@barnardco: The next time you need to remove an anchor point in Adobe Illustrator without messing up your paths along with it, try this… Select your ‘Delete Anchor Point Tool’. That’s not just the [P] shortcut. You need to press [P] then minus [-]. Hold down [SHIFT] and then click to remove. When you hold down [SHIFT] before clicking, the tool does its best to redraw the paths the way they were before. If it can’t recreate the curve because there are two few anchors or handles to do it, Illustrator will do its best to fill in the blanks. It’s a really great workflow if you want to clean up your vectors and you need to stick as close as possible to the original! #illustrator #illustratortips #graphicdesign #designtok

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twsparklecat
SparkleCat :
HOW LONG HAD THIS BEEN A THING
2026-07-15 05:27:42
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pastrywhipped
Quinn :
It’s always the damn shift button
2026-07-15 11:59:26
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feeheelee
Stephen Fee :
Fair warning, it doesn't always "work"
2026-07-15 05:44:30
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michaelwalchalk
michaelwalchalk :
This is amazing
2026-07-16 15:15:28
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victoirerising
victoirerising :
This post saved my life.
2026-07-16 17:24:23
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camhaig
camhaig :
Thank you 👊🏻
2026-07-16 21:59:20
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excuse_me_sir
Excuseme :
im very uncomfortable how long ive been am actual professional graphic designer.... had no idea.
2026-07-15 23:18:03
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asteriskfish
Estrella :
It's not working for me! 😭😭😭😭
2026-07-16 19:02:14
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swedenallyearround
SwedenAllYear 🇸🇪🇫🇮🇬🇧 :
Love it. Never knew that 👏👏👏
2026-07-16 16:58:31
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standingdeskteresa
StandingDeskTeresa :
Are you kidding me 😭
2026-07-15 19:04:16
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per.stephanie
steph 🦢🌷🧚🏻‍♀️ :
WHY DOES ILLUSTRATOR KEEP SECRETS??
2026-07-15 12:29:40
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justdevv0
Dev :
I feel like that should be the default rather than having to hold shift
2026-07-15 19:08:38
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tomahawkannie2022
Tomahawk Annie :
but whats the shortcut? hmmm?
2026-07-16 00:15:16
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kiss_my_gritssss
GritMyKiss :
Student about to graduate...why would we need to delete an anchor point? 😅
2026-07-15 13:51:57
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bikelutter
Ivan 🇺🇦 :
Why would you delete it though?
2026-07-15 07:42:22
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kingbowiethepup
Bowinard :
How do all of these people not know this?
2026-07-15 11:41:03
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garrett__schultz
Garrett :
Unfortunately, it’s very picky about how and when it actually works
2026-07-15 05:48:47
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gemhud1
gemhud1 :
if you didnt want the shape to change then why did you need to delete the node..?
2026-07-15 06:21:13
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foxandvelvet
Fox & Velvet :
This should be on as default haha.
2026-07-15 06:30:56
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dreadknought0
dreadknought :
Learned something new today, thanks. Although I could probably learn 10 new things in illustrator everyday and never run out of new things to learn lol
2026-07-15 14:11:18
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ladygreyoftpa
LadyGreyofTPA :
OH COME ON 😭 Do you know how many slightly wonky corners I’ve had to live with my whole career?
2026-07-15 11:23:12
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awbrakeley
Adrian Brakeley :
I'm angry and elated to know this now. thank you
2026-07-15 22:38:50
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himikat8
Olga :
what else have I missed?? omg! thats so useful!
2026-07-15 07:45:47
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debbi0104
Debbi :
I‘ve been a Designer for 6 Years..
2026-07-15 07:00:39
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johanvanhoeydonck
Johan Van Hoeydonck :
what????
2026-07-15 12:05:51
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