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maryw27325097
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Can't draw on top of a photo in Illustrator 2020

  • January 23, 2020
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Hello dear community,

I am having an issue not being able to draw on top of any photo in Illustrator 2020. I've tried It on both my mac and my windows 10 pc. When I attempt to draw with the brush tool, the little "not" symbol hovers above the canvas. The layer is unlocked. The photo is a regular .jpg. I have also tried to create a separate layer on top of the photo and draw on that. The same "no you can't" symbol appears. I am admittedly a newbie. Any suggestions? Thank you!

 

    解決に役立った回答 Doug A Roberts

    Illustrator files are created from template files called Document Profiles that already contain swatches, brushes, graphic styles and other things you might want to use in an Illustrator document.

    When you open an image file directly in Illustrator, it contains none of those. The brush tool needs a brush to be defined to work, and there are none in the document.

    You have several options:

    1. You can use the pencil tool, which just uses your Stroke settings to draw.

    2. You can open the brushes panel (Window > Brushes) and create a new brush to draw with.

    3. You can set up a new document, use File > Place to add your image, then use a brush from there.

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    Doug A Roberts
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    Doug A RobertsCommunity Expert解決！
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    January 23, 2020

    Illustrator files are created from template files called Document Profiles that already contain swatches, brushes, graphic styles and other things you might want to use in an Illustrator document.

    When you open an image file directly in Illustrator, it contains none of those. The brush tool needs a brush to be defined to work, and there are none in the document.

    You have several options:

    1. You can use the pencil tool, which just uses your Stroke settings to draw.

    2. You can open the brushes panel (Window > Brushes) and create a new brush to draw with.

    3. You can set up a new document, use File > Place to add your image, then use a brush from there.

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      maryw27325097作成者
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      January 23, 2020

      This is enormously helpful, thank you so much for explaining it and with a quick reply!

        Rishabh_Tiwari
        Rishabh_Tiwari
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        January 23, 2020

        Hi Mary,

         

        Thanks for reaching out. I tried the same on my end on Windows 10 and Illustrator 2020 and was able to use the Brush Tool on the Pic. I'd recommend placing the file by clicking on File > Place on a new document and then try again.

         

        Regards

        Rishabh

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          maryw27325097作成者
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          January 23, 2020
          Oh, I see! So I should place the file on a new document. Before, I just
          directly opened the photo file and tried to draw on it.
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