TOON BOOM HARMONY 14.0
PAINT MODULE

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Contents
Toon Boom Harmony 14.0Paint ModuleReference Guide

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Contents

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Chapter 1: Reference

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Chapter 2: Dialog Boxes

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Advanced Save Dialog Box

8File Tab

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Drawings (Harmony Server only)

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Palettes Tab

10Palette Lists Tab

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Close Gaps Dialog Box

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Configure Line Art to Colour Art Dialog Box

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Create Palette Dialog Box

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Database Selector Dialog Box

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Element Manager Dialog Box

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Manage Tool Presets Dialog Box

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New Tool Preset Dialog Box

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Onion Skin and Light Table Transparency Dialog Box

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Palette Browser Dialog Box

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Palette Operations Dialog Box

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Pose Copier Dialog Box

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Preferences Dialog Box

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Remove Dirt Dialog Box

27

Remove Hair Dialog Box

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Save Dialog Box

29

Scripts Manager Dialog Box

30

Tint Offset/Blend Dialog Box

31

Toolbar Manager Dialog Box

32

Xsheet Column Width Dialog Box

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Chapter 3: Tools Properties

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Brush Tool Properties (Vector)

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Size and Smoothness Tab

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Paper Texture Tab

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Brush Tool Properties (Bitmap)

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Tip Tab43

Transparency Tab

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Dual Tip Tab

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Paper Texture Tab

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Close Gap Tool Properties

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Contour Editor Tool Properties

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Cutter Tool Properties

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Drawing Pivot Tool Properties

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Dropper Tool Properties

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Ellipse Tool Properties

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Size and Smoothness Tab

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Texture Tab

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Envelope Tool Properties

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Eraser Tool Properties

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Size and Smoothness Tab

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Soft Eraser Tab

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Ink Tool Properties

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Line Tool Properties

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Size and Smoothness Tab

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Texture Tab

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Paint Tool Properties

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Pencil Tool Properties

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Size and Smoothness Tab

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Texture Tab

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Pencil Editor Tool Properties

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Perspective Tool Properties

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Polyline Tool Properties

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Size and Smoothness Tab

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Texture Tab

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Rectangle Tool Properties

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Size and Smoothness Tab

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Texture Tab

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Reposition All Drawings Tool Properties

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Select Tool Properties

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Smooth Editor Tool Properties

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Stroke Tool Properties

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Text Tool Properties

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Zoom Tool Properties

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Chapter 4: Toolbars

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Top Toolbars

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Edit Toolbar

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File Toolbar

128

Playback Toolbar

129

Tool Presets Toolbar

130

Tools Toolbar

131Workspace Toolbar

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View Toolbars

135

Chapter 5: Views

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Colour View

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Drawing View

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Integrated Help View

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Message Log View

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Model View

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Tool Properties View

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Chapter 1: Reference

Chapter 1: Reference
Harmony has several commands, dialog boxes, and buttons. The Reference section lists all of them along withthe matching definition. To understand how to use these functions in a production context, read the User guide.
In the Reference guide, you will learn about the various parameters available in dialog boxes, menus, nodes,
toolbars, views, and windows.
The Preferences guide provides additional details about each individual preference.

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Chapter 2: Dialog Boxes
Dialog boxes contain controls such as options and lists through which you can carry out a particular command or
task. For example, in the Scene Settings dialog box, you must indicate the resolution and alignment. A typical dialog
box looks as follows:
Advanced Save Dialog Box

8File Tab

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Drawings (Harmony Server only)

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Palettes Tab

10Palette Lists Tab

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Close Gaps Dialog Box

12

Configure Line Art to Colour Art Dialog Box

13

Create Palette Dialog Box

14

Database Selector Dialog Box

15

Element Manager Dialog Box

16

Manage Tool Presets Dialog Box

17

New Tool Preset Dialog Box

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Onion Skin and Light Table Transparency Dialog Box

20

Palette Browser Dialog Box

21

Palette Operations Dialog Box

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Pose Copier Dialog Box

24

Preferences Dialog Box

26

Remove Dirt Dialog Box

27

Remove Hair Dialog Box

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Save Dialog Box

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Scripts Manager Dialog Box

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Tint Offset/Blend Dialog Box

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Toolbar Manager Dialog Box

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Xsheet Column Width Dialog Box

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Advanced Save Dialog Box

Advanced Save Dialog Box
In Harmony Server, the Advanced Save dialog box lets you save the scene as a new version, overwrite an
existing version, set a new current version, display a list of modified drawings, colour palettes, and modified
colour palette lists.

How to access the Advanced Save dialog Box
1. Make sure that you have the necessary rights to save the current scene version.
2. From the top menu, select File > Save.

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File Tab

Parameter

Description‣ Enable this option if you want to save the modifications made to thecurrent scene.
Save‣ Deselect the Save option if you only want to save specific components ofyour scene listed in the Drawings, Palettes or Palette Lists tabs. This will
disable all option in the File tab.

This Version (number)

Saves the current version of the scene. You can rename the current version by
typing a new name into the field.

New Version (number)

Saves the current scene as a new version. You can name this new version by typing a name into the field.

Overwrite Existing Version

Lets you select an existing version of your scene from the list to overwrite it.

Description

Use this field to add or edit an existing description for the scene version you wantto save.

Mark as Current

Lets you set this scene version as the current one. This version will be automatically selected as the default current version when the scene is selected in the
Database Selector dialog box

Drawings (Harmony Server only)
The Drawings tab lists the modified drawings.

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Advanced Save Dialog Box

Parameter

Description

Drawing list

Lets you select the modified drawings to save, and deselect the ones you do
not want to save.

Select All

Selects all modified drawings in list.

Deselect All

Deselects all modified drawings in the list.

Palettes Tab
The Palette tab lists the modified colour palettes.

Parameter

Description

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Colour Palette list

Lets you select the colour palette to save, and deselect the ones you do notwant to save.

Show Recovered

Displays the recovered palettes in the list of modified palettes.

Select All

Selects all modified colour palettes in the palette list.

Deselect All

Deselects all modified colour palettes in the palette list.

Palette Lists Tab
The Palette Lists tab lists all the modified colour palette lists.

Parameter

Description

Palette Lists

Lets you select the modified palette list to save, and deselect the ones you do notwant to save.

Show Recovered

Displays the recovered palettes in the list of modified palettes.

Select All

Selects all modified palette lists in the list.

Deselect All

Deselects all modified palette lists in the list.

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Close Gaps Dialog Box

Close Gaps Dialog Box
The Close Gaps dialog box lets you close up drawing areas that not are closed. This may sometimes happen
when painting. You can close small gaps in a drawing by creating small, invisible strokes between the two
closest points to close the colour zone. You do not need to trace directly over the gap. You can draw it a few
millimeters away. The two closest points automatically close the gap.

How to access the Close Gaps dialog box
1. Select View >Show Strokes or press K to see a preview of the result.
2. To flatten the strokes you draw, click the Auto-Flatten

button in the Tool Properties view.

3. Select Drawing > Close Gaps or press Shift + F10 (Windows/Linux only).
The Close Gaps dialog box opens.
Parameter

Description

Size

Lets you set the size of the gap you want to be closed.

Apply to all drawings

Closes all gaps in the drawing of the selected layer.

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Configure Line Art to Colour Art Dialog Box
The Configure Line Art to Colour Art dialog box lets you modify settings for the Line Art and Colour Art layers.

How to access the Configure Line Art to Colour Art dialog box
1. In the Tools toolbar, select the Select tool.
2. In the Tool Properties view, hold down the Shift key and click on the Creatre Colour Art from Line Art button.
Parameter

Description

Use rendered version of thedrawing

Renders the drawing and vectorize it to calculate the position of the centrelinethat will produce the colour art stroke.

