Brush Tool

Reference

Mode:

Draw Mode

Tool:

Toolbar ‣ Brush

Tool to free form draw Grease Pencil strokes using any of the Draw type brushes.

Tip

Activating a brush asset from an asset shelf or brush selector will also activate this tool for convenience.

Tool Settings

Brush Asset

Picks the brush asset used by the tool.

See Brush Asset for more information.

See Draw Brushes for a detailed list of all draw brushes and their options.

Brush Settings

Parameters to control to look of the stroke.

See Draw Brushes for details.

Eraser

Default Eraser Brush

Select a brush to use as eraser for quickly alternating with the main brush using Ctrl-LMB.

Color

Settings to determine the color of strokes.

See Color

Usage

Selecting a Brush and Material

In the Tool Settings select the brush, material and color type to use with the tool. The Draw tool uses Draw Brush types. See Brush Settings for more information.

Free-hand Drawing

Click and hold LMB or use the pen tip to make free-hand drawing on the viewport.

Drawing free-hand strokes.
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Stabilize Stroke

Shift-LMB toggle the use of Stabilize Stroke on the brush to have more control while drawing and get smoother lines.

Drawing strokes using Stabilize Stroke.
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Straight Lines

Alt-LMB Constrains the drawing of the strokes to horizontal or vertical straight lines.

Switching to the Erase Tool

Ctrl-LMB changes temporally to the active Erase tool. See Erase Tool for more information.

You can also use B to delete all the points in the selected drawing area.