Canvas

Layer

Layer

The Line

The Fill

Click the Eye Icons

Figure 6.4

Think of the Canvas as a container, in which, Strokes are Drawn on Layers.

A Scene may have more than one Canvas. Each Canvas can contain multiple Layers all of which

enable you to configure complex Scenes. Scenes may include Characters and Scenery which

may be static or animated. The Characters and Scenery are made up from the Strokes that are

Drawn in the 2D Viewport Editor.

Outliner Editor

Canvas Explanation

Figure 6.2

In the Outliner Editor, under Collection, Stroke is the

name of the Canvas. Lines and Fills are names for

Layers in the Canvas.

Figure 6.3 Shows a Stroke in the 2D Viewport Editor.

The Stroke - Line drawn in the

Figure 6.3

Canvas on the Layer named Lines

The Fill associated with the Line

Properties Editor – Material Properties

drawn in the Canvas, is also on

the layer named Lines.

By clicking on the eye icons in

the Outliner Editor you can

hide/show

the

Canvas

and

Layers

to

determine

which

component is on which Layer.

Clicking the eye icon adjacent to Fills in the Outliner

Editor does nothing since there are no Strokes on this

Layer.

In the Properties Editor, Material Properties, Surface

Tab (Figure 6.4) Stroke is the Line being drawn and Fill

is the fill associated with the Line. Both are on the same

Layer named Lines.

Rename Canvas and Layers

Figure 6.5

To save confusion, when explaining the Canvas, in the

Outliner Editor, rename Stroke to Canvas, rename

Lines to Layer 1 and rename Fills to Layer 2. To

rename Stroke; select (highlighted blue), double click to

display the typing cursor, backspace and retype a new

name (Canvas).

Figure 6.6

Outliner Editor

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