User Guide
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CHAPTER 8. TOOLS 76
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Alt changes the paintbrush to a Color Picker that will set the background color.
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Shift places the paintbrush tool into straight line mode. Holding
Shift while
clicking Button1 will generate a straight line. Consecutive clicks will continue
drawing straight lines that originate from the end of the last line.
8.30 Pencil
Straight Line Tools
8.30.1 Overview
The Pencil tool is used to draw free hand lines with a hard edge. Any strokes are
rendered using the current brush.
See also: Brush Selection.
8.30.2 Pencil Tool Options
Pencil Settings
Opacity The Opacity slider sets the transparency level for the paint. A higher opacity
setting results in more opaque paint and a lower setting results in more transpar-
ent paint.
Mode The Mode dropdown list provides a selection of paint application modes. A list
of these modes can be found in the glossary.
Incremental The Incremental checkbox actiavtes incremental paint mode for the tool.
More information about incremental mode can be found in the glossary
Pressure Sensitivity The Pressure Sensitivity section sets the sensitivity levels for in-
put devices that support this option.
Additional Information
Default Keyboard Shortcut:
Shift
P
Key modifiers:
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Ctrl changes the pencil to a Color Picker that will set the foreground color.
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Alt changes the pencil to a Color Picker that will set the background color.
•
Shift places the pencil tool into straight line mode. Holding
Shift while clicking
Button1 will generate a straight line. Consecutive clicks will continue drawing
straight lines that originate from the and of the last line.