Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
5.
Select another swatch (we chose white), and click to paint the part of the circle that
overlaps the light green tree.
6.
Select None ( ) from the Stroke color in the Control panel. Press the Escape key to
hide the panel. Position the pointer directly over the stroke, between the tree shapes.
When the paintbrush ( ) appears, click the stroke to remove it.
Note
If you find that the stroke is not going away, try selecting the None swatch
again for the Stroke color, positioning the pointer over the stroke and
clicking again when you see the paintbrush icon.
7.
Select the Selection tool, and with the Live Paint object selected, you will see the
words “Live Paint” on the left end of the Control panel. Double-click the Live Paint
object (the trees) to enter Isolation mode.
8.
Drag the rightmost tree shape to the left, to reposition it.
Notice how the color fill and stroke changes every time you release the mouse button.
You could also edit the anchor points of the selected artwork using the Direct Selection tool (
), for instance. The paths are still editable, and the colors are reapplied to the new regions
that are formed by edited paths.
