3 Click OK. Canvas creates a new, untitled Illustration docu- ment. Now you’re ready to begin drawing. Creating a chair To create the plan view of a chair, you’ll 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 chair’s 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 chair’s seat
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