Datasheet
The History palette keeps track of a set number of previous actions (which
you can set in the System Preferences of the program) in a list. You just look
through the list to the action you’d like to go back to and click it with your
mouse or stylus. Instantly, you travel back in time to the point you want to
start over from. And you don’t even need a DeLorean to do it!
(Just a quick note to you Manga Studio Debut users out there — the rest of
the palettes are exclusive to the EX version of the program.)
Gray (EX only)
The Gray palette gives you a bit more fine-tuning for the color of your ink
as you’re working on a layer. Much like the opacity setting determines how
opaque or transparent a layer can be, the Gray palette adjusts how dark or
light a shade of gray you’d like to work in.
This is useful for those who like to work loosely and lightly with their pencils
and then go back and refine the work with a darker pencil. If you don’t want
to create a brand-new layer for the tight pencils, you can just adjust the grays
as you go along. You can try setting the gray color to a lighter shade for your
loose roughs. Then, when you’re ready to tighten the pencils up, darken the
grays and start refining! It’s a great alternative to those who feel some “life”
from their work is lost when traced on a separate layer.
Materials (EX only)
The Materials palette is your repository for all the various tools and samples
that you can use in your drawing. These include:
Two-dimensional images that you can use with the 2DLT importing
function (which I explain in Bonus Chapter 2 on the CD).
Three-dimensional objects that you can use with the 3DLT importing
function (which I explain in Bonus Chapter 2 on the CD).
Custom Ruler shapes, such as French Curves, Elliptical and Circular
rulers, and others.
Preset Layer Types, such as a Black Only Raster pen layer.
Word balloons.
You can place each of these materials on the page by clicking and dragging
it using your mouse or stylus. In addition, you can save your own custom
images, rulers, and layer types in the User folder. I discuss the Materials
palette in a bit more detail in Chapter 15.
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