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In this last example, one of the petals sticks out a little too far and will be trimmed back. On the second
erasure, the
Ctrl
key is held down so that the red line will be perfectly straight:
Once you have finished erasing all part of the petals, click on the
Select Tool
so that you have access to
the regular MTC functions. Select the petals and apply the
Auto Simplify Path
(
Section 7.02.2)
to smooth
the edges where you erased and reduce the nodes. At this point, if you are finished using the
Eraser Tool,
you can now reactivate
Auto
Simplify Paths
. Refer to
Section 7.02.1.
Inverse Erasing (Adding to an Image)
The other option in the
Eraser Tool
settings is the
Inverse Eraser
which allows you to add to or fill in empty
areas of a shape. Mark that option and again, set a
Size
for using the
Eraser Tool
as a drawing tool:
Back to our prior example, the gray path around that last yellow petal represents the black shadow layer that
was hidden during the erasing process. Notice how it becomes very thin in that area where the last petal
was smoothed:
This is a perfect application for the
Inverse Eraser
. If there were many areas around the image where the
shadow layer needed correcting, it would probably be faster to delete the shadow layer that was pixel traced
from the original and then use the
Shadow Layer
function in MTC to create a new one (refer to
Section
8.05
). But in this case, only that one spot seems too thin.
Several things need to be done before using the tool. If you plan to use it for a number of spots around the
shape, then again turn off
Auto
Simplify Paths
(refer to
Section 7.02.1
). Note that if you are still in the
Eraser Tool
function, you’ll need to click on the
Select Tool
to return to normal MTC mode.
Next, unhide the black layer and move it down on the
Layer Bar
so that it is now behind the petals.
Petal is smoother
Petal extends too far
to the outside
Eraser Tool
is used to
erase that part.
Eraser Tool
is used again,
this time holding the
Ctrl
key to get a straight path.
Check the
Inverse Eraser
box.
Enter the
Size
(thickness) of
drawing line.
Shadow layer is very
thin at this point.
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