At the right of the shape and tools pane are the shape creation and editing tools, as well as Bézier creation controls and
pen pressure controls. The creation tools form the first row of the shape creation and editing tools, and the editing tools
form the second.
| Use: |
To: |
| Freehand |
Create a freehand line strip shape. |
| Bézier |
Create a Bézier shape point by point. |
| Rectangle |
Create a rectangular (or square) Bézier shape. |
| Ellipse |
Create an elliptical (circular) Bézier shape. |
| Line |
Create a line Bézier shape. |
| Transform |
Edit a shape's transform. |
| Edit |
Edit points in a Bézier shape. |
| Clone/Reveal Transform |
Edit the clone/reveal transform of a shape. |
Note
Notice that the Rectangle, Ellipse, Line and Bézier shape tools all create Bézier shapes.
Immediately below the shape creation and editing tools are the Erase controls. Contrary to many other drawing packages, Vector
Paint does not have dedicated erasing tools. Instead, you choose the erase mode you want (erase to background, to transparent,
or to background color),and use the standard creation tools to create new shapes that erase. These shapes can be edited, tracked,
and changed just as other shapes.
Make Bézier Controls
| Use: |
To: |
| Auto |
Automatically convert new freehand shape. |
| Tolerance |
Set the pixel tolerance when converting freehand shapes to Bézier. |
Pen Pressure Controls
| Use: |
To: |
| Size |
Have pen pressure control brush size. |
| Opacity |
Have pen pressure control opacity. |
