Corel Painter X3 Win/Mac, EDU, EN User's Guide download pdf (Page 779)

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5 Finish the shape by doing one of the following:

• Close the shape by clicking or dragging the first anchor point.

• Close the shape by clicking the Close Shape button on the property bar.

• Hold down Command (Mac OS) or Ctrl (Windows) to temporarily access the

Shape Selection tool , and click outside the shape to deselect it.

You can constrain the placement of the points by snapping to the grid. For

more information, see “Using the grid” on page 198.

Each click or drag adds to the path. If you unintentionally add to the path,

press Delete (Mac OS) or Backspace (Windows) to remove the last anchor

point.

To add to an open shape path

1 Click an endpoint with the Pen tool .

2 Click or drag where you want to add an anchor point.

You can add to a path from an endpoint only. You cannot add to a closed path,

or to the middle of an open path.

You can also select an endpoint by holding down Command (Mac OS) or Ctrl

(Windows) and clicking the endpoint or dragging a marquee over it.

To draw a freehand shape

1 Choose the Quick Curve tool in the toolbox.

2 On the property bar, click the Select Stroke Color button, and choose a color.

3 Click where you want to start the shape or line, and drag.

As you drag, a dotted line appears. When you stop dragging, the Quick Curve

shape appears.

If you want to close the shape, finish at the same point where you began or right-

click the shape and choose Close.

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