Case Based Critical Thinking
Mark is a well-known illustrator and artist who started his own design firm two years ago.Because Mark's business is more about illustration than anything else, he is constantly challenging his staff to hone their skills in Adobe Illustrator.He finds that, though many have "played around" with the software, most of his designers are Photoshop gurus who don't fully appreciate the abilities and the concepts associated with Illustrator.
-Mark's junior designer is working with the shape tools.Mark tells him to make a square, then modify the square so that it is a kite shape.Mark is trying to familiarize his junior designer with ____.
A)the Direct Selection tool
B)the Rotate tool
C)the Reflect tool
D)the Scale tool

Question

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To modify a square into a kite shape, the Direct Selection tool would be used to adjust individual points or corners of the square, allowing for the customization needed to create a kite shape. This tool is essential for manipulating and adjusting the shapes of objects directly.