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drAw with liVe shAPes
As you saw in the previous exercise, Illustrator recognizes a number of basic shapes
as Live Shapes. In addition to using the Transform panel to edit the properties of
Live Shapes, you can also use the tool cursor to edit those shapes without the need to
constantly switch tools. In this exercise, you will create and edit two more live shapes
to complete the Hiking icon artwork.

1. With icons.ai open, deselect everything on the artboard.
Note:
2. Choose the Rectangle tool, and define a 1-pt black stroke with no fill. Zooming in to the
artwork can be helpful
3. Click and drag to create a rectangle that is approximately the same size as for completing the next
the backpack in the template art.
two exercises.
The shape is
recognized as
a Rectangle.

4. Click the object’s center point and drag to move the shape until its center
approximately matches the center of the shape in the template art.

Because this is a Live Shape, you do not need to change tools to rotate, move, or
transform the shape.

Click the center
point and drag to
move the Live Shape.
Dragging the center
The Rectangle point changes the
tool is still active. shape’s position.

5. Move the cursor near the corner of the resulting shape. When you see the
rotation cursor, click and drag to rotate the shape to match the angle of the
same shape in the template art.
Click just outside a
corner point and drag
to rotate the Live Shape.

The Rectangle Dragging outside the
tool is still active. corner handle changes
the rotation property.

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