Using the Marker tool
The Marker tool lets you apply pigment that resembles drawing with a marker on a canvas. Marker pens are a slightly wet medium, though generally not wet enough to interact with other wet media. The pigment goes on the canvas with a multiply function, simulating the interaction of using a pen repeatedly on the same spot. Pens generally have a very sharp fall-off at the stroke edge, and there is full canvas penetration even at light pressure.
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Edit workspace
Marker tool options include
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Shape — defines the shape of the marker tip
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Size — defines the size of the tool head in pixels
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Thickness — defines the aspect ratio of the tool head
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Rotation — defines the angle of head rotation in degrees
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Head Tracking — controls whether the tool head bends around
the path of the stroke, or whether it remains at a fixed angle
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Trace check box — allows the Marker tool to select the pigment
color by sampling the data below the center of the tool,
regardless of the layer type
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Important! When you hold down the mouse button to begin the
stroke, note that a single sample is performed and the resulting
color is used for the duration of the stroke.