arrowheads16m 55s
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Editing an existing arrowhead10m 42s
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37. Charts and Pictographs
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Graphing numerical data6m 52s
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Customizing your legend7m 11s
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38. Logos and Specialty Text
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Using the Touch Type tool6m 17s
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Two ways to warp type7m 2s
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39. Libraries and Actions
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40. Applying 3D Effects
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 27s
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