Graphic Design Lesson Examples with Adobe Programs

How To Use The Eraser tool, Scissors And Knife Tool In Adobe Illustrator?

How To Use The Eraser tool, Scissors And Knife Tool In Adobe Illustrator?

To make changes to your artwork with Adobe Illustrator, use specialised tools and easy instructions. The three tools will now be linked to the whole drawing. I will teach you how to easily cut images in Illustrator.

Step 1:

If required, choose View > Zoom In to enlarge the artwork.

Step 2:

Let us draw some lines around the semicircular form to make it into a frilly fin. Hold down the Eraser tool while selecting the Knife tool.

Step 3:

Drag a succession of straight lines with Alt (Windows) or Option (MacOS). To create a straight cut, start outside the semicircle’s boundary and release your mouse anywhere within the semicircle.

Step 4:

In the Tools panel, press A or choose the Direct Selection tool. Curve all the live edges by dragging one of the live corners as illustrated.

Step 5:

We will design a tiny mouth using the Knife tool once again. As illustrated, draw a continuous, freeform line down the base of the bigger triangle. In the Tools panel, choose the Direct Selection tool.

Step 6:

Deselect by clicking away, and then select the tiny triangle by clicking just the straight-line section. To make an open mouth, press Delete.

This is how you can easily cut images in Adobe Illustrator, check out more of our easy tutorials.