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Creating multiple shapes

Mike25869851npjf
Community Beginner ,
Nov 03, 2022 Nov 03, 2022

 I'm struggling how to create multiple shapes in adobe.

 

 
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say I created the picture above, I want to create 3 shapes out of it.

 

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like this.

 

is there a way to do this? Thank you

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Kurt Gold Community Expert
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Nov 03, 2022 Nov 03, 2022

Take a look at the Pathfinder palette.

 

Or at the Shape Builder tool. Or Live Paint.

 

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Monika Gause Community Expert
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Nov 03, 2022 Nov 03, 2022
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Make sure to create them as closed paths and then use "Divide" from the pathfinder panel.

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