when i use pencil it fills in

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when i use pencil it fills in

Postby Mimiehkawaiipsycho » Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:17 am

for some reason when i use the pencil tool and i draw when i let go of the line it like fills it in and makes a pen like thing..how do i fix it??

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Re: when i use pencil it fills in

Postby prkos » Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:14 am

Remove the Fill part of the object (all objects can have fill and stroke), Pencil is just a tool you use to draw the outline, and you can use if that object is only a line or filled in with color.
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