4. Editing and Combining Shapes and Paths

Lesson overview

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to do the following:

Cut with the Scissors tool.

Join paths.

Work with the Knife tool.

Work with the Eraser tool.

Work with the Shape Builder tool.

Work with Pathfinder commands to create shapes.

Create a compound path.

Edit strokes with the Width tool.

Outline strokes.

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This lesson takes approximately 45 minutes to complete.

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