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11. Move the cursor down and click to add another anchor point. For this Note:
point, don’t drag a handle.
A smooth point allows
When you click without dragging, no handles are created for that point. This creates a the path to flow
corner point. continuously from one
segment to another. A
corner point creates a
sharp angle, allowing you
to change directions of
the path.

Click a smooth point
Click here without with the Convert Point
dragging. The result is
a corner point. tool to change it to a
corner point. Click and
drag a corner point with
12. Move down and to the left, and then click and drag to the left to create the Convert Point tool to
another smooth anchor point. change a corner point to
a smooth point.
13. Continue clicking and dragging points until you have outlined the entire
bottle. Use a corner point where the left side of the bottle opening meets the
left side of the bottle.
14. When you reach the first point you created, place your cursor over the point
and click to close the path.

This small hollow circle
in the cursor icon
indicates that clicking
will close the path.

Don’t worry if your path isn’t perfect. You can edit a path at any point, which you will
do next.

Some parts of the
path aren’t as smooth
as they should be.

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

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