: How do I clear the inside of my circles? I have some overlapping circles to create a cloud shape. How do I erase the inner parts of the circles so I just have the outline like in the cloud

@Gloria351

Instead of connecting the circles with a line at the bottom connect it with a rectangle:





Use the unite tool:

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@Dunderdale640

Try the shape Builder tool, it lets you precisely combine many shapes into one in a more intuitive way.

To create a shape using the Shape Builder tool, do the following:


Create the shapes on which you want to apply the Shape Builder tool.
Using the Selection tool, select the paths that you need to merge to create the shape.
Select the Shape Builder tool from the Tools panel or press Shift+M. By default, the tool is in merge mode, where you can combine different paths. The pointer in this mode appears as .
Identify the region that you want to extract or merge.
To merge paths, drag along the region and release the mouse, the two regions get merged to form a new shape.


Here's a tutorial from Adobe

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