Graphics Programs Reference
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choose from.
4.
Click the Artistic_Calligraphic panel menu icon ( ), and choose List View. Click the
brush named 50 pt. Flat to add it to the Brushes panel. Close the Artistic_Calligraphic
brush library.
Selecting a brush from a brush library, like the Artistic_Calligraphic library, adds that
brush to the active document only.
5.
Change the Fill color to None ( ), the Stroke color to the swatch named Dark Blue,
and the Stroke weight to
1 pt
(if necessary), in the Control panel.
Notice that the Paintbrush pointer has an asterisk next to it ( ), indicating that you are
about to draw a new path.
Note
This Calligraphic brush creates random angles on the paths, so yours may not
look like what you see in the figures and that's okay.
6.
Position the pointer off the left side of the artboard, just below the ship. Paint a long,
curving path from left to right, stopping about halfway across the water (see the figure).
Try creating three more paths, painting from left to right, going all the way across the
water. You can see the figure for ideas on how we painted.
7.
Choose Select > Deselect, and then choose File > Save.
Editing paths with the Paintbrush tool
Now, you'll use the Paintbrush tool to edit a selected path.
1.
With the Selection tool ( ), click to select the first path you drew on the water (the one
