BittBox » Tilde http://www.bittbox.com Free high quality design resources, tutorials and tips for graphic and web designers Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:01:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Illustrator: The Tilde Trick http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/illustrator-the-tilde-trick http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/illustrator-the-tilde-trick#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:03:27 +0000 Jay Hilgert http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/illustrator-the-tilde-trick/ BittBox Reader Jeff F tipped me off about this neat little Illy trick. It just so happens that if you hold down the “tilde” key on your keyboard, you can get a neat effect using any of Illustrator’s drawing tools. Holding down the tilde key, (the little squiggly line above the tab key, left of the number 1 on your keyboard.) while using a drawing tool will cause Illustrator to repeat the shape rapidly as you move your mouse. Examples after the jump. Thanks Jeff!

Illustrator: The Tilde Trick

For starters, here is a pic of the tilde key:

Illustrator: The Tilde Trick

Here are some quick examples with some different drawing tools:

Also, remember that you can hold shift and/or option/alt at the same time you’re holding the tilde key to constrain your shapes if you like.

Star tool:

Illustrator: The Tilde Trick

Rounded Rectangle tool:

Illustrator: The Tilde Trick

Elipse tool:

Illustrator: The Tilde Trick

Line tool:

Illustrator: The Tilde Trick

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