Illustrator

Select items in Live Paint groups

Use the Live Paint Selection tool  to select individual faces and edges in a Live Paint group. Use the Selection tool  to select the entire Live Paint group, and the Direct Selection tool  to select paths inside a Live Paint group. When you’re working in a complex document, you can isolate a Live Paint group so that it is easy to select the exact face or edge you want.

Choose a selection tool depending on what you want to affect in a Live Paint group. For instance, use the Live Paint Selection tool to apply different gradients across different faces in a Live Paint group, and use the Selection tool to apply the same gradient across the entire Live Paint group.

Select faces and edges

The Live Paint Selection tool pointer changes to the face pointer  when it’s positioned over a face, the edge pointer  when it’s positioned over an edge, or the x pointer  when it’s positioned outside of a Live Paint group.

 Select the Live Paint Selection tool, and then:
  • To select an individual face or edge, click a face or edge.

  • To select multiple faces and edges, drag a marquee around the items you want to select. Partial selections are included.

  • To select all contiguous faces that are not separated by a painted edge, double-click a face.

  • To select faces or edges with the same fill or stroke, triple-click an item. Or click once, choose Select > Same, and then choose Fill Color, Stroke Color, or Stroke Weight on the submenu.

  • To add items to, or remove items from, the current selection, Shift-click or Shift-drag a marquee around the items.

Select a Live Paint group

 Using the Selection tool, click the group.

Select an original path within a Live Paint group

 Using the Direct Selection tool, click a path inside the Live Paint group.

Isolate a Live Paint group from the rest of the artwork

 Using the Selection tool, do one of the following:
  • Double-click the group.

  • Select the group, and then click the Isolate Selected Group button  in the Control panel.