Maximum Resolution for
rendered image

The size of the rendered image.

Threshold for rendered image

The value of grey processed to create the rendered vectorized arts.

Fitting error for rendered BeziersThis value represents how precise the fitting of the colour art zone in relation to
the line art will be.

Source layer

Lets you select the layer (Line Art, Colour Art, Underlay or Overlay) you want thecolour art to be created from.

Destination layer

Lets you select the layer (Line Art, Colour Art, Underlay or Overlay) you want thecolour art to be created on.

Clear Destination Art Layer
First

Deletes the content before the colour art is added. This is useful when you
already have artwork on the destination layer.

Perform Line Art to Colour Art
Operation Immediately

Performs the Create Colour Art from Line Art command when you click OK.

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Create Palette Dialog Box

Create Palette Dialog Box
The Create Palette dialog box lets you create a palette in Basic mode. For simple productions, it is recommended
to use the Basic mode. This setting stores the palettes automatically for you and saves them at the Scene level.
When you use the Advanced Palette Lists mode, you can decide at which level you want to store your palettes:
Environment, Job, Scene, or Element.

How to access the Create Palette dialog box
1. From the Colour view menu, select Palettes > New or click the New Palettelbutton.

Make sure you have the rights to modify the palette list. If not, select Edit > Edit Palette
List Mode.

Parameter

Description

New Palette Name

Lets you enter a name for the new palette.

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Database Selector Dialog Box
The Database Selector dialog box lets you connect to your studio's central database when working on Harmony
Server.
When you connect to the database, you cannot create new scenes directly from . The available scenes will be theones that were previously created using the Control Center module.

How to access the Database Selector dialog box
1. Start Paint.
The Database Selector dialog box opens.
Parameter

Description

Environments

Lets you select the scene's environment (project, movie).

Jobs

Lets you select the scene's job (episode, sequence).

ScenesLets you select the scene.

Get rights to modify the scene

Allows you to modify the selected version of the scene and access the version
manager during the opened session

Get rights to modify the scene
versionAllows you to modify the currently selected scene version, but locks access tothe version manager during the opened session.

Get rights to modify all scene
assetsAutomatically gets the rights to modify the scene and its assets. The user locking
the scene using this option is the only one that can edit and save the scene
version, all the drawings in that scene, all the palettes in the palette-list, both
palette-lists, but not the library folders.

VersionIf you saved different versions of a scene, this lets you select one to open.

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Element Manager Dialog Box

Element Manager Dialog Box
The Element Manager window lets you Opens the Element Manager window where you can add, delete or modify
elements (drawing folders) in your scene. If you have drawing folders that are not linked to a column in yourscene, use the Element Manager to delete them if needed. See xref Reference > Windows > Element Manager.

How to access the Element Manager window
1. From the top menu, select Scene > Element Manager.
Parameter

Description

Elements
Delete Elements

Deletes the selected elements.

Delete Elements andDirectories

Deletes the selected layer and its directories (drawing folder).

Add/Modify Element
Name

Type in a new name in this field to create an element or to rename the selected
element.

Vector

Select this option if the new element is a vector drawing or if you want toenable the parameters on the selected element in the Elements list.

Bitmap Format

Lets you select the file format of the bitmap layer.

Scan TypeIf you're planning to scan elements with the Toon Boom Harmony Scan
module, select the scan type from the list.

Field Chart

If you're importing traditional animation, select the size of the paper on which
the animation was drawn.

Add

Creates a new element with the current parameters entered in the Add/Modify
Element section.

ModifyApplies the parameter changes made to the selected element.

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Manage Tool Presets Dialog Box
The Tool Presets window lets you create new tool presets and manage them.

How to access the Manage Tool Presets window
1. Do one of the following:l

From the top menu, select Windows > Toolbars > Tool Presets.

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Right-click an empty area below the top menu and select Tool Presets.

2. In the Tool Presets toolbar, click the Manage Presets button.
Parameter

Description

Icon

Lets you select a preset to manage.

ImportLets you import an existing preset.

ExportLets you export a preset for use in other projects.

DeleteRemoves the preset from the list of tool presets.

Name

Lets you change the name of the preset.

Icon list

Lets you select an icon for the preset.

Folder icon

Lets you select an image for the preset.

ShortcutLets you assign a keyboard shortcut to the new preset.

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Manage Tool Presets Dialog Box

ColourSaves the current colour into the tool preset.

Tool

If you disable this option, only the colour will be associated. You could, forexample, set three different colours with shortcuts not associated with any tool.
The colour preset would then work on any selected tool. Selecting the brush tool
was only a vehicle to get into the New Tool Preset dialog box.

UpdateAfter adjusting the settings for a preset, the current properties are applied to thepresets, as well as any other changes you made in the Manage Tool Presets
window.

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New Tool Preset Dialog Box
The New Tool Preset dialog box lets you create new tool presets and manage them.
Tool presets let you save a variety of settings and are very efficient for accessing the tools you use most often. Thatway, the tool is already set with the desired properties, such as colour, line thickness, whether to enable Draw
Behind or Auto Flatten mode, and so on. You can create presets for these tools and many more: Brush, Pencil,
Eraser, Rectangle, Ellipse, and Line.
The difference between a tool preset and a brush preset is that when you save a tool preset, you have the option ofsaving the colour and assigning a shortcut, which you cannot do with brush presets.

How to access the New Tool Preset dialog box
1. Do one of the following:l

From the top menu, select Windows > Toolbars > Tool Presets.

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Right-click an empty area below the top menu and select Tool Presets.

2. In the Tool Presets toolbar, click the New Tool Preset button.
Parameter

Description

Name

Lets you give the preset a meaningful name.

Icon list

Lets you select an icon for the preset.

Folder icon

Lets you select an image for the preset.

ShortcutLets you assign a keyboard shortcut to the preset.

ColourSaves the current colour into the tool preset.

Tool

If you disable this option, only the colour will be associated. You could, forexample, set three different colours with shortcuts not associated with any tool.
The colour preset would then work on any selected tool. Selecting the brush tool
was only a vehicle to get into the New Tool Preset dialog box.

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Onion Skin and Light Table Transparency Dialog Box

Onion Skin and Light Table Transparency Dialog Box
This dialog box lets you adjust the Onion Skin and Light table transparency parameters.

How to access the Onion Skin and Light Table Transparency dialog boxl

In the Drawing view toolbar, click on the Top Light
parency dialog box.

Commandbutton to open the Onion Skin and Light Table Trans-

Description

Onion Skin Opacity

Sets the maximum opacity value for the onion skin opacity display. Moving
the slider all the way to the left = 0% opacity. Moving the slider all the way tothe right = 100% opacity.

Lighttable Opacity

Sets the maximum opacity value for the light table display. Moving the slider
all the way to the left = 0% opacity. Moving the slider all the way to the right= 100% opacity.

LightTable Wash

Sets the washed-out value for the light table display. Moving the slider all theway to the left = 0% opacity. Moving the slider all the way to the right = 100%
opacity.

Bitmap Background
Wash

Sets the maximum opacity value for the background wash. Moving the slider
all the way to the left = 0% opacity. Moving the slider all the way to the right= 100% opacity. Only works for bitmap layers.

Pencil Lines Opacity

Sets the maximum opacity value for central vector lines (lines made by the
Pencil or Shape tools). Moving the slider all the way to the left = 0% opacity.
Moving the slider all the way to the right = 100% opacity.

