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Painting over selected area

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September 18, 2021
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Hi guys!

I was wondering if it is possible to apply the brushtool only over a selected area of an object.

In Photoshop, I would use the Marquee tool to select the part that I want to paint over. The paint of the brush-tool is then only applied to the area of the selection.

Is there a similar method in Illustrator?

Thanks in advance!

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Correct answer Ton Frederiks

Not a selected area, but you can create a shape and use Draw Inside.

This creates a mask for the the shape.

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Luka5C14Author

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Thanks a lot guys!

Ton Frederiks

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Good to hear that helped.

Ton Frederiks

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I think we can agree that Draw Inside is the best solution 🙂

Ton Frederiks

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Not a selected area, but you can create a shape and use Draw Inside.

This creates a mask for the the shape.

Kurt Gold

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One way is to use the so-called Draw Inside mode.

It will create clipping groups.

Monika Gause

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Clipping masks.

Draw the shape, then use the "Draw insde" button on the tool panel. Then use the brush tool to draw inside the clipping mask.

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