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the Swatches panel, that the color is highlighted. You can press the up or down arrow
key, along with right or left, to select a new swatch to paint with. Click to apply the
lighter green color to the tree shape.
3. In the Swatches panel, click to select the swatch named dark brown. Click to fill the
overlapping (white) shape between the trees.
4. Double-click the Live Paint Bucket tool ( ) in the Tools panel. This opens the Live
Paint Bucket Options dialog box. Select the Paint Strokes option, and then click OK.
Note
To learn more about the Live Paint Bucket Options dialog box, including
working with Gap Options, search for “Paint with the Live Paint Bucket
tool” in Illustrator Help.
Next, you'll remove the inner gray stroke from the shapes and retain the outer strokes.
5. Select None ( ) from the Stroke color in the Control panel. Press the Escape key.
6. Position the tip ( ) part of the pointer directly over the gray stroke, between the two
tree shapes, as shown in the figure. When the pointer changes to a paintbrush ( ), click
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