Drag to rotate flowers.
The result
Select the Symbol Shifter tool ( ) in the Tools panel. With the symbol set still selected, press the right bracket key (]) several times to increase the size of the brush. Click the Flower symbol instances and drag to shift them.
Tip: There are lots of Symbolism tools for you to experiment with, including the Symbol Stainer tool ( ), which allows you to apply a stain to selected symbol instances in the symbol set.
Choose Select > Deselect.
Choose File > Save.
What do the symbolism tools do? Symbol Shifter tool ( )—Moves symbol instances around. It can also change the relative stacking order of symbol instances in a set. Symbol Scruncher tool ( Symbol Sizer tool (
)—Pulls symbol instances together or apart.
)—Increases or decreases the size of symbol instances.
Symbol Spinner tool ( )—Orients the symbol instances in a set. Symbol instances located near the pointer orient in the direction you move the pointer. As you drag the mouse, an arrow appears above the pointer to show the current orientation of the symbol instances. Symbol Stainer tool ( )—Colorizes symbol instances. Colorizing a symbol instance changes the hue toward the tint color while preserving the original luminosity, so black or white objects don’t change at all. Symbol Screener tool ( )—Increases or decreases the transparency of the symbol instances in a set. Symbol Styler tool ( )—Applies the selected style to the symbol instance. You can switch to the Symbol Styler tool when using any other symbolism tool by clicking a style in the Styles panel.
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