This document provides instructions for using the Knife Tool in Adobe Illustrator to place specific design elements behind others. It describes creating two overlapping circles with borders, expanding just the strokes, using the Knife Tool to slice through the intersection and inner part, ungrouping the objects, and sending a section to the back by selecting it and using the left bracket keyboard command.
This document provides instructions for using the Knife Tool in Adobe Illustrator to place specific design elements behind others. It describes creating two overlapping circles with borders, expanding just the strokes, using the Knife Tool to slice through the intersection and inner part, ungrouping the objects, and sending a section to the back by selecting it and using the left bracket keyboard command.
This document provides instructions for using the Knife Tool in Adobe Illustrator to place specific design elements behind others. It describes creating two overlapping circles with borders, expanding just the strokes, using the Knife Tool to slice through the intersection and inner part, ungrouping the objects, and sending a section to the back by selecting it and using the left bracket keyboard command.
Using Knife Tool to place specific Elements behind others in design:
1. Create 2 circles--different colors (border on them only)
2. Overlap them 3. Go to Object Menu<Expand<Stroke (put a check next to that only) 4. Find knife tool under the Eraser (looks like a steak knife) 5. Slice across near intersection of circles 6. Slice across near inner part of circle 7. Ungroup (Object<Ungroup) 8. Select little section and send back (Command, [---left facing bracket)