Live Paint groups

When you create a Live Paint group, overlapping shapes create regions (similar to the regions created by the Path Builder tool). Live Paint treats regions as if they’re all on the same level instead of arranged in a stacking order; this is what allows you to overlap areas in a way that appears as if they are weaving in and out of each other on separate layers of the stack.

To work with Live Paint, you must use the Live Paint Bucket tool to create a Live Paint group. Before you start, set a few options for the Live Paint Bucket tool.

Task 1 Set the Live Paint Bucket options

1 To open the “Live Paint Bucket Options” dialog box, double-click the Live Paint Bucket tool in the Tools panel (it’s grouped with the Shape Builder tool).