Drawing with Shapes
In Toon Boom Animate Pro, you can use the shape tools to draw with circles, lines and squares. You can also easily reshape a square or circle into a much more complex drawing such as these butterfly wings.
Refer to Reshaping a Drawing Using the Contour Editor Tool and Reshaping Pencil Lines with the Pencil Editor Tool topics to learn more about the Contour Editor and Pencil Editor tools.
To draw with a Shape tool:
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2. | In the Tools toolbar, select a shape tool. |
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4. | In the |
‣ | Hold down [Shift] to lock the rectangle or the ellipse ratio to 1:1. |
‣ | Hold down [Alt] to draw the rectangle or ellipse from its centre. |
‣ | Hold down [Shift] to snap the line every 15 degrees. |
‣ | Hold down [Alt] to snap the starting or end point of the line to a close by stroke. |
5. | Use the Contour Editor tool to deform your shape and create your drawing. |
Related Topics
• | Shape Tool Options |