Select faces and edges, Select a live paint group, Select an original path within a live paint group – Adobe Illustrator CS4 User Manual
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Select faces and edges
The Live Paint Selection tool pointer changes to the face pointer
when it’s positioned over a face, the edge
pointer
when it’s positioned over an edge, or the x pointer
when it’s positioned outside of a Live Paint group.
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Select the Live Paint Selection tool, and then:
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To select an individual face or edge, click a face or edge.
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To select multiple faces and edges, drag a marquee around the items you want to select. Partial selections are
included.
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To select all contiguous faces that are not separated by a painted edge, double-click a face.
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To select faces or edges with the same fill or stroke, triple-click an item. Or click once, choose Select > Same, and
then choose Fill Color, Stroke Color, or Stroke Weight on the submenu.
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To add items to, or remove items from, the current selection, Shift-click or Shift-drag a marquee around the items.
Select a Live Paint group
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Using the Selection tool, click the group.
Select an original path within a Live Paint group
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Using the Direct Selection tool, click a path inside the Live Paint group.
Isolate a Live Paint group from the rest of the artwork
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Using the Selection tool, do one of the following:
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Double-click the group.
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Select the group, and then click the Isolate Selected Group button
in the Control panel.
Modify Live Paint groups
When you modify a path in a Live Paint group, Illustrator colors the modified or new faces and edges using fills and
strokes from the existing group. If the results are not what you expect, you can reapply the colors you want using the
Live Paint Bucket tool.
Live Paint group before (left) and after adjusting paths (right)
When you delete edges, the fill floods across any newly expanded face. For example, if you delete a path that divides a
circle in half, the circle is filled with one of the fills previously in the circle. You can sometimes help guide the results.
For instance, before deleting a path that divides a circle, first move it so that the fill you want to keep is larger than the
fill you want to remove.