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Harmony provides a variety of pens and brushes and also allows you to create and save your own through creating a tool preset.
It is a good idea to create and save pens with precise sizes and parameters to trace and design your models and breakdowns.
How to create a tool preset
- In the Tools toolbar, select a tool, for example the Brush tool.
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- To set a specific colour for your preset, in the Colour view, select the colour swatch to link to the tool.
NOTE: When using a tool preset in a scene that is not using the assigned colour swatch, a colour recovery dialog box appears prompting you to add the colour to the scene.
- In the Tool Presets toolbar, click the New Tool Preset button.
- In the New Preset dialog box, in the Name field, type a name for your new preset.
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- (Optional) From the Shortcut menu, set a keyboard shortcut to quickly access your preset. By default, the shortcuts are unassigned. To assign a keyboard shortcut, select Edit > Preferences > Shortcuts > Tool Presets (Windows) or Harmony > Preferences > Shortcuts > Tool Presets (Mac OS X).
- When you select an option, it will take effect when you use the tool preset. If an option is deselected, then using a tool preset will not override your current settings.
- Colour: Saves the current colour into the tool preset.
- Click OK.
Topics List
- Introduction to Character Design
- Character Design Basic Steps
- Character Proportions
- Character Model Sheets
- Relative Size of Characters
- Character Design Preparation
- Activity 1: Sketching a Character
- Activity 2: Creating a Brush Preset
- Activity 3: Sketching the Details
- Activity 4: Tracing the Character
- Activity 5: Deconstructing a Character (Optional)