Flash MX 2004 Games : Art to ActionScript

Chapter 2: Drawing with Flash
The final option for the Pencil tool is to set it to ink mode. In this mode the freehand drawing
that you produce is not affected by Flash and you see exactly what you draw.
Figure 2.15 The effect of the different options for the Pencil tool
The Brush tool
The Brush tool, unlike the Pencil tool, does not take the current
stroke settings. A Brush uses the fill settings, because you are
creating a fill rather than a line when using the Brush tool.
The options for the Brush include how the Brush is applied –
whether pressure sensitivity should be used. If you have a pressuresensitive
tablet then the pressure you apply to the pen when you
use this option affects the width of the Brush. A drop-down box
allows you to select the Brush size and a second drop-down allows
you to select the Brush shape. Finally you can lock the fill that
you are drawing to another fill area.
Figure 2.17 The options
for the Brush tool
Figure 2.18 The Brush mode
option for the Brush tool
Figure 2.16 Selecting the
Brush tool
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