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Palette Browser Dialog Box
When you start Toon Boom Harmony connected to the database, you can access the Palette Browser dialog box
from the Palette Operations dialog box when you want to clone palettes.
In Harmony, palettes are individual *.plt files that can be copied, transferred and stored. When a palette is createdfrom Harmony, it needs to be stored somewhere. By default, the palette file is stored in the scene directory in apalette-library folder unless you specify a different location.

How to access the Palette Browser dialog box
1. Start Paint and log in.
2. Close the Database Selector dialog box.
3. From the top menu, select Tools > Palette Operations.
1. In the Palette Operations dialog box that opens, select the palette you want to clone at the location and level
in which it was stored.
2. Click Clone.
Parameter

Description

Palette Location
Environment

The production, project, feature film or series.

Job

The episode and sequence from each environment.

Scene

The scenes from each job.

Element

The layers and columns in each scene.

PaletteThe scene palettes.

New Palette Name

Lets you enter a name for the new palette. There is no need to add the suffix"palette" to the name as it is always recognized as a palette file.

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Palette Browser Dialog Box

Palette List
The Scene Palette List is mainly used with cut-out animation. A cut-out character
will often be divided in twenty to thirty different drawing elements that use thecharacter's master palette.
Scene Palette List
The palette list is stored at the scene level instead of the Element directory. Thisway, all palettes linked to this list will appear in every drawing element created in
the scene. There is no need to manually load the palette in each element.

Element Palette List

The Element Palette List is mainly used with traditional and paperless animation.
Unlike cut-out animation, all columns (drawing elements) contain different
characters, props, backgrounds and effects. The Element Palette List is usedbecause you do not necessarily want all of the palettes for all of your elements
linked in every column.
The palette list is stored in the drawing element's directory instead of directly in
the Scene level. This ensures that the links to the palettes appear only in theappropriate element. If you prefer to access a global palette list, link your palettes
to the Scene Palette List.

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Palette Operations Dialog Box
When you start Toon Boom Harmony connected to the database, you can access the Palette Operations dialog box
which lets you clone, rename, or delete palettes.
In Harmony, palettes are individual *.plt files that can be copied, transferred and stored. When a palette is createdfrom Harmony, it needs to be stored somewhere. By default, the palette file is stored in the scene directory in apalette-library folder unless you specify a different location.
There are four locations where you can find palette-library folders: Element, Scene, Job and Environment.

How to access the Palette Operations dialog box
1. Start Paint and log in.
2. Close the Database Selector dialog box.
3. From the top menu, select Tools > Palette Operations.
Parameter

Description

Environment

The production, project, feature film or series.

Job

The episode and sequence from each environment.

Scene

The scenes from each job.

Element

The layers and columns in each scene.

PaletteThe scene palettes.

Description

Notes, if any, of the project.

Clone

Opens the Palette Browser dialog box from which you can select the level inwhich to store the palette file.

RenameLets you rename a palette.
Lets you delete a palette.

DeleteClose

NOTE: It is not recommended to disable the warning message that appears
when you are attempting to delete a palette as this operation cannot be
undone.
Closes the Palette Operations dialog box.

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Pose Copier Dialog Box

Pose Copier Dialog Box
The pose copier contains many buttons and other information to facilitate the insertion of poses in the animation.

Parameter

Description

Preview Window

Based on master template's generated thumbnails, previews currently selected frames.

UPD

Updates the template with the newly selected template.

RST

Reset the template's cache, getting rid of default destination information andexcluded modules.

Template Name

Name of the currently selected template.

Vertical Slider (SLV)

Linked to the slv- node of the node system.

Horizontal Slider 1 (SLH)

Linked to the slh- node of the node system. Default slider for the pose copier
if no guide layers are created.

Horizontal Slider 2 (SLX)

Linked to the slx- node of the node system.

Fill to Next Key Exposure

Having this option checked will automatically extend the exposure of thepasted frame up to the next key.

Use Default Destination Module

When enabled, the pasted keys will automatically refer to the destination
defined in the option Set Default Destination Module.

Paste by Layer Name

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layer name instead of matching the hierarchy of the template.
Set Default Destination Module

Instead of selecting the destination every time, the layer set as default destination will automatically paste the keys onto those layers.

Find

This will center on the default destination in the timeline.

Paste

Paste the current position of the pose copier onto the destination.

VerticalCurrently selected frame on the vertical slider. (based on frame name in slvnode)

Horizontal 1

Currently selected frame on the horizontal slider 1. (based on frame name inslh-node)

Horizontal 2

Currently selected frame on the horizontal slider 2. (based on frame name inslx-node)

Frame

Frame number of the selected frame within the master template.

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Preferences Dialog Box

Preferences Dialog Box
The Preferences dialog box lets you adjust preferences to suit your work style, allowing you to work more
efficiently.

NOTE: To learn more about the individual preferences, refer to the Preferences guide.

NOTE: Some preferences require you to exit and restart the application, or close a view and reopen it.

How to access the Preferences dialog box
Do one of the following:lSelect Edit > Preferences (Windows/Linux) or Harmony Paint > Preferences (Mac OS X).

lPress Ctrl + U (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + U (Mac OS X).

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Remove Dirt Dialog Box
The Remove Dirt dialog box lets you select small dots and hairs on a drawing for removal.

When paper drawings are passed through a scanner, there can be some hair and dirt scattered across them. Theselines and dots need to be cleaned. Harmony provides different tools to help get rid of them quickly.
How to access the Remove Dirt dialog box
1. Do one of the following:l

From the top menu, select Drawing > Remove Dirt.

l

Press Shift + D.

Parameter

Description
Lets you adjust the amount of detail removed from the layer.

SliderRaising the Remove Dirt level will select bigger dots. When selecting larger dots,
be careful not to lose small details like pupils and nostrils. Once you have chosen
the level, you can apply it to the current drawing or the entire animation sequence.
This is a quick way to get rid of most dirt and dust.
During this process, the dirt that will be removed is highlighted in red.

Apply to all drawings

Applies the operation to all drawings in the layer.

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Remove Hair Dialog Box

Remove Hair Dialog Box
The Remove Hair dialog box lets you remove any small strokes created in the Colour Art layer from very thicklines or filled zones. Increasing the Remove Hair level value will select larger strokes for removal from thedrawing.

When paper drawings are passed through a scanner, there can be some hair and dirt scattered across them.
These lines and dots need to be cleaned. Harmony provides different tools to help get rid of them quickly.
How to access the Remove Hair dialog box
1. Select the drawing containing the drawing to clean.
2. From the top menu, select View > Show Strokes to display the invisible lines or press K.
3. In the top menu, select Drawing > Remove Hair.
Parameter

Description

SliderLets you adjust the number of length of hairs selected.

Apply to all drawings

Applies the operation to all drawings in the layer.

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Save Dialog Box
The Save dialog box lets you save a scene for the first time in Harmony Server.

How to access the Save dialog Box
1. Make sure you have the necessary rights to save the current scene version. If you do not, you can acquire
the rights by selecting File > Rights to Modify Scene Version or Rights to Modify Scene.
2. From the top menu, select File > Save or press Ctrl + S (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + S (Mac OS X).
When saving the scene for the first time, the Save dialog box opens, prompting you to name the version.

Parameter

Description

This Version

Lets you enter a relevant name for the current version.

New Version

Lets you enter a relevant name to save your scene as a new version. Note thatthe drawing files are shared between versions. Only a new version of the timing,
Xsheet, and Node view are saved (information contained in the xstage file).

Overwrite Existing Version

Allows you to save the current state of your scene over an existing scene version.

Description

Enter a short description of the current version.

Mark as Current

After selecting an existing version of your scene, you can make that version thecurrent one that will open by default.

