Line Art and Colour Art Layers
Toon Boom Animate has an option allowing you to paint the lines and the colour fills separately.
In Toon Boom Animate, a drawing is composed of two embedded layers:
The Line Art and Colour Art layers are only available in the Advanced Art Mode.
You can draw and paint in all layers, but if you prefer working in a single layer, you can do everything in Line Art.
The main advantage of using the Line Art and Colour Art option is so you can repaint the lines easily. If your colour fills are separated from the lines, it allows you to use the repaint tool and paint the lines without affecting the colour zones. Also, it allows you to paint tones and highlights in line art and then add some transparency to see the Colour Art through it.
To toggle between Line Art and Colour Art and enable the Preview mode:
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In the Tools toolbar, select any drawing tool. |
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To toggle between Line Art and Colour Art: |
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In the Drawing view,right-click and select Switch to Colour Art/Switch to Line Art or s[L]. |
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In the Drawing or Camera bottom toolbar, click on the Colour Art  button. |
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In the Drawing or Camera bottom toolbar, click on the Line Art  button. |
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To preview the Line Art and Colour Art at the same time: |
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In the Drawing view,right-click and select Preview Line Art and Colour Art. While using the Preview mode, you still edit one mode at a time or press [Shift] + [P]. |
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In the Drawing or Camera bottom toolbar, click on the Preview  button. To be able to see only one of the layers at a time in the Camera view, you must enable the Current Drawing on Top option, available from the Camera bottom toolbar drop-down menu. If this option is not enabled, you will see the final composition of all four layers. |
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