There are many different ways of dividing, cutting or trimming shapes in illustrator which can be confusing at first to most of the beginners. A shape in illustrator is composed of paths. So, a square or a rectangle shape in illustrator is basically a closed path with 4 anchor points at the corners.
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Enable Thumbnail Preview for SVG files in Windows 10
SVG files or Scalable Vector Graphics do not have a thumbnail preview in Windows File Explorer. Even the file preview pane doesn’t show a preview for SVG files. If you work with Graphic design software then you can enable thumbnail preview for SVG files in the File Explorer.
Continue ReadingA simple explanation of Vector Graphics & illustrations
Understanding the difference between vector and raster graphics is one the basic fundamentals of graphic design. A vector image is based on mathematical formulas instead of raw pixel data as is the case with a raster image.
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Illustrator offers 9 different types of graph tools which includes bar graph, area graph, scatter graph, stacked graph and pie charts.
Continue ReadingHow to Cut and Trim Objects in Illustrator using Pathfinder
Illustrator’s Pathfinder is one of the basic tools which you must familiarise yourself with, if you are a beginner in Illustrator. Pathfinder is a group of tools which is used to make compound shapes by using two or more shapes.
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