Lesson Plan - Creating A Luggage Tag With Adobe Illustrator And The Full Spectrum Laser Cutter Page 5

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select   t he   E llipse   t ool.   T his   l ets   u s   c reate   c ircles   a nd   e llipses.  
 
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on   t he   t ag.   C hoose   a   s ize   y ou   t hink   i s   a ppropriate   a nd   c heck   t hat   t he   c olour   a nd  
stroke   w eight   s ettings   a re   t he   s ame   a s   i n   s tep   3 .  
 
 
 
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Front   ( the   s econd   o ption   u nder   s hape   m odes).   I t   m ay   l ook   l ike   n othing   h as  
changed,   b ut   t he   w hole   t ag   i s   a ll   o ne   s hape   n ow.   Y ay!  
 
 
 
 
Congratulations!   Y ou’ve   l earned:  
 
ü How   t o   u se   t he   S hape   t ool   t o   c reate   R ounded   R ectangles   a nd   E llipses.  
ü How   t o   u se   t he   S elect   t ool   t o   m ove   a nd   r esize   s hapes.  
ü How   t o   c hange   t he   c olour   a nd   w eight   ( thickness)   o f   t he   s troke   ( outline)   a nd   f ill  
of   t he   s hapes.  
ü How   t o   c ombine   s hapes   u sing   t he   p athfinder   w indow  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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