Pen Tool | "Gray Area" | Odd Display | How to Use Properly?
I have a rectangular illustration that I imported into my document. The rectangle is comprised of a white background---with some smudges---and the core illustration that I want to keep. Therefore, my intent is to use the pen tool, select everything I want to keep and then use Object > Pathfinder > Add/Subtract as appropriate. My expectation is that to select the core illustration, I must create pen-tool-generated points around the core illustration and then choose Object > Paths > Close Paths. However, once I start selecting the points, a "gray area" gets created and blocks out some of the image. This gray area is a confusing nuisance. It seems to want to create a path prematurely. How do I get rid of this gray area effect and just create the points? What am I doing wrong?
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