What Do We Use the Pen For We use the pen tool to draw a straight line as well as to draw a shape. Where Is the Pen Tool This Pen tool is located on the left-hand side of the  adobe illustrator workspace . For example, I’m going to  draw a line  and  triangular shape . How to Use the Pen Toll Go to the pen tool and click on it. Then begin by clicking from point A to point B, make sure to press Esc or Enter to stop the path. We called this an open path. To draw the shape, again go to the pen tool, and click on it. Then begin by clicking from points A, B, C, and back to point A. This time we do not need to press Esc nor Enter because we draw a closed path. Tips for the Pen Tool What is the shortcut key for  the pen tool in adobe illustrator ? The shortcut key for the pen tool is the letter P on the keyboard. Please, click on this video link ( How to Use the Pen Tool in Adobe Illustrator CC 2019 ) for a step-by-step, hands-on demonstration. Thanks for stopping by Designistas, I’m Rose  an