MACROMEDIA FREEHAND 10-USING FREEHAND Use Manual page 29

While the Pen tool lets you create a path by placing points, the Pencil tool lets you
draw a freeform path. To compare the two tools, you will use the Pencil tool to
draw another path that creates the eyeliner effect underneath the eye.
In the Tools panel, click the Pencil tool.
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Drag from the inner corner of the eye, along the eyeliner background art, to
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create another path underneath the eye, as shown in the following illustration.
Brush strokes are an easy-to-manage attribute that you can apply to any FreeHand
path to create two different effects:
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The paint effect extends a graphic symbol across the length of the path and lets
you create lines that look like paintbrush strokes.
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The spray effect repeats a graphic symbol across the length of the path.
You will first add the paintbrush stroke attribute to the FreeHand line to complete
the eyeliner effect. Later in the tutorial, you'll have the opportunity to use the
spray brush stroke.
With the pencil line selected, choose Window > Inspectors > Stroke.
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In the Stroke inspector, choose Brush from the Stroke Type pop-up menu.
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In the Brush pop-up menu, select Eye brush.
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You are using a predefined brush stroke. Later in the tutorial, you'll learn how
to create a custom brush stroke.