Pencil
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 .
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 transparent 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 input devices that support this option.
Additional Information
Default Keyboard Shortcut: Shift-P
Key modifiers:
Ctrl changes the pencil to a Color Picker that will set the foreground color.
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.