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Introduction

This is what we'll create in this episode, an apple sticker with a white edge like a close-up sticker, while cleaning up paths with too many anchor points using Simplify and Offset Path. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the complete Adobe Illustrator series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. Paths with too many anchor points are hard to edit and increase file size. Simplify cleans them up, while Offset Path creates a copy of the path that is larger or smaller with the same distance.

Step 1: Path with many anchor points

Open the file containing the pencil-drawn apple illustration, so that the anchors are very numerous. Select with Direct Selection to see dozens of clustered anchors.

Step 2: Object Path Simplify

Select Object, Path, Simplify. A Widget with a Slider appears. Slide the slider to the left, the number of anchor points decreases drastically while the apple shape remains intact. The anchor point number shows the comparison before and after.

Step 3: Simplify the leaf

Do the same thing to the leaf. Don't be too extreme, because the shape can change. Find the balance point between slightly fewer anchors and an accurate shape.

Step 4: Offset Path

Select the apple and leaf, then Object, Path, Offset Path. Fill Offset 24px and Join All. Check Preview to see the new outer line surrounding the shape at the same distance.

Step 5: Join the sticker edges

The offset results of the apple and leaf are still separate. Select both and click Unite in the Pathfinder panel, so it becomes one sticker edge shape. Give it a white color and place it at the back.

Step 6: Sticker shadow

Duplicate the sticker edge to the back with Paste In Back move it slightly to the lower right and give it a gray color as a shadow. Add a soft background color. Save and export the sticker.

Done!

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0:03Introduction

0:34Step 1: Path with many anchor points

0:49Step 2: Object Path Simplify

1:06Step 3: Simplify the leaf

1:18Step 4: Offset Path

1:34Step 5: Join the sticker edges

1:48Step 6: Sticker shadow

2:18Done!

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0:03Introduction

0:34Step 1: Path with many anchor points

0:49Step 2: Object Path Simplify

1:06Step 3: Simplify the leaf

1:18Step 4: Offset Path

1:34Step 5: Join the sticker edges

1:48Step 6: Sticker shadow

2:18Done!

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Introduction

Step 1: Path with many anchor points

Step 2: Object Path Simplify

Step 3: Simplify the leaf

Step 4: Offset Path

Step 5: Join the sticker edges

Step 6: Sticker shadow

Done!

Introduction

Step 1: Path with many anchor points

Step 2: Object Path Simplify

Step 3: Simplify the leaf

Step 4: Offset Path

Step 5: Join the sticker edges

Step 6: Sticker shadow

Done!