Draw Tool¶
The Draw Tool
is the one that most artists will be familiar with.
This is best used with a drawing tablet, although it can be used with a
mouse.
The Draw Tool
can generate a Region Layer, an
Outline Layer and an Advanced Outline Layer with pressure output from the tablet
mapped to the line’s width.
Options¶
The Tool Options Panel allows you to specify:
Name : Used for the new layer; any number in this field will automatically increment with each layer created
Layer Type : Whether create Outline Layer and/or Advanced Outline Layer, Region Layer layers (Splines)
Blend Method : The blending method used to composite on the layers below
Opacity : Sets the Opacity for new layers. Defaults to 1.00 (Completely opaque)
Brush Size : Sets the Outline Layer: Outline Width or the size of the gradient (only for Outline Layer, Advanced Outline Layer and Curve Gradient Layer)
Pressure Sensitive
Min Pressure : The value of this option clamps the lower end of the Pressure sensitivity to a specific value, essentially determining how thin the thinnest possible segment is relative to the New Layer Defaults: Brush Size parameter in the Toolbox.
Smoothness : Determines how much tablet jitter is removed, and as a result, how many vertices the resulting splines are composed of. Could by Local or Global
Local : Adjust the Spline between the Splines points.
Global : Adjust the Spline globally.
Width Max Error : for advanced outline layer.
Round End : The ends of the spline will be rounded, only for Outline Layer, Advanced Outline Layer layers.
Auto Loop : When the stroke of the
Draw Tool
ends near the beginning of the stroke, automatically connect the last Handle to the first.Auto Extend : When the stroke begins and/or end at or near an endpoint Handle of another Outline Layer, the resulting Outline Layer is simply appended to the existing Outline Layer
Auto Link : When the stroke begins and/or ends at or near a vertex Handle in another Outline Layer, and the outline isn’t being extended by the
Auto Extend
option above, the first and/or last vertex of the resulting Outline Layer is Linking to the Handle on the existing Outline Layer.Feather : Set the Feather Parameter on the layer
Auto Export : Automatically Export the Spline list points into the Values Base Nodes of the Library Panel
Buttons¶
Fill Last Stroke : Hit this button after
having created a shape with the Draw Tool
to create a Region Layer, filled with the
New Layer Defaults: Brush Colors Fill Color
, of the
last trace you have drawn.