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What is the pen tool used for?

A: The pen tool is used to add anchors onto your artboard.

How can you manipulate a path/line in Illustrator? Discuss the use of the white arrow tool. Pen+, pen-,and convert tool.

A: You can drag an anchor to make a curved line and the white arrow helps to select specific things in your design such as anchors. The pen+ helps to add anchors and pen- deletes existing anchors.

How can you utilize the layers palette in Illustrator?
A: You can work on several different designs without having to worry about deleting a part of the other design you made. 


How do you create a clipping mask in Adobe Illustrator?

Step 1: Create the object you want to use as a mask.

Step 2: Move the clipping path and the objects you want to mask into a layer or group

Step 3: In the Layers panel, make sure that the masking 

object is at the top of the group or layer, and then click the

name of the layer or group

Step 4: Click the Make/Release Clipping Masks button at the

bottom of the Layers panel or select Make Clipping Mask 

from the Layers panel menu.