Symbol sprayer An easy way to use the symbols in Illustrator is via the symbol sprayer, an easy to use paint brush tool. The symbol sprayer requires a symbol to be selected. Once selected, paint and the paint drops will appear in outline until you release the brush.The symbols are then considered a symbol set and transforms etc are applied to the entire set. To modify the individual symbols in the symbols set, simply use the symbol sizer, screener tools etc to apply styles, modify styles, add color, re-size, re-angle, random angles, fixed angle etc and a lot more. The symbol sprayer set of tools comes with a number of options.
fig: Expand out the symbols tools
The symbols in the pack can be used with the symbol sprayer tool to create unusual paint brush designs, backgrounds and more. Here the symbols are shrinking or growing (hold down various key combos). Or here the symbols are being stained or re-colored using the current fill color. The symbol spray tool comes with a large number of options
fig: Symbols tools options
fig: Spiral symbols sprayed by the sprayer tool