Pencil Editor Tool Properties

Allows you to choose the method to visually select multiple elements:

• Lasso: Allows you to select multiple elements by drawing a lasso around them with your mouse.
• Marquee: Allows you to select multiple elements by drawing a rectangle around them. This is faster, as you only need to drag your mouse from one corner of the rectangle to its opposite corner, but it may not be as precise as you want.

This option allows you to select which layers the tool should affect. It can be toggled on or off. When toggled on, it has two different modes. You can select a mode by clicking and holding on the button.

• Off: When this button is toggled off, the tool only works on the currently selected layers. If several layers are selected, the tool will work on all these layers simultaneously.
• Apply to Visible Drawing Layers: The tool will work on all the visible layers in the Camera view.
• Apply to Synced Drawing Layers: If the currently selected layer is synced with another layer, the tool will work on both the current layer and its synced layer.

Defines the maximum width of the pencil line.

If the pencil line has a constant size, this will define the width of the pencil line all over. If the pencil line has a varying size, this will define the width of its larger areas. Areas that are in-between the maximum and minimum size will be resized proportionally.

You can adjust the start, end, and join style of a pencil line.

• Start: Lets you select the style of the start tip, which is the first tip you drew. You can choose between Round or Flat style.
• End: Lets you select the style of the end tip, which is the last tip you drew. You can choose between Round or Flat style.
• Join: Lets you select the joint style. The joints are where the line curves abruptly. You could also define the Join style as the corner style. You can choose between Round, Mitre and Bevel style.

Harmony provides a variety of pencil presets and thickness stencils and also lets you create and save your own. It is a good idea to create and save pencils with precise sizes and parameters when you draw for efficiency and consistency.

A thickness stencil saves the thickness information across the length of the line. When drawing with a thickness stencil, the pressure sensitivity of the tablet is discarded. A thickness stencil can be used while drawing, or applied afterwards.

You also have the possibility to apply different textures to your lines by either using the default presets or to import your own.

You can export the pencil presets that you have created and import those that others have created. This is a good way for you and project collaborators to keep a consistent look for the project.

Allows to create a new preset from the selected pencil line.

Deletes the currently selected preset.

Allows you to rename the currently selected preset.

Allows you to display the presets as small square thumbnails, large square thumbnails or a list of stroke preview.

Sets the currently selected pencil texture palette as the default pencil texture palette in your user preferences. The default pencil texture palette is added to every scene you create in Harmony. The palette is copied in your preferences, so it will be added to your new scenes in the exact state it is when you make it the default pencil texture palette.

Imports the default pencil texture palette as a new pencil texture palette into your scene's palette list, and selects it as the current pencil texture palette.

Adds a new custom pencil texture to the list.

Harmony provides a variety of pencil texture presets and also lets you create and save your own.

The Smooth operation lets you smooth out selected drawing strokes and remove extra points.

The Pump Pencil Pressure option is used to increase the line thickness of a selected area on a pencil line.

The Deflate Pencil Pressure option is used to decrease the line thickness of a selected area on a pencil line.

Because pencil lines are defined by their centre lines, two pencil lines that brush against each other may not actually make a closed shape, even if they appear closed. If you select several pencil lines that are close together, you can use this button to close the small gaps between these pencil lines and make them into a single pencil line.