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PenToolLvr
07-13-2009, 06:44 PM
Can someone please fill me in on the proper way to merge art brush strokes with other imported art - while maintaining the art brush style?

I'm in the habit of importing my line drawings, tracing & converting to live paint in order to make alterations with the paint brush tool, but I haven't discovered the proper way to combine my brush strokes with the original drawing (the brush strokes turn to single point lines). As a workaround, I've always just pasted the lot over to Photoshop, then taken it directly back into Illustrator for another trace - which works - but minute details are always lost in the process... what am I doing wrong? :confused:

Scott Weichert
07-14-2009, 02:37 AM
Select the brush stroke and choose Object > Expand Appearance or Object > Expand. This converts them to standard shapes rather than brush strokes.

PenToolLvr
07-14-2009, 10:03 PM
Thank you!