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bruceb9981
bruceb9981
Inspiring
February 11, 2019
Question

Tools not accepting fill color or stroke

  • February 11, 2019
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I'm having an issue with illustrator changing my stroke on every tool to no fill/ no stroke. I'm setting the stroke and fill of a tool, but illustrator defaults back to no stroke no fill. I'm having to create the path say with a marquee, pencil, blob brush and then go back into properties to change it to what I need. Any ideas? I've already restarted illustrator and reset preferences.

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    Srishti_Bali
    Srishti_Bali
    Legend
    February 12, 2019

    Hi Bruce,

    I agree with Monika on this. I would request if you can share your workflow or a small video of the issue. This will help us in identifying the issue and help you accordingly.

    You can also refer to this help article for more clarification: How to paint with fills and strokes in Illustrator

    Regards,

    Srishti

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 11, 2019

    You don't set that to the tool.

    One tool is fixed to specific kinds of appearances: the brush tool. It won't draw without a brush (any brush, not a specific one)

    The pencil tool can be made to always fill the path. Double click the tool to set the options.

    Everything else is based on either the default graphic style or the settings in the appearance panel (New Art has basic appearance).

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