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tuilorraine
tuilorraine
Inspiring
September 23, 2023
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Stroke issue

  • September 23, 2023
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I have an annoying problem that my stroke does not follow the path.It occurs when using the pen tool and also with the pencil tool. The problem is also inconsistent. It works as expected sometimes and not others. It can be seen in this screenshot which shows two with the problem and one without,  all drawn at the same time with the same settings.

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Correct answer Monika Gause

Probably you have some effect set up, which affects the strokes you draw. You can select the path and then open Window > Appearance to check it out.

Then also the setting "New Art has basic appearance" when turned on will keep your new paths clear of any effects.

 

Please check out this video for an introduction to the Appearance panel: https://youtu.be/zXvRbN03MzQ 

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tuilorraine
tuilorraineAuthor
Inspiring
September 23, 2023

I don't know why but clicking the default style in the styles menu seems to have solved the problem. Would be interested to know if anyone can explain why this worked.

Monika Gause
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Monika GauseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
September 23, 2023

Probably you have some effect set up, which affects the strokes you draw. You can select the path and then open Window > Appearance to check it out.

Then also the setting "New Art has basic appearance" when turned on will keep your new paths clear of any effects.

 

Please check out this video for an introduction to the Appearance panel: https://youtu.be/zXvRbN03MzQ 

    tuilorraine
    tuilorraineAuthor
    Inspiring
    September 23, 2023

    Thank-you so much for this advice. I'm very much an amateur with illustrator and have not really used the appearance panel as far as I remember, so I will certainly check out your links and study them.

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