Get Perfect Shapes in Adobe Illustrator CS6

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Steps

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    To begin, we should have Illustrator opened and a document ready
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    There are other VisiHow tutorials on how to do that.
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    Then, we double-click the "Fill" option at the left-hand side of the window in the toolbar
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    There are other VisiHow tutorials on the "Fill" and "Stroke" options as well.
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    We select a color by clicking it by using "Color Picker"
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    Then, we click "OK"
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    We will select the color. We can start creating a shape. Different color and shapes can be picked as we get more advanced with Adobe Illustrator.
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    We click "Rectangle Tool"
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    We will see other shapes within the tool as well.
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    We start by clicking "Rectangle Tool"
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    We move the pointer over to the canvas. The pointer will turn into a cross. This indicates the corner of the shape that we will begin to draw.
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    We click and drag the pointer
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    The outline will appear. We can move it around to manipulate how the shape will look. Some guides will appear, as the green line will indicate it. This happens owing to the smart guides being enabled. We can move the shape quite a lot. We can decide whether it is going to be a rectangle or a square.
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    We release the mouse button
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    The shape applied to the canvas will appear. This will be a rectangle.
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    Next, we click the canvas again and hold the "Shift" key on the keyboard
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    No matter how much we move the mouse, a perfect square will be shown on the canvas. The shape will flip around if there is no space on the canvas.
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    If we let go of "Shift" before we let go of the mouse button, the shape will go back to a rectangle
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    To get a perfect square, we ensure that we hold "Shift" when we let go of the mouse button. This applies to all of the shapes. We also have the option to use the space bar.
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    We press and hold "Shift" and "Alt" keys on the keyboard
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    The a perfect square shape will go from the central point instead of the corner point, as it was before. Sometimes, pressing "Shift", "Alt", and mouse buttons can get tricky as we use a lot of fingers in one go. It takes some practice to get the hang of it.
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    We can also click on the canvas and press the space bar
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    This will reposition the shape. The shape will move very slightly when we press space.
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    We can press arrow keys on the keyboard
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    We will see the rectangle move. Of course, it's something with which it's worth experimenting. This tutorial applies to every shape, whether more complicated or not. It's also useful to know the keyboard shortcuts such as "Shift", "Alt", space, and directional arrows. We have to practice with the keyboard shortcuts. because this will save us a lot of time in the future.
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