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Pencil Tool
Pencil
is a freehand painting tool.
Unlike Brush, it can't have soft edges.
In the Toolbox, select the Pencil
Tool.
Choose brush size and style
*
.
Select color.
Paint.
on the Options bar, you can also define blending mode (on animation I choose Hue) and Opacity.
Auto Erase option allows you to use the Pencil
like
Eraser
Tool
:
Select "Auto Erase"
When your stroke starts on area with foreground color (in the movie - cyan), the tool erases.
When your stroke starts on area with any other color the tool draws.
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Read more about
brush settings
.