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This is our Fourth Illustrator tutorials post for the Beginners. Here we have listed very basic method to handle Pen tool.

Pen Tool:

It is a main tool that helps to define the point for you curves of the desire shape.

Add Anchor Point:

After drawing the shape, if you neeed to add the point to define the proper shape you can used add anchor point where it is clicked on the path.

Delete Anchor Point:

This tool is used to remove unnecessary points from the path that has been drawn.

Convert Anchor Point:

This tool is used to convert the line into curve and vice versa.Click on the point on which you want to convert. So it gives the tangent handle to the point to develop the curve for the corners.

Direct Selection Tool:

This tool helps to give the final touches to the objects, which are createdby the pen tool. It helps to adjust the tangenthandle to define the proper curve. By pressing ALT button you can also move the single tangent handle.

Lasso Tool:

Lasso tool helps you to select the point abruptly, It can be of the same object or different object.

Measure Tool:

This tool helps to get the dimension of any object and also you can fine the angle if the object is tilted. It opens the info panel automatically when you start working with measure tool.

Scissor Tool:

This tool is used to cut the object from path to path. It cuts the object in a straight line.

Knife Tool:

This tool is also used to cut the object but in the free form.you can also extractthe object from within also. While you cut the object it develops the node as per you path of the knife tool.

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