Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
Did You Know?
You can set Paintbrush options. Double-click the Paintbrush tool on
the Tools panel, set the options that you want, including Edit Selected
Paths Within X pixels, and then click OK.
You can add thickness to a stroke path. Select the path with the stroke
you want to change, click the Object menu, point to Path, and then
click Outline Stroke. The stroke expands to become a filled shape that
you can edit with the Pen tool. This allows you to tweak the path to
make it appear as if the stroke is thinner and thicker in different places.
Erasing to Reshape Paths
When you use the Eraser tool on the Tools panel to remove parts of an object, the remain-
ing parts of the object path are reconnected to reshape and close the path. When you erase
inside of a filled object, Illustrator creates a compound path. This is useful when you want
to simplify a complex drawing or remove a background. To make it easier to erase, you
can also press the [ or ] key to decrease or increase the Eraser tool diameter.
Erase Parts of Paths
Select the object that you want to reshape with the Selection tool.
Select the Eraser tool on the Tools panel.
Drag across the parts of the object that you want to erase.
• Press the [ or ] key to decrease or increase the Eraser tool diameter.
The remaining parts of the path reconnect to close the path.
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