You may also get better results by switching to Outline mode ( Window > Outline) and ensuring the two anchors are aligned. This is most often what I use when I need multiple anchors to be precisely positioned. They won't be 'joined' but they will be positioned precisely in the same location appearing as if they are one anchor even though they aren't. Often for multiple anchors a better solution is to select both anchors and Average them Object > Path > Average and tick the Both option, to get multiple anchors to perfectly align. Join works to take an anchor point with one path and join it to another anchor point with one path, resulting in a single anchor point with two paths. With the above in mind, you can never Join anchors if there are more than 2 paths. You can't Join three paths to one anchor point. No anchor point can ever have more than 2 paths connected to it. That is essentially an 'in' path and an 'out' path. What is the meaning of the closing path? As long as this is open it is just a line as soon as you close it this will become a shape so you can fill colors in it.Anchor points in Illustrator have a maximum of two connectors. Get started with the fundamentals of drawing with precision using the Pen tool in Adobe Illustrator. Before we begin to familiarize ourselves with this. Pen Tool (P) is designated for these purposes.

Everything you create in Adobe Illustrator is paths and only paths. However, many beginners and even experienced users feel uncomfortable while working with it. Your handles the two prong long edge with the two dark dots, help you change. It is just guiding you where you will make your line Pen tool Vocab and how to use pen tool in Adobe illustrator Closed Path Pen Tool (P) is one of the most important tools for the creation of vector objects. Instead you drag to make the curve, and when you let go, your curve is complete. If you’re using a cc version of Adobe Illustrator you can see a line attached to the pen but if you are using an old version then you will not see this line attached to the pen but there is no very much difference in it In childhood, you had seen drawing books in which you used to connect dots and drawing with pen tool was made exactly in the same way

Drawing through pen tool is quite so easy but I know some people find it difficult but if you practice a little bit then definitely you will do it better

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