So in our previous lesson within the segments are connected by what I initially called points. We talked about the square points and the rounded points, which now I'm going to call by their name, because these little points are actually called notes. And I need you to remember that notes or anchor points are what form or segments or curves and well ultimately are graphics. So coming to the site toolbar here, we're going to find this little white arrow. It's called the note tool. You can invoke it by clicking a on your keyboard and we will talk about this tool more in depth in another lesson, but Right now I need you to know it's there.

And by activating it, you are going to be able to see all the nodes that form or curve or line or shape. So just go ahead click on your note tool and click on any of the segments that you have on your combos and reveal the notes or anchor points that form it. The next thing I would like to talk about is just let's give them a proper name. These square notes are also known as sharp notes. The rounded ones are known as smooth nodes, you're going to find the squares typically when you start drawing a line unless you draw then you will get a smooth node. Another case in which you're gonna find sharp nodes is whenever you trace a straight angle, however, if you draw another note somewhere else in the canvas and you draw while placing it, next one obviously is going to be a smooth note.

Now let's just take a quick look at this particular case, it is clear to see that here we have a cross. So we have a sharp note in each of them. But also in this case or this one more clearly, you can see that you have curves around. Why is this? Well, if we take a look at the segment itself, you're gonna see here we have a very clear angle, it's a real cost. What else in here we have soft lines.

This is why every time you do angles, as I just explained, you're going to get sharp notes. Let's just try with a pencil and see this in action. So I click one, two, and three notes. They all are sharp notes. And now I just trace a curve and obviously these wandering In the anger is sharp, this one is smooth. Now the next one, if I just click and not drag as I just said, what I'm going to have is a sharp note connected to a curve.

Now if I keep going and I raise my next node, it will be shocked because I don't drug and as you can see Sharknado can be connected either to curves or straight lines. Now before we see the last kind of notes, I want to talk about how to transform your shop or your smooth or your third kind which is the smart notes into any of the other types. If I have a sharp note that I want to turn into a smooth, I come here and I click. Now I have it smooth. I have my handles and I can manipulate it I created this nice curve here. The same for smooth node Want to transform itself into a Smart node, you see it here or into a sharp node.

In the case of sub nodes, there is a shortcut that will allow you also to transform it into sharp, it will only work transforming a smooth node into sharp and this is positioning your cursor over it, press and hold Option or Alt and it transforms it into our sharp node. In the case of sharp notes, it won't work. If you click it won't turn it into a smooth node. But it will also work with the next kind of notes we will see this marked notes as you can see, I press arc and it transforms it into a sharp note. This is really really handy when you're drawing because sometimes you just need to transform say a curve into an angle, things like that. And when as you use the pencil you will see how handy this convert area here.

It is it You see a lot. We're gonna see now the last type of notes in the last ones are smart notes, which are easily recognized by having a circle and a small.in, the center in the middle and they are basically notes that are going to help you creating flowing lines in a very easy way. So this is what I wanted to talk about for the notes for the time being and let's see them in action in next lessons.