Pencil Line Texture
You can apply a texture to a pencil line. Pencil lines support texture. Before drawing, you can select or import a texture and apply it to your lines. You can also change it afterwards using the Select tool. Textures are independent from pencil templates.
When you import a texture in your pencil styles, it is saved in your scene. If you want to add that texture to a bank that you will reuse in different scenes, you can add that texture to your preferences.
- In the Tools toolbar, select the Pencil tool.
- In the Tool Properties view, the preview area displays the stroke that will be produced after you customize the different parameters in the Tool Properties view. Click the arrow button.
- In the Pencil Properties editor, select the Texture tab.
- In the Texture library, select a texture for the pencil.
- In the Drawing view, draw a pencil line.
- In the Tools toolbar, select the Pencil tool.
- In the Tool Properties view, click the arrow button beside the stroke preview area.
- In the Pencil Properties editor, click the New Texture button or select New Texture from the Texture menu.
‣ | To delete a preset style, click the Delete Texture button or select Delete Texture from the Texture menu. |
- Browse for your bitmap texture file.
The following file formats are supported: .jpg, .png, .psd, .sgi, .tif. Your texture MUST HAVE an alpha channel.
- Click Open.
The imported texture is saved in your texture list.
- In the Pencil Properties editor, select your new texture.
- Click the Texture menu and select Rename Texture.
The Rename Opacity Texture dialog box opens.
- In the Name field, type the template name and click OK.
- In the Drawing view, draw your pencil line with your new texture.
- In the Tools toolbar, select the Pencil tool.
- In the Tool Properties view, click the arrow button beside the stroke preview area.
- In the Pencil Properties editor, select a texture from the Textures area to add to your preferences.
- Click the Copy to Preference button.
- In the Tools toolbar, select the Select tool.
- In the Drawing view, select a pencil line.
- In the Tool Properties view, select a texture from the Textures area to apply to the selected stroke.