Default scatter and pattern brushes

[Suzanne_Thomas@adobeforums.com]

I seem to have lost the default scatter and pattern brushes. I reinstalled AI CS and the default Brushes palette displays only Calligraphic and Art brushes. Trashing the preferences doesn't restore them either.

[Tim_Murray@adobeforums.com]

When you reinstalled, did you remove the old version first? If not, some modified files may not have been overwritten (just a guess).

[Suzanne_Thomas@adobeforums.com]

Yes, I deleted the old CS version first as well as the Preferences folder for that version. I may have defective default CMYK and RGB Brushes libraries on the install disk. I'll try installing from another disk.

[lita_moran@adobeforums.com]

I want to place a marble look on a star and I am not sure how to do this. Can anyone help?

[Mordy_Golding@adobeforums.com]

Actually Suzanne, there aren't any default scatter or pattern brushes in the AICS startup file. They were removed to help speed up the performance of opening new documents.

:) Mordy

[Wade_Zimmerman@adobeforums.com]

Lita you can create the marble look then drag it to the swatch palette or make a graphic style of it or use Vector Studio a plug in which even has a marble texture style as a default.

I just got it and you can control the nature of the marble texture and pattern and choose the resolution of the object.

[Dee Holmes]

If you want, I created a couple of marble backgrounds for an experiment about a year ago, could e-mail them to you, if you need it. Let me know.

Still not sure if this is what you are asking for. Or if you want your own in a swatch.