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Then switch to the Anchor Point tool, put the point of the V on the end of the control handle you want to get rid of, and click.

Usually it’s easiest to create a Curve point first. It’s creating a hybrid point that sometimes causes a little trouble, but it’s not really hard. To go from Curve to Corner, use the Anchor Point tool to simply click on the curve anchor point. Not necessary, though you can if you want. Some people think they need to do this and get them pointing in the right direction at the same time. As you drag, you “draw out” control handles, which tell the curve what to do. Switch to the Anchor Point tool, find the anchor point, put the sharp end of the V on it, hold down the mouse button, and drag. Let’s say you want to convert from Corner to Curve. Converting between them is easy, but using the tool may take a little practice.

You may know there are three main kinds of anchor points: Curve points, that have a smooth curve going in and coming out Corner points, which have a sharp angle between two straight line segments “Hybrid” points, curved on one side, straight on the other. And the one I’ve been told is frankly a little confusing is the Anchor Point tool (which used to be known as the Convert Anchor Point tool, describing what it does). (And in a couple other graphics programs, too.) But sometimes the tools that go with the Pen take a little time to get comfortable with. When working in Illustrator, drawing with the Pen tool (producing Bezier curves) is a mainstay of many documents. Selecting a region changes the language and/or content on | SkillForge Blog | The Anchor Point Tool in Illustrator The Anchor Point Tool in Illustrator To remove a direction handle as you draw with the Pen tool, so that you can go from a curve to a straight line, click back on the last anchor point created to remove the handle. Move the pointer over the end of a direction handle, press the Option key (macOS) or Alt key (Windows), and drag the end of the handle to split them. To change the direction of a path while drawing, drag to create a smooth point (a curve). The more you drag when creating or editing anchor point handles, the more curve the path has.Ĭreate corner points (change path direction) To draw a curve when creating an anchor point, drag to create direction handles, and then release. To stop drawing a path without closing it, press the Escape key. To close a path, move the pointer over the original anchor point and, when a circle shows next to the pointer, press the Shift key and click the end point. You can continue clicking and releasing in different areas to create more anchor points for the path. Click and release to create another anchor point. Move the pointer, and you’ll see a preview of the path you are creating.

To create straight lines with the Pen tool, click and release to create an anchor point. To start with the Pen tool, select the Pen tool in the Toolbar and, in the Properties panel, set the stroke weight to 1 pt, the color to black, and the fill to none. With it, you can create and edit anchor points and paths. The Pen tool, found in the Toolbar, is one of the most powerful drawing tools in Illustrator.