This panel is also displayed when switching to the Painting Workspace ( Window > Workspace > Painting and see my article about Workspaces). Adjust the settings in the Simplify dialog box or click Auto-Simplify and then OK to greatly reduce the complexity of the shapes.Ĭhoose Window > Brushes to show the Brushes panel. Select all the artwork, then Choose Object > Path > Simplify… and click the three dots on the right side of the small floating panel that appears. You can make it much more interesting!īefore you customize the artwork with brushstrokes, it’s important that your paths have as few points as possible, while retaining their shapes. Adobe Stock and other sources have maps like this available for free. This map of Western Europe is typical of what you will encounter when searching for images of this type: Basic country outlines featuring solid fills – a textbook map. No painting experience necessary! The starting point You can further customize the appearance of your illustrations by using the Brushes panel and applying brush strokes to selected paths. In an earlier article, you learned how to add texture fills to your artwork to give it character. Vector artwork created in Illustrator is often very basic, featuring standard strokes and solid colors.
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