Interlocking Hearts in Illustrator CS - Page 2

(If you arrived on this page from a search, you should begin the tutorial from page one.)

Step 6. Hold the option key (Mac) or alt key (Win) and grab the right handle of the top anchor point and drag it upward three squares. Holding the option or alt key lets you turn this anchor point into a corner point with two handles that move independently of each other. Because Snap to Grid is on it will "snap" to the intersection of the grid.

Step 7. Use the Direct Selection tool (A) to drag the left handle up three squares. You should have something similar to this at this point.

Step 8. Click the left anchor point with the direct selection tool so you can see the handles extending up and down from the point.

Step 9. Click the bottom handle of the left anchor point and drag it right toward the heart one square to reshape the bottom of the heart.

Step 10. Click the right anchor point with the Direct Selection tool to show both anchor points. Click the bottom handle of the right anchor point and drag it left toward the heart one square. Save the file.

Step 11. Go to Window > Stroke to open the Stroke palette. Change the stroke to 15. Choose another stroke color if you wish. Now go to Object > Path > Outline Stroke.

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©2005 Sara Froehlich