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Background Image Tracing

8.1 Tracing

Properties Editor Figure 8.1

There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to

drawing. Whatever suits you and what you are comfortable

with is the best way.

One technique, when drawing a character, is to do a rough

sketch on one Layer, add a new Layer and draw new

Strokes over the original. There are

Editing and

Smoothing methods which can be applied to produce a

professional drawing. Finally delete the first Layer.

For example: Add a new layer in the Properties Editor ,

Layers Tab (GP_Layer Figure 8.1). Click on the Layer to

select it.

Draw a sketch on GP_Layer.

Select the Layer named Lines and draw new Strokes tracing over the sketch. Delete the

GP_Layer.

Figure 8.2

Add Layer

Delete Layer

Sketch on GP_Layer

Trace over on Lines Layer

Delete GP_Layer

The diagrams in Figure 8.2 leave a lot to be desired in demonstrating a professional drawing but

will suffice to show the tracing technique. The sketch looks better than the tracing!

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