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- In the real world, a

brush is a tool that you use



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to lay down paint, but in

Illustrator, a brush is yet



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another variety of

vector-based path outline.



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In its simplest form, it's

one path stretched across



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the length of another.



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In its more complex forms,

a brush is many paths



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stretched or repeated across

the length of another.



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Which is to say, you can

select the Paintbrush tool



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from the toolbox, select a

brush from the brushes panel,



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and brush away.



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That's one way to work, anyway.



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But it gets even better.



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You can take any existing path

outline drawn with any tool



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that you like and then apply

a brush from the brushes panel



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in the form of a stroke.



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You can apply a brush to the

outline of live editable type



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or if you like, you can

turn the type into a brush



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and stretch it across the path outline.



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Plus, brushes respond

to variable width input



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which you assign either

by drawing with a tablet



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equipped with a pressure-sensitive stylus,



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or with the help of the width tool.



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As usual, brushes are amazingly

versatile and powerful



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as I'll demonstrate at length

in the following movies.