The Node Tool allows you to work with individual anchor points and control their handles. So it's one of the most useful tools to know in Vectornator.
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The Node Tool (often called the Direction Selection Tool) will be your best friend when finessing your vector paths. Not just that, but you can manipulate anything from a simple rectangle into a full-on portrait!
Well, there are a few stapes in between, but the most important thing you need to understand is that the Node Tool is vital in good vector design. Because it allows you to select, move, or modify specific points or path segments in a path or a shape, as opposed to the “main” Selection tool, which works with an object as a whole.
The basic technique is simple. Once we create an object, we can switch to the Node Tool. We click on an anchor point and then move it or work with the control handles, if any, that tell the line curve what to do.
Watch the entire video to turn theory into practice!
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