There are a variety of techniques you can use to draw fashion flats in Adobe Illustrator. This tutorial will show you how to use Pathfinder > Divide to cut shapes apart and create separate objects for your bodice and sleeves.

You will learn:

• The 2 features your paths need for this technique to work (00:25)
• How to use the Divide setting within the Pathfinder panel to cut shapes apart (00:40)
• The downfall of using this method (1:33)

(other options are: Object>Arrange, Copy Path Segment, & Outline w/ Style Lines) in this video (if you prefer written tutorials, you can check out this post).

Save this tutorial to Pinterest so you can find it later: