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Adding Drawings to Your Image

You can use the Drawing Tools in Edit mode to add lines and shapes, such as squares, circles and arrows to your image. You can also adjust the width, feathering and blending of your brush, which is useful for creating subtle and dramatic drawings.

You can save your settings as a preset for future use.

To draw on your image:

  1. In Edit mode, select Drawing Tools found under the Add group.

  2. Select from the following tools:

    Tool

    Instructions

    		  

    Pencil

    Drag over the image to draw a free-flowing line. Scroll with your mouse wheel to adjust the brush size, or press the SHIFT key as you scroll to adjust feathering.

    		  

    Rectangle

    Drag over the image to create rectangle. Press the SHIFT key as you draw to create a square.

    		  

    Ellipse

    Drag over the image to create an ellipse. Press the SHIFT key as you draw to create a circle.

    		  

    Line

    Drag over the image to draw a straight line. Press the SHIFT key as you draw to create a vertical or horizontal line.

    		  

    Arrow

    Drag over the image to create an arrow. Press the SHIFT key as you draw to create a vertical or horizontal arrow.

    		  

    Curve

    Drag over the image then release. Next, move your mouse to create the curve and click to set.

    		  

    Polygon

    Click to set the corner points of a polygon, then double-click to connect the start and end points to complete the polygon.

    		  

  3. Select from one or more of the following options (Note: options vary depending on the tool selected):

    Option

    Instructions

    		  

    Color

    Select a color by clicking the drop-down arrow to display gradients of colors, or click the color box to display a dialog of swatches to choose from.

    		  

    Fill

    Select the Fill check box and select a color by clicking the drop-down arrow to display gradients of colors, or click the color box to display a dialog of swatches to choose from.

    		  

    Nib Width

    Drag the Nib Width slider to set the diameter of the brush measured in pixels.

    		  

    Feathering

    Drag the Feathering slider to set the blurring radius of the brush.

    		  

    Select a blending option from the Blending drop-down menu to affect how your brush strokes blend with your image as you draw.

  4. Drag over the image to draw.
  5. Do one of the following:

Scroll with your mouse to adjust the size of the nib width at anytime.

You can right-click a slider to reset to the default value.

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