Draw a line by using both tools one by one. There is little difference between lines drawn by both tools. Use the same method for drawing the line as we use with the Paint brush tool, and you will have this type of line.ĭifference between the line drawn by Paintbrush and Pencil Read affiliate disclosure here.Take the Pencil tool or press N as a shortcut key.
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Want to learn more about how Adobe Illustrator works? Check out my Illustrator Explainer Series - a comprehensive collection of over 100 videos where I go over every tool, feature and function and explain what it is, how it works, and why it's useful. Want to learn more about how GIMP works? Check out The GIMP Series – a comprehensive collection of over 60 videos where I go over all of the major tools, features and functions in GIMP and explain what they do, how they work, and why they’re useful. If you have any questions or need clarification on any of the steps taken in this lesson, simply leave a comment below. On the other hand, the benefit of using the Pencil/Brush tools is that you can lock your lines onto 15 degree angles if need be. Changing the thickness when using the Pencil or Brush tools would mean undoing/erasing the line and starting over with a different brush thickness. The benefit of using the Path Tool method is that you can change the thickness of your line after it’s been drawn, if need be.
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Check out my tutorial on how to use those tools if you need further assistance. This method can also be repeated using the Brush Tool (keyboard shortcut: P) which will also allow you to draw a straight line with GIMP using brush settings of your preference. You can also draw diagonal lines using this method as well as your lines will be locked into 15 degree increments. While drawing, you can hold the Control key to lock the line onto the horizontal or vertical axis to draw perfectly straight line: Holding Shift and Control will allow you to draw straight lines that follow 15 degree increments. While still holding Shift, simply click again to create another point, which will then complete your line: A straight line drawn with the Pencil Tool. There should now be a guide line originating from the spot of the point that tails your mouse movement: Hold Shift on your keyboard and click once on your canvas to create a point. Let’s use the Pencil Tool (keyboard shortcut: N) for example.
However, there is another way to draw with these tools, allowing you to draw a straight line if need be. This is because the line follows the path of your hand movement, which usually isn’t a perfectly straight.
Typically, when you draw a line with the Brush or Pencil tools, it’s rarely perfectly straight. Now let’s go over a different method in which the Brush Tool and Pencil Tool can be used to draw a straight line with GIMP. Drag the line in the direction you’d like it to go, then click again to end the line. Option 2: Draw straight lines using the Shift key To draw a straight line with GIMP, grab the Pencil Tool and click on the canvas to create a point while holding Shift on your keyboard. You may have to deselect the Paths Tool to get rid of the guide/path in order to see the straight line you’ve drawn with GIMP. Once applied, press the Stroke button, and a stroke (in the color you’ve chosen as your foreground color) will be generated along your path: The color of the line you draw will be determined by your chosen foreground color, noted in the screenshot above. You can increase or decrease this size to suit your own needs. The Line Width value represents the thickness of the line that will be drawn.
The presets chosen in the screenshot above are as follows: The menu should look something like this: The Stroke Path menu will allow you to create a line that follows the path of the two points. To make this guide (or path) into a line we’ll have to apply a stroke to it using the Stroke Path feature. However, this line is not part of the design. The tool will automatically place a line between these two points: The second point will represent the endpoint of your line. This will represent the endpoint of your line. Now bring your cursor over to where you’d like the second point to be and click to place it. Clicking once will create the first point, or the start point of your line.