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9. Change the fill color to medium gray, and then click inside the remaining
shape (around the wheel insets) to fill that area with gray.
10. Click Scene 1 in the Edit bar to return to the main Stage.
11. Save the file and continue to the next exercise.
ChAnge stroke Attributes With the ink bottle tool
The Ink Bottle tool allows you to change the color of strokes without first selecting a
specific object. Any stroke you click will be affected by the defined tool settings. In this
exercise you will change the bright green strokes that you used during development to
something that more accurately suits the project artwork.
1. With corvette.fla open, choose Edit>Deselect All to deselect everything.
When either selection tool is active, you can also simply click an empty area of the Stage
to deselect everything in the file.
2. Choose the Ink Bottle tool, change the stroke color to black, and change the
stroke height to 1 pt.
Once you select the Ink Bottle tool, you can use the Properties panel to predetermine
the weight, color, stroke style, and other features before you use the tool. The current
settings in the Properties panel will be applied to any shape you click with the Ink Bottle
tool, and will remain in effect until you change them.
Ink Bottle Use the Properties panel to change
tool the stroke settings before clicking
with the Ink Bottle tool.
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