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Scripts Manager Dialog Box

Scripts Manager Dialog Box
The Scripts Manager dialog box lets you link a script to a toolbar button for quick and easy access. Once you
select a script, you can add it to the toolbar, load a custom icon and add a tooltip.

How to access the Scripts Manager Dialog Box
1. In the Scripting toolbar, click the Manage Scripts

button.

The Scripts Manager dialog box opens.

Parameter

Description

Files

A list of the available JavaScript files.

Functions

A list of the available functions for the selected script.

In Toolbar

Adds the selected script to the toolbar.

ExecuteRuns the script you selected. Press Esc to interrupt the execution of the script.

Customize Icon

Lets you load a custom icon for the function. You can browse for a *.png,*.jpg or *.xpm file.

Customize Tooltip

Lets you type in a tooltip for the function. When you hover over the button in the
toolbar, your tooltip will appear.

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Tint Offset/Blend Dialog Box
You can offset, blend, or mix the colours in a colour palette using the sliders and increasing the Amount value.

How to access the Tint Offset/Blend dialog box
1. From the Colour View menu, select Palettes > Tint Panel or right-click and select Tint Panel.
The Blend/Offset Tint panel opens.

Parameter

Description

OffsetOffsets the selected colours by the adjustments made using the HSB and RGB
sliders. Use the Amount slider to adjust the degree of offset. Use the Alpha slider
to adjust the opacity of the selected colour.

Blend

Blends the selected colours with the colour swatch in the top-right corner. Use theAmount slider to adjust the degree of blend. A blend of 100% turns the selectedcolours into the same colour as the swatch. Adjusting the HSB and RGB sliders
affect the swatch colour, which in turn affects the selected colours on the left.
Use the Alpha slider to adjust the opacity of the swatch.

Mixer

Select a Base and Tint colour to form a third colour swatch. Use the slider justbeneath to mix the Base and Tint colours by different amounts. This will affect themixed swatch whether it is selected or not. Select either the Tint or Base swatch
and use the HSB and RGB sliders to adjust its colour. This will affect the mixed
swatch colour, which in turn affects the selected colours on the left.

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Toolbar Manager Dialog Box

Toolbar Manager Dialog Box
The Toolbar Manager dialog box lets you customize the toolbar in any of the views. You can add your favourite
tools to a toolbar for an efficient workflow.

How to access the Toolbar Manager dialog box
1. Right-click on a toolbar in any view and select Customize. Note that the menu will not appear if you rightclick on a disabled icon.

Parameter

Description

Available Tools

Displays the complete list of tools available for customizing a toolbar.

Toolbar

Displays a list of the tools currently available on the toolbar.

Default

Restores the toolbar with its default items.

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Xsheet Column Width Dialog Box
The Xsheet Column Width dialog box lets modify the width of a column in the Xsheet view and use it as the default
column width.

How to access the Xsheet Column Width Dialog Box
1. In the Xsheet view, select a column.
2. From the Xsheet menu, select View > Set Columns Width.
The Xsheet Column Width dialog box opens.

Parameter

Description

Columns Width (pixels)

Lets you set the width of the selected columns (in pixels).

Apply

Applies the value you entered to the selected column without closing the dialog
box.

Set As Default

Uses the value you entered as the default for all columns in the Xsheet.

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Chapter 3: Tools Properties
Harmony has a wide variety of drawing and manipulation tools and each one of them has a series of options andmodes available in the Tool Properties view. This section covers these options.

Brush Tool Properties (Vector)

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Size and Smoothness Tab

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Paper Texture Tab

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Brush Tool Properties (Bitmap)

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Tip Tab43

Transparency Tab

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Dual Tip Tab

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Paper Texture Tab

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Close Gap Tool Properties

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Contour Editor Tool Properties

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Cutter Tool Properties

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Drawing Pivot Tool Properties

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Dropper Tool Properties

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Ellipse Tool Properties

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Size and Smoothness Tab

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Texture Tab

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Envelope Tool Properties

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Eraser Tool Properties

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Size and Smoothness Tab

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Soft Eraser Tab

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Ink Tool Properties

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Line Tool Properties

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Size and Smoothness Tab

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Texture Tab

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Paint Tool Properties

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Pencil Tool Properties

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Size and Smoothness Tab

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Texture Tab

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Pencil Editor Tool Properties

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Perspective Tool Properties

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Polyline Tool Properties

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Size and Smoothness Tab

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Texture Tab

101

Rectangle Tool Properties

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Size and Smoothness Tab

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Texture Tab

106

Reposition All Drawings Tool Properties

108

Select Tool Properties

110

Smooth Editor Tool Properties

117

Stroke Tool Properties

119

Text Tool Properties

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Zoom Tool Properties

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Brush Tool Properties (Vector)
When you're drawing on a vector layer and select the Brush tool, its properties and options appear in the Tool
Properties view.

Icon

Tool Name

Description
The Preview area lets you see a preview of the selected or customized
stroke. You can click on the Show Extended Properties arrow to display
advanced customization parameters.

Previewing the Stroke

Maximum Size

Defines the maximum size of your drawing tool. This parameter defines
the width of the stroke.

Smoothing

Defines the number of control points added to the centre line. The fewer
the control points the smoother (but less faithful) the line.

Brush Presets

Presets are created by saving the properties of the current tool to a newpreset, which you can reuse for repeated tasks. You can create as many
presets as you need.

New Brush

Allows to create a new preset.

New Dynamic Brush

Allows you to create a new dynamic brush to clone custom patterns.

Delete Brush

Allows you to delete your custom presets.

Rename Brush

Allows you to rename a custom preset.

Import Brushes

Allows you to import a set of XML Harmony presets previously exported
via the Export Brushes command.

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Brush Tool Properties (Vector)

Export Brushes

Allows you to export Harmony presets to backup or import on a different
computer.

Small Thumbnail, Large
Thumbnail, and Stroke
View

Allows you to display the presets as small square thumbnails, large
square thumbnails or a list of stroke preview.
When drawing on vector layers, the Draw Behind mode lets you paintbehind existing art. By default, strokes appear over your work until you
release the tool.

Draw Behind

The Repaint Brush is used to repaint zones that have already been
painted, it will not affect empty zones or pencil lines. You can use thismode to paint tones or highlights onto your character.
Repaint BrushAs you draw in the Line Art layer, the Automatically Create Colour Art
option instantly creates the corresponding strokes in the Colour Art layer.
Automatically Create
Colour Art

Auto-Flatten Mode

When enabled, the Auto-Flatten mode automatically flattens the new lines
created with the existing artwork as you draw in the Drawingview. Brush
strokes will flatten with brush strokes and pencil lines will flatten withpencil lines.

Respect Protected Colour

The Respect Protected Colour option prevent the colours you marked asprotected, in the Colour view, to be repainted using the Repaint Brushmode or any of the painting tools.

Use Stored Colour
Gradient

The Use Stored Colour Gradient option makes your tool use the previously
stored gradient position. This way, every new brush line or colour fill will
use the stored gradient position.

Size and Smoothness Tab
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Tool Name

Description

Maximum Size

Defines the maximum size of your drawing tool. This parameter defines the width of
the stroke.

Minimum Size

Defines the minimum size of your stroke as a percentage of the maximum size. If
you do not have pressure sensitivity from a pen table, the minimum size value will beignored.

Smoothing

Defines the number of control points added to the centre line. The fewer the control
points the smoother (but less faithful) the line.

Contour Smoothing

Defines the number of points on the contour share of your stroke. This will smoothout the bumps and waves on tour contour shape of your brush strokes.

Tip Shape

Lets you select a tip shape—from round and square ones to star shaped. This option
is disabled when using a textured brush.

