Chapter 13. Live Paint
In this chapter, first you’ll learn to draw in a freehand style using the Pencil tool. Then you’ll learn how to convert objects to a Live Paint group, apply colors to faces and edges in the group, reshape the group, and finally, expand it into standard paths. A practice exercise is included at the end of the chapter.
What is a Live Paint group?
The Live Paint features offer a novel method for filling paths. To create the “armature” for a Live Paint group, you can either create some open or closed paths with the Pencil tool or another drawing tool, then convert the whole drawing into a Live Paint group 
; or you can convert a ...
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