Can't use calligraphic brushes with the Blob Brush Tool

[joel prestonsmith]

I created 7 calligraphic brushes, which work fine with the brush tool, but none of them work with the Blob Brush Tool. I'd just watched a tutorial that said we SHOULD be able to use them with either tool. Any idea how I can get them to work? Thank you. 

[macpawel]

I think you can not to use Caligraphic Brushes with Blob Brush tool.

Blob Brush it's not a real brush - it "paint" with fill and your brush is prepared for strokes

You can select object sreated with any tool (also Blob Brush) and add any brush for strokes. But you cant paint with Caligraphic Brush with Blob Brush

Pawel

[joel prestonsmith]

Thank you very much, Macpawel. That makes perfect sense to me.

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[Doug A Roberts · Accepted solution]

You can use calligraphic brushes with the blob brush just fine:

There seems to be a problem that if you have 'Keep selected' on in the blob brush options, and then deselect your shape, the tool reverts to 'basic'. This isn't a problem with 'Keep selected' off.

[joel prestonsmith]

Thank you, Doug. That's great to know. I appreciate the help from you and Jeff. 

[Jeff Witchel, ACI · Accepted solution]

Double-click on the Blob Brush to make it calligraphic.

[joel prestonsmith]

That is awesome to know. Thank you, Jeff.

Joel Preston Smith

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[Jeff Witchel, ACI]

Hi Joel,

If there's a correct answer above, please mark it correct.

Thanks!

Jeff