Paper Texture Tab
You can create texture brushes to draw on vector layers. Enable the Paper Texture option to access the options.
Parameter

Description
The hardness value corresponds to the softness of the line edge. The lower thevalue, the softer the line edge will be. The higher the value, the sharper the line

Hardnessedge will be.

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Maximum Opacity

Brush Tool Properties (Vector)

This value corresponds to the transparency of the stroke when the pressure isheavy.
This value corresponds to the transparency of the stroke when the pressure islight and is a percentage of the Maximum Opacity value.

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Brush Tool Properties (Bitmap)
When you're drawing on a bitmap layer and select the Brush tool, its properties and options appear in the Tool
Properties view.

Icon

Tool Name

Description
The Preview area lets you see a preview of the selected or customized
stroke. You can click on the Show Extended Properties arrow to display
advanced customization parameters.

Previewing the Stroke

Maximum Size

Defines the maximum size of your drawing tool. This parameter defines
the width of the stroke.

Flow

The Flow parameter lets Lets you set the range for the rate at which paintflows from the brush. The analogy works better with a pen. The greater theflow, the more ink comes out, which gives you a more consistent line
colour and texture. If the flow is light, then the colour and texture of the line
may look spotty. The flow works with the pressure sensitivity of a pen
tablet.

Opacity

The Opacity parameter are where you set the transparency for a brushstroke. This works with the pressure sensitivity of a pen tablet.

Brush Presets

Presets are created by saving the properties of the current tool to a newpreset, which you can reuse for repeated tasks. You can create as many
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Brush Tool Properties (Bitmap)

New Brush

Allows to create a new preset.

Delete Brush

Allows you to delete your custom presets.

Rename Brush

Allows you to rename a custom preset.

Import Brushes

Allows you to import a set of XML Harmony presets previously exported
via the Export Brushes command.

Export Brushes

Allows you to export Harmony presets to backup or import on a different
computer.

Small Thumbnail, Large
Thumbnail, and Stroke
View

Allows you to display the presets as small square thumbnails, large
square thumbnails or a list of stroke preview.
When drawing on vector layers, the Draw Behind mode lets you paintbehind existing art. By default, strokes appear over your work until you
release the tool.

Draw Behind

The Repaint Brush is used to repaint zones that have already been
painted, it will not affect empty zones or pencil lines. You can use thismode to paint tones or highlights onto your character.
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Tip TabTool Name

Description

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Brush Tip
Library

Brush Tool Properties (Bitmap)

This is where you select the shape of the brush tip. By default it is round. Note that some tips aredesigned to have semitransparent areas, even when the maximum brush opacity is set to 100%.
To create a custom brush tip, you must prepare the file ahead of time, either in Harmony or in a thirdparty software, such as Adobe Photoshop. Colour is not supported and transparency is notsupported in the traditional sense. Black appears as 100% opaque, white appears as 100%transparent and all the shades of grey in between appear as varying degrees of semitransparency. A
range of file formats are supported—.jpeg, .png, .tif, .psd, .tga to name a few. Alpha channels are
disregarded on import. It is recommended that your file be between 100 x 100 pixels and 400 x 400
pixels.
You can also import brush tips that you exported from Harmony, so you can share them withcolleagues.
The minimum and maximum sizes of your drawing tool produce the thick and thin effect on yourstroke. This works with the pressure sensitivity of a pen tablet.
l

MinimumandMaximum
SizelMaximum Size: Defines the maximum width of the stroke.
Minimum Size: Defines the minimum width of the stroke in relation to and as a percentage ofthe maximum size.

NOTE: Setting the Minimum Size value to 100% eliminates the possibility of creating width variation on your stroke. In other words, you would be forcing a uniform line width using the Maximum Size value.
The Roundness and Angle parameters allow you to change the shape and orientation of the brushtip.
Roundnessand AnglellRoundness: Squashes the height of the brush tip from its centre point. 100% roundness =the native height of the brush tip. A smaller percentage will make the brush tip look flatter andmore narrow. The squashing is NOT relative to the angle value—if the brush tip is rotated, thesquashing function still uses the brush tip's original orientation.
Angle: Rotates the brush tip counter-clockwise. 0° = the brush tip's native orientation.

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The Hardness and Spacing parameters allow you to change the softness and spacing of the marks
made by the brush tip. You can preview the hardness and spacing at the top of the Bitmap Brush
Properties window, stroke preview area.
The hardness value corresponds to the softness of the brush tip's edges. The lower the value, thesofter the tip edge. The higher the value, the sharper the tip edge. Be aware that some brush tips are
not 100% opaque, so they will always appear somewhat soft, even at 100% hardness.
HardnessDefines the amount of space between each stamp of the brush. A value of 100% sets the stamp
marks edge to edge, if there is no white space around the shape. The larger the value, the greater
the space between marks. A really large value can make the brush stroke appear as a string ofindividual marks. Conversely, a small spacing value will give the appearance of a fluid brush stroke.
Spacing is only evident when making a continuous stroke.

Spacing

Randomness

The Randomness parameters let you create a varied bitmap brush stroke. Refining these options
can give your stroke a lovely, non-mechanical look.

RandomSize

You can create variation between the thick and thin of your brush stroke just by setting theMaximum and Minimum Size values. If you add randomness to the mix, pressure sensitivity fromyour drawing tablet will still be applied. Light pressure will create random values around theminimum, while heavy pressure will create random values closer to the maximum. The larger thepercentage, the larger the range of random variation.

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Brush Tool Properties (Bitmap)

NOTE: Setting the Minimum Size to 100% eliminates the possibility of creating width variation
on your stroke, whether you are applying randomness or not. Therefore, you would be forcing auniform line width using the Maximum Size value.
Sets the range for random rotation around the set Angle value. For example, if the Angle is set to 45°
and the Random Angle set to 10°, the software will choose values between 40°–50° (plus or minus 5
degrees, equaling a total of 10 degrees).

RandomAngle

RandomSpacing

Sets the range for random spacing around the set Spacing value. For example, if the Spacing is set
to 50% and the Random Spacing is set to 10%, then Harmony will choose values between 45%–55% (plus or minus 5 percent, equaling a total of 10 percent).

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Brush Tool Properties (Bitmap)

Transparency Tab

Tool Name

Description
The Maximum and Minimum Flow parameters let you set the range for the rate
at which paint flows from your brush. The analogy works better with a pen.
The greater the flow, the more ink comes out, hence the more consistent thecolour and texture of the line. If the flow is light, then the colour and texture of
the line may look spotty. This feature works with the pressure sensitivity of apen tablet.

Maximum and Minimum FlowllMaximum Flow: Sets the maximum rate at which colour and texture
are applied as you create a fluid stroke.
Minimum Flow: Sets the minimum rate at which colour and texture areapplied as you create a fluid stroke. It is defined as a percentage of theMaximum Flow value. If the Minimum Flow value is set to 100%, thentablet pressure sensitivity will no longer be applicable. The flow will be
set to the constant rate of the Maximum Flow value.

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The Maximum and Minimum Opacity parameters are where you set theopacity range for a brush mark. This works with the pressure sensitivity of apen tablet.
llMaximum Opacity: Sets the transparency limit of the brush markwhen the pressure is heavy.
Minimum Opacity: Sets the transparency limit of the brush mark when
the pressure is very light. It is defined as a percentage of the Maximum
Opacity value. If the Minimum Opacity value is set to 100%, then tablet pressure sensitivity will no longer be applicable. The opacity will be
set to the constant rate of the Maximum Opacity value.

Maximum Opacity and Minimum Opacity

RandomnessTh Randomness parameter lets you set the range for the randomness of theflow and opacity. This works with the pressure sensitivity of a pen tablet.

