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Create a "cut out" with the duplicate

When you create one shape on top of another on the same layer, and the two shapes are different colors as well as ungrouped, the shape on top "cuts out" the area of the shape underneath. You'll delete the duplicate oval to view the cut out effect.

1 | With the Free Transform tool guide around the duplicate oval, click anywhere on the Stage or canvas away from the shapes, then click the fill of the inner oval. Press Delete on your keyboard to delete the fill.
2 | The oval now has an outer and an inner stroke. With the Arrow tool, click the outermost stroke on the oval to select it, then Shift-click to select the innermost stroke as well. Drag the strokes slightly to the right of the fill, as shown in the following illustration.
3 | Each area of fill color within the area bisected by the stroke now represents a discrete segment that you can color individually. Select an area of the shape fill, and use the Color Mixer to change the fill color to a brown shade with an R (red) value of 117, a G (green) value of 78, and a B (blue) value of 53. If desired, repeat this step to change another fill area to the lighter shade of brown, as shown in the following illustration :
4 | Select the Free Transform tool. Drag around the oval background shapes to select all the shapes, then drag the right corner handle of the guide to enlarge the shapes, as shown in the following illustration.
5 | Drag the shapes on the Stage so that part of the curve shows on the upper left corner and right side of the Stage.
| Note: As you complete the tutorial, remember to save your file frequently.