Getting started: Brushes and blobs
Learn about the Blob and Brush tools in Adobe® Illustrator® CS4. Choose a brush style. Change the fill color. Create freeform lines, shapes, and other paths.
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About the authors
In 1985, Deke McClelland oversaw the implementation of the first personal computer-based production department in Boulder, Colorado. In 1986, he became the artistic director for Publishing Resources, one of the earliest all-PostScript service bureaus in the United States. Deke McClelland is a well-known expert and lecturer on Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and the broader realm of computer graphics and design. To date, he has written 85 books that have been translated into 24 languages, with more than 4 million copies in print.
