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Introduction
This is what we'll create in this episode, a symmetrical heart icon, by changing the anchor type using the anchor point tool, breaking handles, and adding and removing anchors. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the complete Adobe Illustrator series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. Each anchor has a type, either smooth with parallel handles, or a corner that breaks. The anchor point tool changes this type without redrawing the path. Draw a circle with the ellipse tool while holding shift.
Step 1: Start with a circle
A circle has four smooth anchors, top, right, bottom, and left. Select with the direct selection tool to see the handles.
Step 2: Smooth into an angle
Select the anchor point tool with shift C. Click the bottom anchor of the circle. The handles disappear and the anchor becomes a corner, making the bottom point sharp like the tip of a heart.
Step 3: Pull the end down
With the direct selection tool, drag the bottom anchor further down. The shape starts to resemble an upside-down droplet, the beginning of a heart.
Step 4: Create an upper curve with a broken handle
The top anchor must curve inward. Drag the top anchor slightly downward, then with the anchor point tool, drag each handle upward separately. Broken handles create the sharp curve characteristic of a heart shape.
Step 5: Add and Delete Anchor Point
Add anchor point tool. Plus button, adds an anchor by clicking on the path. Delete anchor point tool. Minus button, removes an anchor without breaking the path. Let's try adding and removing one anchor on the right side.
Step 6: Color the heart icon
Give the heart a light pink color and add a small white highlight on the top left. Save and export the icon.
Done!
Done. We've now understood smooth and corner anchors, using the anchor point tool to change anchor types, break handles, and add and remove anchors. In the next episode, we'll use the Pen Tool, the fastest way to create curves. Need a logo design, brand identity, vector illustration, infographics, or print and social media materials? Cerdas Inovasi Digital provides graphic design services and offers Illustrator courses from beginner to advanced. Want to master the entire series? 106 episodes from the interface to the final project? All episodes, complete with PDF step-by-step guides, practice files, and vector project files, are available for premium tutorial subscribers. Subscribe starting at Rp69.000 per month, save 28% with the 12-month package, or pay once Rp999.000 for lifetime access. Want just one class? Buy a single class with lifetime access. Subscribe now at the premium page cerdasinovasidigital.com Contact us via WhatsApp or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode.
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