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- Right now, right this minute,

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it's tough to be an Illustrator trainer.

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Why? Because the subject of this chapter

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is one of the best tools
in the entire software.

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And it's officially called the Blob brush.

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Yes, you heard me correctly.

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Blob brush.

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Which if I were you, would suggest

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some kind of brush tool that paints blobs.

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And why not, right?

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Who, these days, doesn't want to paint

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a whole bunch of plump, gooey blobs?

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Really just blob the heck out of things.

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Who wouldn't want to do that?

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Oh, that's right, everyone.

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And yet, the truth is, the
Blob brush is an amazing tool.

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As with the Pencil, the
topic of the last chapter,

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the Blob brush has grown
more capable in recent years

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so that it produces exceedingly smooth

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and yet remarkably accurate results.

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Only unlike the Pencil, the Blob brush

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paints closed path outlines
instead of open ones.

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Better still, if you
don't like what you see

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you can whittle at those
closed path outlines

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with the Eraser tool.

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So, a bit of blobbing, a bit
of erasing sounds ridiculous.

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But trust me, this really
is the drawing experience

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you've been waiting for.

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What do you think?

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Do you want to draw this
entirely with a mouse?

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OK, this I had to draw with a tablet.

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But this, a mouse is fine.

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With any luck, this chapter
will expand the definition

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of blob beyond something
sloppy and inaccurate

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while keeping all the fun

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that the word blob implies intact.

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So come on gang, let's get blobbing.