4Expressive Strokes
Expressive Strokes
INTRODUCTION
New features in Illustrator give the user more control over Strokes than ever before. You can manually adjust the contours of a path with the Width tool to emulate calligraphy, and save its form (profile) in the Stroke panel to apply to another path. You can specify precisely where the middle section of an art brush will stretch along a path, and where the ends (such as arrowheads) will be protected from distortion. You have control over how pattern brushes and dashed lines fit around corners. You can use “natural media” bristle brushes to make complex and painterly marks, emulating airbrush, pastel, and wet paint, and using traditional brush shapes like flat or fan. And symbols can be sprayed ...
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