Adobe 26001648 - Illustrator CS3 User Manual page 23

Live Paint
Convert vectors to a Live Paint group
Live Paint options in the Control panel
Tip: Triple-click with the Live Paint
Selection tool to select all regions in a
Live Paint group that are filled with the
same color.
W O R K I N G W I T H G R A P H I C S
Live Paint lets you paint vector graphics more intuitively by automatically detecting
shapes and correcting gaps.
To use Live Paint on a traced image:
Step 1: Select the traced vectors, and click the Live Paint button in the Control panel
to convert them to a Live Paint group.
Step 2: Use the Live Paint Bucket tool to fill regions with color or gradients with the
click of a button, and, using the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys, choose which color
swatch to apply. A red outline indicates regions that you can fill in individually. Or, drag
the bucket across multiple regions to select them and fill them at once.
Step 3: Click the Gap Options button in the Control panel to locate and repair gaps
where color leaks through open edges into adjacent regions.
Paint with the Live Paint Bucket
Note: With a Live Paint group selected,
you can click the Isolates Selected Group
button in the Control panel to enter
Isolation mode. This mode effectively
isolates the group, placing a gray border
around it so that you can easily add
paths to it.
Control gaps in your artwork
Isolates selected group
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