The Fill tool in Adobe Illustrator is represented by a solid square icon located in the Tools panel (toolbar). You can find it typically on the left side of the screen among other drawing and selection tools
. To use the Fill tool:
- Select your object with the Selection tool.
- Click the Fill box (solid square) in the Tools panel, Properties panel, or Color panel to activate fill mode.
- Choose a fill color by clicking a swatch, using the Color Picker (double-click the Fill box), or selecting from the Color or Swatches panels
You can quickly toggle between Fill and Stroke modes by pressing the keyboard shortcut X
. For filling enclosed areas more interactively, Illustrator offers the Live Paint Bucket tool, which is found under the Shape Builder tool in the toolbar or can be activated by pressing K. This tool lets you fill different faces of a grouped object with colors efficiently
. In summary:
- The Fill tool icon is a solid square in the toolbar.
- Use the Fill box in the Tools panel or Properties panel to apply fill colors.
- Keyboard shortcut X switches between Fill and Stroke.
- The Live Paint Bucket tool (shortcut K) is used for filling complex grouped shapes.
This covers the main ways to find and use the Fill tool in Illustrator.
