Click the path where you want to split it. When you split the path, two endpoints are created. One endpoint is selected by default. If you don't click a point or a path using the Scissors tool, Illustrator prompts you to use the tool on a segment or an anchor point of a path.
Click OK to continue. Select the anchor point or the path cut in the previous step using the Direct Selection tool to modify the object. The Knife tool cuts objects along a freehand path you draw with the tool, dividing objects into their component-filled faces. A face is an area undivided by a line segment.
Click and hold the Eraser tool to see and choose the Knife tool. Click and drag each part using the Direct Selection tool. Clipping masks let you use an object to hide portions of other objects. For details, see Clipping masks. Create the object you want to use as the mask. This object is called the clipping path. Only vector objects can be clipping paths. To create a clipping path from the area where two or more objects overlap, group the objects first. Add to shape area using the Unite mode B.
Subtract from shape area using the Minus Front mode C. Intersect shape area using the Intersect mode D. Exclude overlapping shape areas using the Exclude mode.
Select the objects you want to trim using the Selection tool. But it is not the only one. The scissor tool can cut and open the closed outlines of any vector object. To demonstrate the basics, I have created three shapes; a square, a circle, and a triangle. With the outlined shapes selected, click on the upper-right point on the top point of the circle using the scissor tool.
This will cut-open these outlines, as shown in the pictures below. Not just shapes, but you can do the same with text as well. After that, select the achor points you want to open, and with a little bit of creativity and addition, you can create some typography designs. You should create something that you are experiencing.
Look what I made;. The knife tool gives you the flexibility of cutting a vector in whichever direction you want.
This is not very effective for shapes, but it can work wonderfully for text-based vectors. It allows you to create custom text-based illustrations quickly and easily. There are a few extra steps involved that must be done before you start using the scissors. First, write the text that you want to work on. Make sure for typos. This will convert the text into a vector object. Now, select the text you want to work on. Use the knife tool select it by right-clicking on the scissor box on the toolbar and then draw a line; however, you want to cut the text-based vector.
Show your creativity here. You can change the colors, texture, etc. This is what I have created. Again, create what you feel inside, this will unleash the true creativity. I also created a variation with the top part of the text. Just select the text and convert it to outlines. Also, remember to ungroup these text files. Here, I have a blob brush stroke that I just drew and when I applied the eraser tool then you can see that it cuts through the blob brush stroke.
If you select the stroke you can see that the eraser tool has curved these strokes into individual closed shapes. If you double click the eraser tool you will see all these familiar options for changing the size, roundness, and angle.
Another shortcut for changing the size of the eraser tool is using the bracket keys. The left bracket key is for decreasing the tip size and increasing the tip size. It will erase anything Shape, path, and anchor points on the layer if it is not locked.
To erase a text layer you first need to convert it into outlines and then the erase tool can be applied. You can also limit what you want to erase by selecting the objects that you want to erase by selection tools.
So, in between many shapes when you apply the eraser tool, only the selected shape will get erased. If you apply the eraser tool on the shapes like this see the image which has a stroke and fill then the eraser tool will create separate individual shapes and the stroke and the fill will get reapplied to the individual shapes.
Another thing to remember here is that an eraser is not a very good match for paintbrush stokes because of its re-rendering behavior. Here, there are a few strokes drawn with the paintbrush tool. And when you will apply eraser tool over these stokes then you can see how the stroke gets re-rendered and the brush stroke loses its individual width variation.
If you click and hold the eraser tool option you can find the scissors tool in its fly-out menu. After you select this option you can hover over your shape and make a click with your mouse or graphics pen to wherever you want to place the cut.
So, if you make two cuts like I did on the circle, then you can drag out the small cut path from the main circle by the selection tool. Therefore, it acts just like how a pair of scissors would act on real life. This is the last option in the fly-out menu of the eraser tool. The main difference between this tool and other tools in the eraser tool fly-out menu is that it only works on closed paths.
To use the knife tool, you first need to select the shape that you want to cut with the direct selection tool. Then select the knife tool, click away from the object, hold and while moving your mouse or graphics pen draw a cut line. Saved as a favorite!
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