I have had the Wacom go bad on a couple of tablets in the classroom. You might try drawing with the mouse, just to see if it works properly. If it does, then your stylus might need to be replaced.

K

On Apr 17, 2020, at 3:08 PM, Jennifer Landin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Hi Everyone

I'm trying to do some very simple drawings with the brush tool in Illustrator. At first, the wacom pen worked fine. Then it stopped working in the middle of a drawing. Craziest part, I can still see the pen drawing in the tiny preview on the  layer window. I shut down illustrator and unplugged the Wacom, and restarted. It worked fine. Then, shifted from black line to white. Then it stopped working again. I restarted. It briefly worked. Then stopped.

Arggg! I've tried finding solutions online, but they focus on the brush definition (I do have one, not "Basic"). The layer is unlocked, and I'm on the correct layer. I do have a stroke width selected. 

Thanks so much! 

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Jennifer Landin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Teaching

Department of Biological Sciences

116 David Clark Labs

NC State University

Box 7617, Raleigh NC 27695

919-513-0241

jmlandin.com

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