Creating a brushed path with a drawing tool

You can create a brushed path from any path created with an Illustrator drawing tool, including the pen or pencil tool or any of the basic shapes tools. You can then edit the brushed path as you would any path drawn with the tools.

To create a brushed path with a drawing tool:

1. Draw a path using a drawing tool, including the pen or pencil tool or a basic shape tool.
2. Choose a method for applying a brush to the path:
• Select the path that is to be brushed. In the Brushes palette, select a brush with which to brush the path.
• Drag a brush from the Brushes palette onto a path.

Note: To preserve brush stroke options previously applied to the object when applying a new brush, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the new brush.