Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
you want to use beforehand. If you create a gap in a closed path in a Live Paint Group, the
face (fill) of the object disappears. With the Gap Options dialog box, you can specify gap
detection options to avoid this problem.
The Brushes panel allows you to draw with different brush tips, creating freestyle lines,
shapes, patterns, and textures. There are five main categories of brushes: Scatter, Calli-
graphic, Art, Pattern, and Bristle. You can use brushes that come built-in with Illustrator
in Brush libraries or you can create your own. Illustrator's paintbrush tool was designed to
reproduce the visual effect of applying paint to an artboard. When you use a stylus and a
pressure-sensitive drawing tablet, the Paintbrush tool is pressure-sensitive, too. You select
brushes from the Brushes panel or other Brush libraries to use with the Paintbrush tool.
Using the Pencil Tool
The Pencil tool is exactly what its name implies...a pencil. If you like to draw freehand or
sketch objects, especially with a drawing tablet, the Pencil tool is right for you. You can
use the Pencil tool in several ways. You can draw new line segments to create a path, re-
shape a path, or add to a path. You can customize the way the Pencil tool works by setting
preferences in the Pencil Tool Preferences dialog box.
Use the Pencil Tool
Select the
Pencil
tool on the Tools panel.
Select a stroke color and weight and a fill of
None
on the Tools and Stroke pan-
els.
