Primitives#

Reference

Mode:

Object Mode and Edit Mode

Menu:

Add ‣ Grease Pencil

Shortcut:

Shift-A

In Object Mode, the Add menu provides three different Grease Pencil primitives with preset materials and 2D layers:

../_images/grease-pencil_primitives_all.png

Grease Pencil primitives.#

Blank#

Adds a Grease Pencil object without any stroke.

Stroke#

Adds a Grease Pencil object with a simple stroke as a reference.

Monkey#

It creates a 2D monkey head. The Monkey’s name is “Suzanne” and is Blender’s mascot. 2D Suzanne is very useful as a standard test.

Scene Line Art#

Sets up a Line Art Modifier for the active scene by creating an “empty” Grease Pencil object with a Line Art modifier referencing each object in the scene.

Collection Line Art#

Sets up a Line Art Modifier for the active collection by creating an “empty” Grease Pencil object with a Line Art modifier referencing each object in the collection.

Object Line Art#

Sets up a Line Art Modifier for the active object by creating an “empty” Grease Pencil object with a Line Art modifier referencing the active object.