Adobe® Illustrator® 10 Classroom in a Book®

Using Calligraphic brushes

Calligraphic brushes resemble strokes drawn with the angled point of a calligraphic pen. Calligraphic brushes are defined by an elliptical shape whose center follows the path. Use these brushes to create the appearance of hand-drawn strokes made with a flat, angled pen tip.

You'll use a Calligraphic pen to draw water in front of the canoe. You'll begin by selecting the brush, and then choose a color for the brush.

1.	In the Brushes palette, choose Show Calligraphic Brushes from the palette menu to select that option. Then choose Show Art Brushes from the menu to deselect that option.
2.	In the Brushes palette, select the 12 pt Oval brush.
3.	In the Color palette, click the Stroke box. Then click in the color bar to select ...