Primitives
Reference
- Mode
Object Mode and Edit Mode
- Menu
- Shortcut
Shift-A
In Object Mode, the Add menu provides three different Grease Pencil primitives with preset materials and 2D layers:

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.