Randomness Flow

You can create variation in the flow of your brush stroke just by setting theMaximum and Minimum Flow values. If you add randomness to the mix,pressure sensitivity from your drawing tablet will still be applied. Lightpressure will create random values around the minimum, while heavypressure will create random values closer to the maximum. The larger thepercentage, the larger the range of random variation.

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Brush Tool Properties (Bitmap)

NOTE: Setting the Minimum Flow value to 100% eliminates the possibility of creating flow variation on your stroke, whether you are applying
randomness or not. That is, you would be forcing a uniform flow using theMaximum Flow value.

You can create variation in the opacity of your brush stroke just by setting theMaximum and Minimum Opacity values. If you add randomness to the mix,pressure sensitivity from your drawing tablet will still be applied. Lightpressure will create random values around the minimum, while heavypressure will create random values closer to the maximum. The larger thepercentage, the larger the range of random variation.
Random Opacity
NOTE: Setting the Minimum Opacity value to 100% eliminates the possibility of creating opacity variation on your stroke, whether you are applying randomness or not. That is, you would be forcing a uniform opacity
using the Maximum Opacity value.
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Dual Tip Tab
The Dual Tip tab lets you set the parameters for creating a dual tip brush. The primary bitmap brush tip and the dual
tip always work together. You can set the parameters for the primary tip in the Tip tab and those for the dual tip in theDual Tip tab. The Blend mode you select determines how the tips are combined.
You must select the Dual Tip option to access the tab's parameters.
By default, the Blend Mode is set to Multiply and the Random Angle to 360°.

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Brush Tool Properties (Bitmap)

Tool Name

Description

Blend Mode

The Blend modes let you decide how the primary tip and the dual tip are combined.

Multiply

This is the default blend mode. When the two brush tips are combined in thismode, they essentially cut each other out in overlapping areas, where one or bothtips have an area of 100% transparency. The less opaque the brush tips are, thelighter their combination.

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Colour Dodge

In this mode, the primary tip cuts out the shape of the dual tip. Where the tip
shapes overlap, within the boundaries of the primary shape, the colour and opacity
appear darker.

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CombineBrush Tool Properties (Bitmap)

This mode treats the two tips as two different and separate brushes that have thesame colour and follow the same path.

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Paper Texture Tab
The Paper Texture tab lets you view and select a paper-like texture for your brush. You can also import paper
textures that were previously exported.
You must select this option to access the tab's parameters.

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Brush Tool Properties (Bitmap)

Tool
Name

Description

TextureScale

Increase or decreases the size of the paper texture.

Additive

This option layers the texture on top of itself as you scribble overlapping lines in one continuous
stroke. If this option is turned off, areas of overlapping lines from a single, continuous stroke willappear the same, in terms of darkness and texture, as non-overlapping areas.

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This option defines the way separate, overlapping strokes behave. If this option is enabled, thepaper texture's position does not change with each sweep of the brush. If this option is disabled,each sweep of the brush produces a different texture position. The texture orientation always stays
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Close Gap Tool Properties

Close Gap Tool Properties
When you select the Close Gap tool, its properties and options appears in the Tool Properties view.

Icon

Tool Name

Description

Auto-Flatten Mode

When enabled, the Auto-Flatten mode automaticallyflattens the new lines created with the existingartwork as you draw in the Drawingview. Brush
strokes will flatten with brush strokes and pencil
lines will flatten with pencil lines.

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Contour Editor Tool Properties
When you select the Contour Editor tool, its properties and options appear in the Tool Properties view.

Icon

Tool Name

Description

Lasso

Sets the selection mode to Lasso. Click and hold Alt totemporarily switch between the Marquee and Lassomodes.

Marquee

Sets the selection mode to Marquee. Click and hold Alt
to temporarily switch between the Marquee and Lassomodes.

Snap to Contour

Snaps your selection or point to any line you position it
on. As soon as you move it close enough to anotherline, your point or selection will snap to it.

Snap and Align

Snaps the selected anchor point to any existing line
while displaying temporary rulers as a guide that you
can also snap your anchor point to.

Show Contour Editor Controls

Use the Show Contour Editor Controls option to show
the contour editor controls. You can use these controls
to scale, reposition and rotate the selected anchor
points.

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concept of Line Art and Colour Art layers. Use thisoption to apply an action such as selecting, resizing or
erasing a drawing on both Line Art and Colour Art
layers, as well as the Overlay and Underlay layers.
Smooth Selection

The Smooth operation lets you smooth out selecteddrawing strokes and remove extra points.
lSplit Pencil Line and Join
Pencil Lines

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From the top menu, select Selected > Smoothor press Alt + Shift + S.

When drawing with the Polyline tool, your drawing has
an even line thickness. You can use the Pencil Editor toadjust the thickness point by point, but if you want toadjust it quicker, you can use the Split Pencil Line andPoint Pencil Lines options to create segments andapply a pencil stencil to your drawing. Note that if you
did not join the pencil lines on your polyline stroke, thesegments between the points will act as separated
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Cutter Tool Properties
When you select the Cutter tool, its properties and options appear in the Tool Properties view.

Ico- ToolnName

Description

Lasso

Sets the selection mode to Lasso. Click and hold Alt to temporarily switch between the Marqueeand Lasso modes.

Marquee

Sets the selection mode to Marquee. Click and hold Alt to temporarily switch between the Marquee and Lasso modes.

Apply to The Apply to Line and Colour Art option uses the concept of Line Art and Colour Art layers. UseLine and this option to apply an action such as selecting, resizing or erasing a drawing on both Line Art andColour Art Colour Art layers, as well as the Overlay and Underlay layers.
Use
Mouse
GestureWhen using the Lasso selection type, the Use Mouse Gesture option lets you automaticallydelete any extra sections of line in your artwork by simply dragging your mouse over it.

NOTE: For this operation to work, you lines CANNOT be flattened.

Use
Mouse
GestureBreaker
Mode

When using the Lasso selection type, the Use Mouse Gesture Breaker Mode option lets you
draw an invisible stroke on a pencil line to cut it in two individual objects. Once a pencil line is cut
with this option, you will be able to select the two portions independently with either the Cutter
tool, Pencil Editor tool or Select tool.

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Cutter Tool Properties

NOTE: This option only works with pencil lines.
Tip StyleIf you erase the end of a pencil line or erase a pencil line through the centre, new line tips or line
ends are created. Use the Tip Style option to customize the shape of the new line tips that are
created.

Antialiasing

When drawing on a bitmap layer, lines are no longer clean vector shapes. For the edges to besmooth, a slight amount of antialiasing is used. When using the Cutter tool, you can cut a portionof your drawing with or without antialiasing. By default, the option is enabled. If you want to cut
your drawing using a hard edge, you can select the Antialiasing Off option.

Flip Horizontal

Flips the current selection horizontally.

Flip Vertical

Flips the current selection vertically.

Rotate 90 Rotates the current selection 90 degrees clockwise.
Degrees
CW
Rotate 90 Rotates the current selection 90 degrees counter-clockwise.
Degrees
CCW

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Drawing Pivot Tool Properties
The Drawing Pivot tool lets you set the pivots on your character. You can set the drawing pivots on drawings andsymbols.

Icon

Tool Name

Description

Setting the Drawing Pivot
for Symbols on All Frames

The Set the Pivot for Symbol on All Frames option isenabled by default. When you set a drawing pivot on asymbol, all of its cells use the same drawing pivot. Thismeans you do not have to set a drawing pivot on all
frames. Once you set it, it is done.
If you prefer to set a different drawing pivot for a seriesof cells, you can deselect the option and set your pivots
on each cell or cell range.

