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D.j.a.y: /* Introduction */ intra link spline tool

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D.j.a.y: /* Introduction */ "better english"

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‎Introduction: "better english"

D.j.a.y: /* Introduction */ link to previous tuto

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‎Introduction: link to previous tuto

D.j.a.y: /* Using tablet to draw shapes */ literal

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	Now you are ready for the {{L\|Doc:Flower Animation\|last tutorial}} in this section. Hang on!		Now you are ready for the {{L\|Doc:Flower Animation\|last tutorial}} in this section. Hang on!
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		+	A video on this subject is available [https://youtu.be/FBnBE9t3Jd8 here]
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 In the Tool Options Panel, make sure that you have the same options as shown on the screenshot below.
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 Now let's draw some thing like a curvy mountain background. Start drawing a line from the left border to the middle of the canvas. Try to vary your stylus pressure while you are drawing. Stop near the center of the canvas. This is your first line. Notice the new outline layer created in the Layers Panel.

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 In Synfig, the construct for describing shapes is called a Spline. This is roughly analogous to a "path" in other programs, except that it is strictly a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubic_Hermite_spline cubic hermite spline].
-[[File:Toolbox Reset Colors Button 0.63.06.png|right|frame|Reset Colors button in the Toolbox]] Before we start with the Spline tutorial, let's look at some additional notes on how Synfig works. When you click on the {{l|Spline Tool}}, you will see that the handles from your currently selected object (if there was one) will disappear, but the layer(s) will still remain selected in the {{l|Layers Panel}}. This is normal. Anything you create with the Spline Tool will be inserted above the currently selected layer. Keep in mind that if you want to insert a shape somewhere, you should select where you want to insert it before you go into the Spline Tool &mdash; changing the selection afterward will automatically swap you back to the Transform Tool.
+[[File:Toolbox Reset Colors Button_1_0.png|right|frame|Reset Colors button in the Toolbox]] Before we start with the Spline tutorial, let's look at some additional notes on how Synfig works. When you click on the {{l|Spline Tool}}, you will see that the handles from your currently selected object (if there was one) will disappear, but the layer(s) will still remain selected in the {{l|Layers Panel}}. This is normal. Anything you create with the Spline Tool will be inserted above the currently selected layer. Keep in mind that if you want to insert a shape somewhere, you should select where you want to insert it before you go into the Spline Tool &mdash; changing the selection afterward will automatically swap you back to the Transform Tool.
 Now, go ahead and click on the {{Literal|Reset Colors}} button in the lower left corner of the FG/BG color widget in the {{l|Toolbox|toolbox}}. This will reset us back to the default black and white. Also, set the {{l|Spline Tool#Options|line width}} to something nice and thick &mdash; 10pt should do the trick.

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 == Introduction ==
-Basic primitives such as circles or rectangles, that we have learn to work with {{l|Doc:Adding_Layers|previously}}, are all great but they are pretty much geometrically inflexible. What about creating more complex shapes? To do this, we use the {{l|Spline Tool}}.
+Basic {{l|Primitive_Layer|primitives}} such as {{l|Circle Layer|circles}} or {{l|Rectangle Layer|rectangles}}, that we have learn to work with {{l|Doc:Adding_Layers|previously}}, are all great but they are pretty much geometrically inflexible. What about creating more complex shapes? To do this, we use the {{l|Spline Tool}}.
 == Spline Tool ==
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 [[File:Toolbox Reset Colors Button 0.63.06.png|right|frame|Reset Colors button in the Toolbox]] Before we start with the Spline tutorial, let's look at some additional notes on how Synfig works. When you click on the {{l|Spline Tool}}, you will see that the handles from your currently selected object (if there was one) will disappear, but the layer(s) will still remain selected in the {{l|Layers Panel}}. This is normal. Anything you create with the Spline Tool will be inserted above the currently selected layer. Keep in mind that if you want to insert a shape somewhere, you should select where you want to insert it before you go into the Spline Tool &mdash; changing the selection afterward will automatically swap you back to the Transform Tool.
-Now, go ahead and click on the {{Literal|Reset Colors}} button in the lower left corner of the FG/BG color widget in the {{l|Toolbox|toolbox}}. This will reset us back to the default black and white. Also, set the {{l|New Layer Defaults#Default Line Width|default line width}} to something nice and thick &mdash; 10pt should do the trick.
+Now, go ahead and click on the {{Literal|Reset Colors}} button in the lower left corner of the FG/BG color widget in the {{l|Toolbox|toolbox}}. This will reset us back to the default black and white. Also, set the {{l|Spline Tool#Options|line width}} to something nice and thick &mdash; 10pt should do the trick.
 After you switched to Spline Tool, take a look at the {{l|Tool Options Panel|Tool Options Panel}}. Make sure that only {{Literal|Create Region}}, {{Literal|Create Outline}} and {{Literal|Link Origins}} are checked.

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 == Introduction ==

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 == Introduction ==
-Basic primitives such as circles or rectangles are all great, that we have learn to work with {{l|Doc:Adding_Layers|previously}}, but they are pretty much geometrically inflexible. What about creating more complex shapes? To do this, we use the Spline Tool.
+Basic primitives such as circles or rectangles, that we have learn to work with {{l|Doc:Adding_Layers|previously}}, are all great but they are pretty much geometrically inflexible. What about creating more complex shapes? To do this, we use the Spline Tool.
 == Spline Tool ==

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 If you have a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_tablet graphic tablet] you can use Draw Tool to create Splines.
-Synfig Studio supports pressure sensitivity, but you need to configure it first. Go to {{c|File|Input Devices...}} from toolbox menu. In the Input dialog find your tablet's stylus device and set its mode to {{Literal|Screen}}. Click {{Literal|Save}} and then {{Literal|Close}}.
+Synfig Studio supports pressure sensitivity, but you need to configure it first. Go to {{c|File|Input Devices...}} from toolbox menu. In the {{Literal|Input}} dialog find your tablet's stylus device and set its {{Literal|Mode}} to {{Literal|Screen}}. Click {{Literal|Save}} and then {{Literal|Close}}.
 Now grab your stylus, create a new file and click on the Draw Tool button in the toolbox. Set the default line width value to be big enough &mdash; say, 15pt &mdash; otherwise you will not notice any pressure sensitivity effect. Choose brown as the {{l|New_Layer_Defaults#Brush_Colors|default fill color}}.