Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
• Drag the Fidelity slider all the way to the right to Smooth. This will reduce the
number of points on a path drawn with the Pencil tool and make the path
smoother.
• Fill New Pencil Strokes:
Selected
(Without this option selected, which is the
default, paths you draw will have no fill.)
• Alt Key (Option key on Mac OS) Toggles To Smooth Tool:
Selected
(The
Smooth tool is used to smooth the path after it is drawn.)
3.
Click OK.
4.
With the Pencil tool selected, position the pointer beneath the ice cream shape.
Note
If you see a crosshair ( ) instead of the Pencil icon ( ), the Caps Lock
key is active. Caps Lock turns tool icons into crosshairs for increased pre-
cision.
The asterisk (*) that appears next to the pointer indicates that you are about to cre-
ate a new path. If you don't see the asterisk, it means that you are about to redraw
a shape that the pointer is near.
5.
Draw a “drip” shape beneath the ice cream shape (see the figure for what to draw).
When the pointer gets close to the start of the path, a small circle displays next to it
( ) to indicate that if you release the mouse button, the path will close. When
you see the circle, release the mouse button to close the path.
