- Starting the lesson
- Starting the lesson
- Creating a new document
- Creating a new document
- Saving your document
- Saving your document
- Working with basic shapes
- Working with basic shapes
- Working with drawing modes
- Working with drawing modes
- Pasting artwork from another document
- Pasting artwork from another document
- Using Image Trace to convert raster images into editable vector art
- Using Image Trace to convert raster images into editable vector art
- Review questions
- Review questions
- Review answers
- Review answers
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Working with drawing modes
Illustrator has three different drawing modes that allow you to draw shapes in different ways. They are found near the bottom of the toolbar: Draw Normal, Draw Behind, and Draw Inside.
NOTE
A clipping mask is a shape that hides parts of other artwork. You will learn more about clipping masks in Lesson 15, “Placing and Working with Images.”
Draw Normal mode: Every document starts by drawing in Normal mode, which stacks shapes on top of each other.
Draw Behind mode: This allows you to draw behind all artwork on a layer if no artwork is selected. If artwork is selected, the new object is placed beneath the selected object.
Draw Inside mode: This mode lets you draw objects or place images inside other objects, automatically creating a clipping mask of the selected object.
