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Problems with drawing LINES
Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 10:45 pm
by wdfelippe
Hello!
I'm trying to create simple characters as the ones in Explosm, but the lines I make with the "Add Points" tool is not visible on the render.
What is the best way to create lines to do characters like those?

Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 10:50 pm
by synthsin75
Check out the tutorials in the help.
Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 10:51 pm
by Genete
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 1:49 am
by wdfelippe
I have read ALL tutorials. Really, just finished.
But my question is... I cant figure out how to transform a simple line made by the Add Points tool into a real object, that will be rendered. And neither how to edit the intensit of it width.
What exactly I want to do is the arms and legs of the characters I showed in the pecture above.
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 5:19 am
by heyvern
wdfelippe wrote:I have read ALL tutorials. Really, just finished.
But my question is... I cant figure out how to transform a simple line made by the Add Points tool into a real object, that will be rendered. And neither how to edit the intensit of it width.
What exactly I want to do is the arms and legs of the characters I showed in the pecture above.
If you really have read ALL the tutorials you should know the answer. A line created with the add point tool won't render until you make a shape out of it. Making shapes is covered in the tutorials.
Read through them again... maybe you skipped a section.
-vern
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 12:57 pm
by wdfelippe
I actually figured out how to do this. I had to use the Freehand tool, althought it was creating more points them I need... so i just confured the tolerance of it.
Thank you anyway, guys.
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 8:02 pm
by heyvern
Using the freehand tool is only a partial solution.
If you want to use the Add point tool YOU CAN! Just learn how to create shapes. That is the problem. The freehand tool has "Auto-stroke" as an option turned on. That is why you get a "shape".
The Add point tool has this as well but it only works when you "close" the shape... it is called "Auto-fill".
Anyway, glad you found a solution but keep in mind that is not the whole story. You are still going to need to learn how to create shapes at some point.
-vern