Illustrator Making a simple icon in illustrator.

[gautamz07]

What is this guy really doing at 1:30 mins ? see the video HERE , He seems to not be creating a separate layer with the pen tool , but somehow use the pen tool to extend the layer. like just pulling it or something and i just somehow can't pull of that trick

 

[hawkeye]

That isn't a layer, it's a path. He's using the direct selection tool (white arrow). It's used to select and move a single point or multiple points on a path.

 

[gautamz07]

He's using the direct selection tool (white arrow). It's used to select and move a single point or multiple points on a path.

hawkeye thanks i managed to do that

Now what if i have 3 points like below:



and i want to move only 2 points , how do i select only 2 point and move only between them ?

as of now if i move the point in the center , both the points in the left and right move , i don't want that to happen , i only want one of the point , either the left or the right to move.

Thank you.

 

[hawkeye]

Drag around the two points to select them, or shift click to select more than one point.

 

[gautamz07]

Thanks I'll try that