NOTE: If you have already set several different
pivots on your symbol's cells and selected the Set
the Pivot for Symbol on All Frames option, once
you set a new pivot on the same symbol, all of its
pivots will be reset and will use your new pivot.
Snap to Contour

Snaps your selection or point to any line you position it
on. As soon as you move it close enough to anotherline, your point or selection will snap to it.

Snap and Align

Snaps the selected anchor point to any existing line
while displaying temporary rulers as a guide that you
can also snap your anchor point to.

Snap to Grid

Snaps your selection following the currently enabled
grid.

Reset Pivot

When you click the Reset Pivot option, the drawing
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Drawing Pivot Tool Properties

Copying Pivot on Parent
SymbolWhen you import new extra drawings, such as hands
and mouths, you can use the drawing pivot that was set
on your drawings and report them to the symbol's cells.
Use the Copy Pivot to Parent Symbol command for
this.

NOTE: When you copy drawing pivots to the parent symbol, there is no link between the drawings'
pivots and the symbol's pivots. If you modify thedrawing pivot later, it will not link to the symbol.
You would need to perform the operation again. If
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Dropper Tool Properties
When you select the Dropper tool, its properties and options appears in the Tool Properties view.

Icon

Tool Name

Description

Sample All Layers

On bitmap layers, if strokes with transparency locatedon separated art layers overlap, the Dropper will pickthe combination of the two colours. When disabled, theDropper will pick the colour on the current art layer.

Do not Pick Transparency

On bitmap layers, when enabled, the dropper will pickthe colour at 100% of opacity even if the selection has
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Ellipse Tool Properties

Ellipse Tool Properties
When you select the Ellipse tool, its properties and options appear in the Tool Properties view. There are a few
less options available when working on a bitmap layer.

Icon

Tool Name

Description
The Preview area lets you see a preview of the selected or customized
stroke. You can click on the Show Extended Properties arrow todisplay advanced customization parameters.

Previewing the Stroke

Size

Defines the maximum size of your drawing tool. This parameter defines
the width of the stroke.

Shape

You can adjust the start, end, and joint style of a pencil line.

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l

Presets

Start: Lets you select the style of the start tip, which is the first
tip you drew. You can choose between Round or Flat style.
End: Lets you select the style of the end tip, which is the last tip
you drew. You can choose between Round or Flat style.
Join: Lets you select the joint style. The joints are where the line
curves abruptly. You could also define the Join style as thecorner style. You can choose between Round, Mitre and Bevel
style.

Harmony provides a variety of presets and also lets you create andsave your own. It is a good idea to create and save pencils with precise
sizes and parameters when you draw and design for efficiency andconsistency.
All tools using pencil lines share the same preset list. Therefore, thePolyline, Line, Rectangle, Ellipse, and Pencil tools share the same
preset list.

New Brush

Allows to create a new preset.

Delete Brush

Allows you to delete your custom presets.

Rename Brush

Allows you to rename a custom preset.

Import Brushes

Allows you to import a set of XML Harmony presets previously
exported via the Export Brushes command.

Export Brushes

Allows you to export Harmony presets to backup or import on adifferent computer.

Small Thumbnail, Large
Thumbnail, and Stroke
View

Allows you to display the presets as small square thumbnails, large
square thumbnails or a list of stroke preview.
When drawing on vector layers, the Draw Behind mode lets you paintbehind existing art. By default, strokes appear over your work until you
release the tool.

Draw Behind

Automatic Filling

Use the Automatic Filling option to automatically fill your shape with theselected colour as you draw. By default, the Shape tool creates theoutline of an empty shape that you can later fill using the Paint tool.
This option is unavailable for the line tool.

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Ellipse Tool Properties

Snap to Contour

Snaps your selection or point to any line you position it on. As soon as
you move it close enough to another line, your point or selection will
snap to it.

Snap and Align

Snaps the selected anchor point to any existing line while displaying
temporary rulers as a guide that you can also snap your anchor point to.
Snaps your selection following the currently enabled grid.

Snap to Grid

As you draw in the Line Art layer, the Automatically Create Colour Art
option instantly creates the corresponding strokes in the Colour Art
layer.
Automatically Create
Colour Art

When enabled, the Auto-Flatten mode automatically flattens the newlines created with the existing artwork as you draw in the Drawingview.
Brush strokes will flatten with brush strokes and pencil lines will flatten
with pencil lines.

Auto-Flatten Mode

NOTE:
Using the Select tool, you can use select and remove a segment offlattened pencil lines. Overlapping pencil lines drawn with the AutoFlatten mode are essentially cut into segments by the overlap andcan be treated as individual lines.

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The Use Stored Colour Gradient option makes your tool use theUse Stored Colour Gradipreviously stored gradient position. This way, every new brush line orentcolour fill will use the stored gradient position.
Enable this option to draw perfect circle (ratio 1:1) without holding any
keyboard shortcuts. As an alternative, you can hold down the Shift key.

Draw Circle

Size and Smoothness Tab
You can access advanced properties by clicking on the Previewing the Stoke button in the Tool Properties view.

Tool Name

Description

Maximum Size

Defines the maximum size of your drawing tool. This parameter defines the width of
the stroke.

Minimum Size

Defines the minimum size of your stroke as a percentage of the maximum size. If
you do not have pressure sensitivity from a pen table, the minimum size value will beignored.

Smoothing

Defines the number of control points added to the centre line. The fewer the control
points the smoother (but less faithful) the line.

Contour Smoothing

Defines the number of points on the contour share of your stroke. This will smoothout the bumps and waves on tour contour shape of your brush strokes.
You can adjust the start, end, and joint style of a pencil line.

Shape
l

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Start: Lets you select the style of the start tip, which is the first tip you drew.
You can choose between Round or Flat style.
End: Lets you select the style of the end tip, which is the last tip you drew.
You can choose between Round or Flat style.
Join: Lets you select the joint style. The joints are where the line curves
abruptly. You could also define the Join style as the corner style. You canchoose between Round, Mitre and Bevel style.

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Texture Tab
You can access advanced properties by clicking on the Previewing the Stoke button in the Tool Properties view.

Icon

Tool Name

Description

Copy to Preferences

You can add a pencil texture to your preset preferences.

New Texture

Adds a new custom pencil texture to the list.

Delete Texture

Deletes a texture preset from the list.

Rename Texture

Renames the selected texture to keep the list organized.

Presets

Harmony provides a variety of pencil texture presets and also lets you
create and save your own.

Pencil Texture Palette

Displays the colour palette assigned to hold the pencil textures. Use
the Colour View menu to assign a new palette.

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Envelope Tool Properties
Selecting the Envelope tool displays its properties and options in the Tool Properties view.

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Tool Name

Description

Width and Height

Increase the width and height values to add morecolumns and rows to the deformation grids.

Lasso

Sets the selection mode to Lasso. Click and hold Alt totemporarily switch between the Marquee and Lassomodes.

Marquee

Sets the selection mode to Marquee. Click and hold Alt
to temporarily switch between the Marquee and Lassomodes.

Snap to Contour

Snaps your selection or point to any line you position it
on. As soon as you move it close enough to anotherline, your point or selection will snap to it.

Snap and Align

Snaps the selected anchor point to any existing line
while displaying temporary rulers as a guide that you
can also snap your anchor point to.

Snap to Grid

Snaps your selection following the currently enabled
grid.

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Envelope Tool Properties

Show Advanced Controls

To display more controls,you can click on the Show
Advanced Controls button.

Apply to Line and Colour Art The Apply to Line and Colour Art option uses theconcept of Line Art and Colour Art layers. Use thisoption to apply an action such as selecting, resizing or
erasing a drawing on both Line Art and Colour Art
layers, as well as the Overlay and Underlay layers.
Flip Horizontal

Flips the current selection horizontally.

