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  • Kylan Transou
    Kylan Transou
    21,443 Points

    Pencil Tool Quiz (The smooth tool smooths the appearence of ___________ ?)

    Posted November 30, 2015 7:49pm by Kylan Transou
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  • Marija Kovacevic
    Marija Kovacevic
    8,157 Points

    Smooth tool won't work

    Posted August 19, 2015 2:40pm by Marija Kovacevic
    Marija Kovacevic
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    3 Answers

  • ramseydennis
    ramseydennis
    4,530 Points

    Parts of my pencil drawing disappear when I trace over the original Spaceman drawing by Mat - why?

    Posted July 18, 2015 9:05pm by ramseydennis
    ramseydennis
    4,530 Points
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    1 Answer

  • ramseydennis
    ramseydennis
    4,530 Points

    Path doesn't close with pencil tool when I hold alt - is there something I'm doing wrong?

    Posted July 12, 2015 2:08am by ramseydennis
    ramseydennis
    4,530 Points
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    4 Answers

  • Tara eveland
    Tara eveland
    63 Points

    Does the smooth tool work with others?

    Posted June 18, 2015 3:08pm by Tara eveland
    Tara eveland
    63 Points
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    • The Pencil Tool

    1 Answer

  • lihaoquan
    lihaoquan
    12,045 Points

    Drawing process in Adobe Illustrator

    Posted April 9, 2015 10:58am by lihaoquan
    lihaoquan
    12,045 Points
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    1 Answer

  • nygaard
    nygaard
    10,578 Points

    Illustrator removes the last path I have drawn

    Posted March 31, 2015 5:07pm by nygaard
    nygaard
    10,578 Points
    • Design
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    2 Answers

  • Fes Naqvi
    Fes Naqvi
    2,735 Points

    The Download file for the Pencil tool is not working. Help?

    Posted March 4, 2015 5:30am by Fes Naqvi
    Fes Naqvi
    2,735 Points
    • Design
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    2 Answers

  • Chris Marshall
    Chris Marshall
    7,195 Points

    Fidelity and Smoothness settings in the Pencil Tools Options only show as Fidelity in Adobe Illustrator CC 2014.

    Posted September 19, 2014 12:57am by Chris Marshall
    Chris Marshall
    7,195 Points
    • Design
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    1 Answer

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