Adobe Illustrator Visual QuickStart Guide

12. Working with Brushes and Sketch Tools

In This Chapter

Working with the Brushes Panel

Using Brush Libraries

Creating Brushes

Managing Brushes

Painting with the Paintbrush Tool

Painting with the Blob Brush Tool

Sketching with the Shaper Tool

Sketching with the Pencil Tool

Illustrator provides a variety of freehand drawing tools that allow you to replicate traditional drawing techniques and create objects using freehand methods.

Working with the Brushes Panel

The Brushes panel (Figure 12.1) provides brush stroke stylization options as you paint with the Paintbrush tool. The brushes can also be applied to existing paths.

FIGURE 12.1

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