How Do I Use the Brush in Illustrator? Trying to draw / fill in a logo

[dcbluejay]

Hello Community,

This is my first post so I apologize if my title is not accurate to what needs to be done. I have this SVG icon that I downloaded and I am trying to add it to our logo. I used the paintbrush/paint bucket in Photoshop and filled it in with the color scheme I am trying to do, however of course it ends up being very grainy around the edges and so that's why I moved to Illustrator, sadly I am not as well versed in this software so I am sort of stuck.

Can someone guide me to the tools I need to use to get this as my end result in AI? Thank you!!

[Kurt Gold · Accepted solution]

Basically, this can be done with different tools. Using Illustrator's Live Paint is one of them. Using the Shape Builder tool is another one. And there are other ways as well.

Which version of Illustrator are you using?

[dcbluejay]

I have Illustrator 2020 currently installed! 

[Kurt Gold]

Yes, with that version you have access to the ways I mentioned above.

As per your screenshot you may pay attention to the so-called Gap Detection that can be set and modified in the Live Paint options and in the Shape Builder options as well.

[dcbluejay]

OK, noted, thank you so much! I really appreciate  the help 🙂 

[michelew83603738 · Accepted solution]

I agree, Live Paint would be the perfect way to fill this in. Here is a little more about using Live Paint: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/using/live-paint-groups.html