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Edit path directly with paintbrush

New Here ,
Jan 24, 2025 Jan 24, 2025

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There will be times when I have the painbrush tool active, and I draw next to a selected drawn path/shape, it will - by accident - edit that one according to how I draw. I'd like to do that on purpose now. Does anyone know how? Thank you in advance!

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Community Expert , Jan 25, 2025 Jan 25, 2025

You currently do not have a brush (from the brushes panel) applied to that path. Can you try that? First apply a brush and then use the brush tool?

 

If you do not want to change the stroke of the path first, then you could check out the pencil tool instead of the brush tool.

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Jan 24, 2025 Jan 24, 2025

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When you double click the brush tool in the tool panel you should see the relevant options.

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Jan 24, 2025 Jan 24, 2025

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Hi Monika, I looked at the options - and this is what I have.

Screenshot 2025-01-24 at 4.01.42 PM.png

It still doesn't directly edit the path.

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Jan 24, 2025 Jan 24, 2025

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And the path is seected?

When drawing with the brush tool: do you click and drag on the path?

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Jan 24, 2025 Jan 24, 2025

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Yes, and yes.

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Jan 24, 2025 Jan 24, 2025

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How large is the object you want to edit?

 

You are in isolation mode - are you also trying to edit in isolation mode? 

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Jan 24, 2025 Jan 24, 2025

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Under 200px wide and tall. And yes, i've tried it in isolation mode, and I've also ungrouped it so it's just a path on its own. Here's a video: https://youtu.be/xmuSaxmzz1A

Uploaded by None on 2025-01-25.

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Jan 24, 2025 Jan 24, 2025

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That is so weird. Can you perhaps share a file that contains this object?

 

Rename the file extension to .pdf then you can upload it here. It's already late around here, so I will leave for today, but hopefully someone can investigate.

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Jan 24, 2025 Jan 24, 2025

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Thank you for your time in this, Monika.

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Jan 25, 2025 Jan 25, 2025

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You currently do not have a brush (from the brushes panel) applied to that path. Can you try that? First apply a brush and then use the brush tool?

 

If you do not want to change the stroke of the path first, then you could check out the pencil tool instead of the brush tool.

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Jan 26, 2025 Jan 26, 2025

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I have the brush on "basic" on my end. I tried the pencil tool instead, it worked! Thank you, Monica! I appreciate your help!

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Jan 26, 2025 Jan 26, 2025

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Glad you could solve it!

 

Basic is not a brush. The basic setting deletes the brush. The name of that setting is not chosen very well.

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