Creating Pencil Presets

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You can create your own custom pencil presets.

Regular pencil presets allow you to set the size and smoothing of the line or shape. As you draw, the thickness of the line varies according the amount of pressure you apply with a pen and tablet.

NOTE To learn more about the Pencil tool options, see Pencil Tool Properties.
  1. In the Tools toolbar, select the Pencil, Line, Ellipse, or Rectangle tool.
  1. In the Tool Properties view, click on the arrow button next to the stroke preview area to open the Pencil Properties dialog.

Stroke Preview

  1. Configure your brush to be exactly how you wish to use it in the future—see Creating a Pencil.
  1. In the Tool Properties view, click the New Brush button.

The New Preset dialog box opens.

Name New Preset

  1. Type in a name for your new pencil thickness stencil and click OK.
  1. Start drawing in the Drawing view.