Corel PaintShop Pro Help | Using the Crayon tool

Using the Crayon tool

Crayon is a dry media similar to chalk but with a wetter feel that prevents powdering. The tool has infinite pigment loading. As applied by the Crayon tool , its dry pigment tends to penetrate the canvas texture proportional to the pressure with which you apply it. This is due to PaintShop Pro mimicking a solid tool head. The pigment leaves a slightly waxy volume that can smear for a short distance as it is painted over. Crayons do not have a bristle component to the stroke, instead presenting a flat or angled tool surface. The body of the stroke tends to have a fall-off and break up affected strongly by the canvas texture. However, crayon pigment is less transparent than chalk and does not powder.

Crayon is a little more shiny than pastel, smears itself slightly less, but does apply a tiny amount of matter to the canvas and can smooth over bumps if used repeatedly. This is because the volume that is laid down is viscous enough to fill dents but also dense enough to prevent large-range smearing.

Crayon tool options

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Crayon tool options include

• Shape — defines the shape of the crayon tip

• Size — defines the size of the tool head in pixels

• Thickness — defines the aspect ratio of the tool head

• Rotation — defines the angle of head rotation in degrees

• Head Tracking — controls whether the tool head bends around the path of the user’s stroke, or remains at a fixed angle

• Trace check box — allows the Crayon tool to select the pigment color by sampling the data below the center of the tool regardless of the layer type.

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.