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Project Summary

Th e skills that you learned in this project will serve as the foundation for most work you create in
Illustrator. You learned how to place raster images as templates, from which you created scalable vector
graphics that will work in virtually any printed application. You learned a number of techniques
for selecting objects and component pieces of objects, as well as various options for aligning objects
relative to one another and to the artboard.
You learned how to draw primitive geometric shapes, and how to control the color of objects’ fi ll
and stroke attributes. You used a number of transformation options, including cloning methods to
copy existing objects. Finally, you learned how to draw freeform shapes to suit more complex needs.
As you move forward in this book, you will build on the basic skills you learned in this project to
create increasingly complex artwork.

Create and transform Use various techniques to select Use a variety of methods
basic rectangles with Control object fill objects, groups, and the component to place objects relative
rounded corners and stroke color pieces of those objects and groups to one another

Clone, rotate, and Use the Pathfinder to Use the Pencil tool and
reflect basic lines combine basic shapes compound paths to draw
into complex artwork complex shapes

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