- Right now, right this minute,
it's tough to be an Illustrator trainer.
Why? Because the subject of this chapter
is one of the best tools in the entire software.
And it's officially called the Blob brush.
Yes, you heard me correctly.
Blob brush.
Which if I were you, would suggest
some kind of brush tool that paints blobs.
And why not, right?
Who, these days, doesn't want to paint
a whole bunch of plump, gooey blobs?
Really just blob the heck out of things.
Who wouldn't want to do that?
Oh, that's right, everyone.
And yet, the truth is, the Blob brush is an amazing tool.
As with the Pencil, the topic of the last chapter,
the Blob brush has grown more capable in recent years
so that it produces exceedingly smooth
and yet remarkably accurate results.
Only unlike the Pencil, the Blob brush
paints closed path outlines instead of open ones.
Better still, if you don't like what you see
you can whittle at those closed path outlines
with the Eraser tool.
So, a bit of blobbing, a bit of erasing sounds ridiculous.
But trust me, this really is the drawing experience
you've been waiting for.
What do you think?
Do you want to draw this entirely with a mouse?
OK, this I had to draw with a tablet.
But this, a mouse is fine.
With any luck, this chapter will expand the definition
of blob beyond something sloppy and inaccurate
while keeping all the fun
that the word blob implies intact.
So come on gang, let's get blobbing.