Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 - Manual (Page 30)

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Last updated 6/5/2015
Reshaping tool gallery
Illustrator provides the following tools for reshaping objects:
The Paintbrush tool (B) draws
freehand and calligraphic lines, as
well as art, patterns, and bristle
brush strokes on paths. See
Draw
paths and apply brush strokes
simultaneously
.
The Mesh tool (U) creates and edits
meshes and mesh envelopes. See
Create mesh objects .
The Gradient tool (G) adjusts the
beginning and ending points and
angle of gradients within objects, or
applies a gradient to objects. See
Apply a gradient to an object .
The Eyedropper tool (I) samples and
applies color, type, and appearance
attributes, including effects, from
objects. See
Copy appearance
attributes using the Eyedropper
tool
.
The Live Paint Bucket tool (K) paints
faces and edges of Live Paint
groups with the current paint
attributes. See
Paint with the Live
Paint Bucket tool .
The Live Paint Selection (Shift-
L)tool selects faces and edges
within Live Paint groups. See
Select
items in Live Paint groups .
The Measure tool measures the
distance between two points. See
Measure the distance between
objects
.
The Blob Brush tool (Shift-B)draws
paths that automatically expand
and merge calligraphic brush paths
that share the same color and are
adjacent in stacking order. See
Draw and merge paths with the
Blob Brush tool
.