11. Drawing and Painting

What You’ll Do

Use the Pencil Tool

Create Live Paint Groups

Set Live Paint Bucket Tool Options

Use the Live Paint Bucket Tool

Use the Live Paint Selection Tool

Modify Live Paint Groups

Set Gap Options

Use the Brushes Panel

Use the Paintbrush Tool

Create and Edit Scatter Brushes

Create and Edit Calligraphic Brushes

Create and Edit Art Brushes

Create and Edit Pattern Brushes

Create and Edit Bristle Brushes

Work with Brushes

Work with Liquify Tools

Introduction

After you create a path using the Pencil tool or other drawing tool, you can use the Live Paint command or the Live Paint Bucket tool to convert the paths into a Live Paint Group that you can paint. Before you start using the Live Paint Bucket tool, it’s important ...

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