3
Click OK. Canvas creates a new, untitled Illustration docu-
ment. Now youre ready to begin drawing.
Creating a chair
To create the plan view of a chair, youll use the Oval tool as well as
the Align and Combine palettes.
To create the seat of the chair
1
Select the Oval tool from the Toolbox.
2
Press Shift and drag to create a circle.
3
Using the Oval tool again, draw an oval on top of the circle.
4
To align the objects, choose Object > Align > Show Palette.
The Align palette opens.
5
Select both objects by pressing Shift and clicking on both
objects or drawing a selection box around both objects.
6
In the Align palette, click the first button in the Vertical area
and the center align button in the Horizontal area.
7
Click Apply to align the objects.
To finish the chairs seat
1
Select both objects by either Shift-clicking each object or
drawing a selection box with the Selection tool around the objects.
2
Choose Effects > Combine. The Combine palette opens.
3
Choose the Crop command in the Combine palette.
Draw an oval on top of a circle
and horizontally align their
centers
Choose Crop in the Combine
palette to create the chairs seat