Using Color and Patterns to Enhance Signage - Adobe Illustrator CC - page 366

5 . You can add pattern swatches to the Swatches panel either by creating content for
the pattern or by deselecting all content and choosing Object > Pattern > Make. In
Pattern Editing mode, you can edit the pattern and preview it. You can also drag
artwork into the swatch list in the Swatches panel.
6 . Live Paint lets you paint vector graphics intuitively, by automatically detecting and
correcting gaps that might otherwise affect the application of fills and strokes.
Paths divide the drawing surface into areas, any of which can be colored, regard-
less of whether the area is bounded by a single path or by segments of multiple
paths.