Tweaking the Thickness of Pencil Lines with the Pencil Editor Tool

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You can use the Pencil Editor tool to reshape the pencil line thickness.

  1. In the Tools toolbar, select the Pencil Editor tool.
  1. In the Drawing view, select a pencil line and click to reshape it.

  1. Select one or several points by clicking them or circling around.

  1. Press Del to delete a selected point.
  1. Press Ctrl (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ (macOS) and click the central spine to add a set of points to adjust the contour.
  1. To modify the shape, you can:
  • Move the selected points to a new area. If you select matching points on each side of the line, holding the Shift key will move them both. This way you can thicken or thin a line from both sides at the same time.

  • Pull on the Bezier handle to move both points’ handles as one.

  • Hold down Alt and pull on one of the Bezier handles. It moves the handle independently from the other one.

  • Pull directly on the line between two points. No selection is necessary. Holding down the Shift key will limit the contour modification to the curve between the two first points.

  • If an anchor point has no visible Bezier handle, hold down Alt to display them.