To do this, click and drag the Polygon Tool underneath the ellipses, but before releasing your click, press up or down on the directional keys from your keyboard. This tool is unique from the previous shape tools because you can change the number of points on the polygon as you create it. If you would like, you can choose new colors before creating any shapes.
You may need to right click on the Ellipse Tool to find it. Select the Polygon Tool from the left toolbar. Notice how this creates a perfect circle, similar to how holding Shift will create a perfect square with the Rectangle Tool. Release your click anywhere around the ellipse.Ĭreate a new ellipse next to the first one, this time while holding Shift. Click and drag this circle around the ellipse, and see that doing so will cut out the specified angle from the point at which you leave the circle sitting. Ellipses made with this tool will have a small circle connected to the selection box on its right. To make an ellipse, click and drag on the artboard underneath the rectangles with the Ellipse Tool. If you do not deselect the rectangles before changing your colors, you may accidentally change the colors of the rectangles instead. If you would like to change the colors of the ellipses, be sure to deselect the rectangles first by pressing Ctrl + Shift + A ( Command +Shift + A on Mac) before you choose new colors. Select the Ellipse Tool (L) from the left toolbar. When hovering just beside those same square points, you can rotate the shape, indicated by the bent appearance of the cursor. It is also possible to edit the proportions of shapes by clicking and dragging on any of the square points on the shape's bounding box. These are called "corner widgets." Click on one of the square's corner widgets and drag it slightly towards the center of the shape. Notice how the highlighted square has small dots on the insides of its corners. Holding Shift constrains the proportions of shapes and makes them even on all sides. Create another rectangle next to the first one, but this time hold Shift while you click and drag to create a perfect square.
Once you are satisfied with your colors, create a rectangle at the top of the "Shapes with Pathfinder" area by clicking and dragging the cursor, then releasing the click when you are happy with the shape. The same can be done with the Stroke swatch, which is found adjacent to the Fill swatch.
You can do this by first selecting the Fill swatch in the top left of the panel, then clicking on a color swatch below it. In the Swatches panel on the right, choose your own fill and stroke colors. If this is the case, right click on the shape and select the Rectangle Tool from the list. If you do not see its rectangle icon, you may find that it is hidden underneath an ellipse, polygon, star, or line icon of the other tools. Select the Rectangle Tool (M) from the left toolbar. To get started, move your view of the artboard to the bottom left box titled "Shapes with Pathfinder," then create a new layer with the same name, "Shapes with Pathfinder." The Shape Tools are a small group of tools that can be used to quickly make generic rectangles, ellipses, stars, and polygons using the Rectangle Tool, Ellipse Tool, Star Tool, and Polygon Tool respectively.
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