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.

  • Outline strokes.

  • Work with the Eraser tool.

  • Work with the Shape Builder tool.

  • Work with Pathfinder commands to create shapes.

  • Create a compound path.

  • Work with the Reshape tool.

  • Edit strokes with the Width tool.

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