Illustrator (Desktop) Bugs
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- Details of your operating system
- The version of Adobe Illustrator (desktop)
- The steps you were taking when you experienced the issues
- Your expected result and the actual result
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49 results found
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Calligraphic brush adds small circles (blobbing) at the end of drawn lines
Hi, I am having problems with calligraphic brush when I draw with my tablet (XP-Pen Deco 03)
I am on Windows 10 and latest version of Illustrator2 votes -
Touchscreen drawing not working
I am on a Lenovo IdeaPad, and the touchscreen drawing does not work even in touchscreen mode. Rarely will it show what I drew and even then, it is after I have lifted my finger. I can only really place dots. Also, pinch-to-zoom doesn't work. Seems to be related to this forum post: https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/unable-to-draw-with-a-pen-on-touch-screen-on-windows/m-p/11376148
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App is crashing without saving the work
My illustrator app on iPad is crashing frequently and the brush is also not working and it is not saving while it crashes
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Can't modify brush size neither use basic stroke
Every time I try to use brush with any size, it makes 1pt strokes. And when I try to use basic brush, it makes other strokes like caligraphic or caracoal.
I already closed the program and opened it again but doesnt work.
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unable to use brush tool
i am unable to use the brush tool every time i click on it
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Appling Gradient Across Stroke for Brushes doesn’t work
I have applied a gradient to my brush. I want to change the stroke so that the gradient is across the stroke. I click on that option, but the appearance of my stroke does not change.
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Direction in Art Brush Options doesn’t work
I can’t get direction in Art Brush Options.
2 votesPlease get in touch with us at any of the other support channels – https://helpx.adobe.com/support.html . Since this is not a generic issue that we can reproduce at our end, we will need someone to look into your machine to figure out what is going on here.
Warm Regards,
Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator -
Let users select their own brush strokes rather than enforcing inappropriate and slow ones on them
What if Illustrator didn't default to inappropriate brush strokes every time I attempted to use their brush? Often, I find myself working on designs that need clean vector outlines rather than a ragged brush stroke effect. Having to switch back from the ragged brush stroke every time is time-consuming and slows the software. What if we gave users the freedom to select the brush of their choice?
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Blob brush not reverting from Brush using keyboard shortcut
When switching between custom keyboard shortcuts from the Brush to the Blob Brush, the shape stays the same and doesn't respond to tablet pen pressure sensitivity.
Windows 11 running Ai 24
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Older Brush Strokes get replaced with new ones drawn nearby
Why a new brush stroke always replaces the old one, if they're close to each other?
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Brush palette inconsistent with Direct Selection Tool
I select a path drawn with the brush tool using Direct Select then click another brush. Sometimes the brush is applied to the path, sometimes it isn't, although the brush is shown to have changed as expected in the brush palette.
If the brush is not applied as described, when I deselect the path and select it again it reverts to showing the original brush.
I'm sure this has happened since the latest update (28.1, 64 bit, Win 10). I work with brush tool a lot and this is introducing a lot of irritation and wasted time to my projects.
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Brush Pressure not working (greyed out) in 27.8.1 - Reverting to version 27.7 fixes issue
When Illustrator auto updated to 27.8.1, all my pressure brushes stopped working. Pressure is not available as a brush option.
I use an XP-Pen artist Pro 15.6 tablet on Windows 10
I went through the SOP that I do when this happens - uninstalled and reinstalled multiple versions of the XP-Pen drivers and nothing worked. I think reverted Illustrator back to 27.7 and it works again.
It would be nice if this functionality didn't break regularly when new versions are released. It makes Auto-updating an unrealistic option as I end up wasting time chasing down bugs when I really should…
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"NEW ART HAS BASIC APPEARANCE" APPEARANCE panel options NOT working for BRUSH
On the desktop version of Illustrator.....
When you use the pencil tool with 'NEW ART HAS BASIC APPEARANCE" set in the APPEARANCE panel options, any subsequent/new pencil art has a basic appearance as it is supposed to.
When you use the pencil tool with 'NEW ART HAS BASIC APPEARANCE" NOT set in the APPEARANCE panel options, any subsequent/new pencil art has the same appearance as the last made pencil stroke as it is supposed to.
THESE TWO 'NEW ART HAS BASIC APPEARANCE" SETTINGS in the APPEARANCE panel options unfortunately DO NOT WORK this way when using the Brush tool.
The…
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pen tablet skipping brush strokes works fine in photoshop but not illustrator
I have Illustrator 2022 and Illustrator 2020 and it skips strokes some times with both versions. It shows a circle that represents the brush where I start the stroke and it also shows the brush symbol that is moving with the pen tip. The circle that represents the brush stays where I start the stroke until I finish the stroke and lift the pen, then the circle that represents the brush goes away, while the brush symbol is moving with my stroke but no stroke is being drawn. The brush strokes in Photoshop are fine, they do not skip strokes…
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Brush tool not available to draw on normal AI file
I can draw a line on my rough draft in a .ai file, but can't use the brush tool. It shows the O with a / "forbidden" symbol (not available).
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Illustrator brushes disappearing
I have existing brushes I made in Illustrator that I have used for over ten years. Suddenly today they are disappearing in my files. I've rebooted and re-set the brush. I am using a MacBook Pro 16-inch 2019, OS Monterey 12.2.1, Illustrator 26.0.3. Ever since the last big update for Mac I've been having a lot of problems in Illustrator. Please help!
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Brush pressure sensitivity unavailable - Huion HS611 (MacOS Monterey 12.2.1)
Option to use the calligraphy brush with pressure sensitivity appears to be greyed out, but all drivers are correctly installed and it works perfectly with Photoshop. Have tried most of the recommendations from the adobe forum but the issue persists.
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Moving a path to an invisible group still enables me to edit with Blob Brush
I was painting a path with the Blob brush, then I decided to paint a new path on top of the other one and I didn't want to join with the original, so I moved the original to an invisible group and proceeded to paint the new path. For my surprise the original in the invisible group joined with the new path, I don't see this like a feature.
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Shape anomalies when creating pattern brushes
When I create a pattern brush using a series of pictures, other duplicated shapes (anomalies) would appear on top of the images when the new custom brush is applied to an object. In some cases it is duplicated, offset lines or flopped shapes that appear as additional objects...
ungrouping all objects before making it a brush seems to resolve the problem...
1 vote
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