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Use the spray brush

Earlier in the tutorial, you used the paintbrush attribute to extend a graphic symbol along a path. Now you'll use the spray brush attribute to repeat a graphic symbol—in this case, the bead—along a path.

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With the bead on page 1 selected, choose Modify > Brush > Create Brush.

2

In the Edit Brush dialog box, name the brush Necklace.

3

Select Spray.

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In the Min. percentage text box to the right of Spacing, type 85, then click OK.

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On page 1, select the path, which is already created for you next to the existing necklaces.

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In the Stroke inspector, select Brush from the Stroke Type pop-up menu.

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In the Brush pop-up menu, select Necklace—the name of the custom brush you created.

Instances of the bead symbol repeat along the path.

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In the Width text box in the Stroke panel, type 60 and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Macintosh).

Note: You can move the points on the path, as you learned earlier, to change the shape and length of the necklace.