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This is what we'll create in this episode, a cat head icon assembled from a circle and a triangle, simply by dragging and alt-clicking using the Shape Builder Tool. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the complete Adobe Illustrator series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. The Shape Builder Tool is an interactive way to combine and remove parts of shapes. We don't need to worry about the object order like in Pass Finder, just drag over the desired area. Draw a large circle for the head, two triangles using the polygon tool for the ears, and two small circles below as cheeks. All shapes are overlapping.

Step 2: Select and Shape Builder

Select all shapes, then choose the Shape Builder Tool by pressing Shift+M. Move the cursor to one of the sections; it will be highlighted with a gray dotted pattern, indicating the part to be processed.

Step 3: Drag to merge

The thread from the left ear passes over the head to the right ear and cheek. All areas covered by the snap line are merged into one cat head shape.

Step 4: Alt-click to delete

Hold Alt, the cursor shows a minus sign. Click on the unnecessary leftover part, for example the piece outside the head shape. That part is deleted directly.

Step 5: Cat face

Add the eyes from an ellipse, the nose from a small triangle, and the eyebrows from lines. Give the head an orange color and the inner ear a light red.

Step 6: Finalize icon

Group the cat icons and place them on top of the cream-colored background. Save and export.

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Done. We have already used the Shape Builder Tool to select, merge parts with drag, and delete parts with alt click, then creating the cat icon. In the next episode, we create a weather icon set using the pass finder. Need logo design, brand identity, vector illustrations, infographics, or print materials and social media content? Cerdas Inovasi Digital provides vector graphic design services and offers Illustrator courses from beginner to advanced levels. Want to master the entire series? 106 episodes from interface to final project? All episodes, complete with PDF step-by-step guides, practice files, and vector project files, are available to 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 individual classes with lifetime access. Subscribe now at the premium page cerdasinovasidigital.com Contact our WhatsApp or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode.

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0:03Introduction

0:57Step 2: Select and Shape Builder

1:12Step 3: Drag to merge

1:24Step 4: Alt-click to delete

1:37Step 5: Cat face

2:12Step 6: Finalize icon

2:42Done!

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0:03Introduction

0:57Step 2: Select and Shape Builder

1:12Step 3: Drag to merge

1:24Step 4: Alt-click to delete

1:37Step 5: Cat face

2:12Step 6: Finalize icon

2:42Done!

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Introduction

Step 2: Select and Shape Builder

Step 3: Drag to merge

Step 4: Alt-click to delete

Step 5: Cat face

Step 6: Finalize icon

Done!

Introduction

Step 2: Select and Shape Builder

Step 3: Drag to merge

Step 4: Alt-click to delete

Step 5: Cat face

Step 6: Finalize icon

Done!