Adobe Illustrator - Vector Based Imaging.

Illustrator provides the following painting tools:



The Paintbrush tool (B) draws freehand and calligraphic lines, as well as art, patterns, and bristle brush strokes on paths. See Draw paths and apply brush strokes simultaneously .



The Mesh tool (U) creates and edits meshes and mesh envelopes. SeeCreate mesh objects.



The Gradient tool (G) adjusts the beginning and ending points and angle of gradients within objects, or applies a gradient to objects. See Apply a gradient to an object.



The Eyedropper tool (I) samples and applies color, type, and appearance attributes, including effects, from objects. See Copy appearance attributes using the Eyedropper tool.



The Live Paint Bucket tool (K) paints faces and edges of Live Paint groups with the current paint attributes. SeePaint with the Live Paint Bucket tool.



The Live Paint Selection (Shift-L)tool selects faces and edges within Live Paint groups. See Select items in Live Paint groups.



The Measure tool measures the distance between two points. See Measure the distance between objects.



The Blob Brush tool (Shift-B)draws paths that automatically expand and merge calligraphic brush paths that share the same color and are adjacent in stacking order. See Draw and merge paths with the Blob Brush tool.

Drawing Graphs Moving Painting Reshaping Selection Symbols Type
Toolbox Options Raster / Vector Symbols Galleries: 1 & 2 Toolbox User Galleries (a large file) Assessment Task Index Page