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12. Use the Selection tool to select all three shapes of the icon art. Change the
fill color to black and the stroke color to None.
When all three objects are filled, you can’t see the inner shape at the top of the flame.

13. Choose Object>Compound Path>Make.
A compound path is a single shape made up of more than one path. Compound
paths usually have inner “empty” areas, such as the letter O or Q.

This option combines all three selected shapes into one; the area of the smaller top
shape is removed from the larger shape behind it.

All shapes that are
part of the compound
path are combined
into a single object.

As a compound path, the top shape is
knocked out from the bottom shape.

14. Use what you learned in previous exercises to create a locked group named
Campfire for the final icon artwork.
In this case you do not need to create a separate group for the icon because it is
already combined in the Compound Path object.

15. Save the file and continue to the final exercise.

80 Project 1: Campground Icons