Flip Vertical

Flips the current selection vertically.

Rotate 90 Degrees CW

Rotates the current selection 90 degrees clockwise.

Rotate 90 Degrees CCW

Rotates the current selection 90 degrees counter-clockwise.

SmoothYou can modify the central line smoothness of your line
using this option. This parameter smooths the deformedlines. Increasing the value will result in a smoother linewith fewer control points. The more you increase thevalue, the less details and curves you will get. Use theleft and right arrows to increment the value by one fullunit. Use the Up - Down slider to quickly increment thevalue.

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Eraser Tool Properties
When you're drawing on vector layer and you select the Eraser
Properties view.

tool, its properties and options appear in the Tool

The bitmap eraser options are identical to those of the bitmap brush with one obvious exception. Instead ofcustomizing the parameters of a mark or stroke, you will be customizing the parameters for the absence of a mark or
stroke.
It is a good idea to create an eraser preset with the identical properties of a brush preset and to use them as a pair.
That way, when part of a stroke is erased, its soft textured look is not interrupted with a hard edged eraser mark.

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Tool Name

Description
The Preview area lets you see a preview of the selected or customized
stroke. You can click on the Show Extended Properties arrow to display
advanced customization parameters.

Previewing the Stroke

Maximum Size

Defines the maximum size of your drawing tool. This parameter defines
the width of the stroke.

Smoothing

Defines the number of control points added to the centre line. The fewer
the control points the smoother (but less faithful) the line.

Eraser Presets

Presets are created by saving the properties of the current tool to a newpreset, which you can reuse for repeated tasks. You can create as many
presets as you need.

New Brush

Allows to create a new preset.

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Delete Brush

Allows you to delete your custom presets.

Rename Brush

Allows you to rename a custom preset.

Import Brushes

Allows you to import a set of XML Harmony presets previously exported
via the Export Brushes command.

Export Brushes

Allows you to export Harmony presets to backup or import on a different
computer.

Small Thumbnail, Large
Thumbnail, and Stroke
View

Allows you to display the presets as small square thumbnails, large
square thumbnails or a list of stroke preview.

Apply to Line and Colour
Art

The Apply to Line and Colour Art option uses the concept of Line Art andColour Art layers. Use this option to apply an action such as selecting,resizing or erasing a drawing on both Line Art and Colour Art layers, aswell as the Overlay and Underlay layers.
If you erase the end of a pencil line or erase a pencil line through thecentre, new line tips or line ends are created. Use the Tip Style option tocustomize the shape of the new line tips that are created.

Tip Style

Applies to the Camera view only. Works in conjunction with the Works on
Apply to Synced Drawing
Single Drawing. Only selects lines from the current drawing and drawing
Layerslayers synced to the current drawing.

Size and Smoothness Tab
You can access advanced properties by clicking on the Previewing the Stoke button in the Tool Properties view.

Tool Name

Description

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Maximum Size

Defines the maximum size of your drawing tool. This parameter defines the widthof the stroke.

Minimum Size

Defines the minimum size of your stroke as a percentage of the maximum size. If
you do not have pressure sensitivity from a pen table, the minimum size value willbe ignored.

Smoothing

Defines the number of control points added to the centre line. The fewer the control
points the smoother (but less faithful) the line.

Contour Smoothing

Defines the number of points on the contour share of your stroke. This will smoothout the bumps and waves on tour contour shape of your brush strokes.

Tip Shape

Lets you select a tip shape—from round and square ones to star shaped. This
option is disabled when using a textured brush.

Soft Eraser Tab
You can create texture brushes to draw on vector layers. Enable the Soft Eraser option to access the options.

HardnessDefines the softness of the stroke edge. The lower the value, the softer the strokeedge will be. The higher the value, the sharper the stroke edge will be.

Saturation

Lets you adjust the softness of edge feathering. Works in conjunction with theHardness, e.g. 100% Hardness will yield no results in saturation change. 0%
Hardness will allow a fine tuning of the feathering of the soft stroke edge.

Maximum Opacity

The transparency of the brush when the pressure is heavy. A smaller value will
leave semi-transparent colour and texture. A larger value will ensure thateverything is properly erased. This option in unavailable if the Keep Vectors
option is disabled.

Minimum Opacity

Sets the minimum transparency of the brush, in relation to the Maximum Opacity,when the pressure is very light. A smaller value will leave semi-transparent colour
and texture. A larger value will ensure that everything is properly erased. This
option in unavailable if the Keep Vectors option is disabled.

Keep Vectors

Keeps the vector frames around your strokes intact, only the texture fill disappears. Disabling this option will cut the stroke's vector frame into different
pieces when the Eraser tool passes over it. If you disable this option, the maximum and minimum opacity sliders are disabled as well.

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Ink Tool Properties

Ink Tool Properties
When you select the Ink tool, its properties and options appear in the Tool Properties view.

Icon

Tool Name

Tool

Lasso

Sets the selection mode to Lasso. Click and hold
Alt to temporarily switch between the Marqueeand Lasso modes.

Marquee

Sets the selection mode to Marquee. Click andhold Alt to temporarily switch between the
Marquee and Lasso modes.

Show Inkable Lines

Highlights all pencil lines (no brush strokes) on theselected layer. Pencil line segments that are
already inked with the selected swatch colour
from the colour palette are also not highlighted.

Be Smart on Connecting Lines

As you hover and move the cursor acrossintersecting pencil lines, the path that you create
will be highlighted. When you click on your mouseor stylus the highlighted segments are inked. With
this option disabled, all the intersecting segmentsthat your cursor comes near will be highlighted
and become part of the selection, even if they
were not situated in the direction of the chosen
path.

NOTE: This option only works if the Ink tool
is in Hover mode.

Select ModeUse this mode instead of the Hover Mode. In the
Hover Mode, any potentially inkable pencil line
will have its central vector line highlighted as the
Ink tool’s cursor hovers over it. Use Ctrl (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ (Mac OS X) to toggle between
the two modes.

Select Newly Painted, Repainted,
and Unpainted Contours/Lines

In the Paint tool properties, this option keeps aselection highlighted around the latest paintedzone after using the Paint, Repaint, Unpaint, orPaint Unpainted tool.

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Raise

As you ink the pencil line, the segment will be
moved on top of the other intersecting strokes.
Disable this option for the line to be sent behind.
Hold down the Alt key to perform the opposite
operation as you ink.

Mitre

As you hover over two perpendicular or nearly perpendicular segments, a highlighted path with acorner is created. Clicking on these highlighted
segments inks both segments and makes themappear as a single stroke with a corner or bend.
Options include: As Is, Round, Miter, and Bevel.

Tip StyleLets you customize the edge of the Ink tool.
Options include: Round, Flat, and Bevel.

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Line Tool Properties

Line Tool Properties
When you select the Line tool, its properties and options appear in the Tool Properties view. There are a few less
options available when working on a bitmap layer.

Icon

Tool Name

Description
The Preview area lets you see a preview of the selected or customized
stroke. You can click on the Show Extended Properties arrow to display
advanced customization parameters.

Previewing the Stroke

Size

Defines the maximum size of your drawing tool. This parameter defines
the width of the stroke.

Shape

You can adjust the start, end, and joint style of a pencil line.

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Start: Lets you select the style of the start tip, which is the first
tip you drew. You can choose between Round or Flat style.
End: Lets you select the style of the end tip, which is the last tip
you drew. You can choose between Round or Flat style.
Join: Lets you select the joint style. The joints are where the line
curves abruptly. You could also define the Join style as thecorner style. You can choose between Round, Mitre and Bevel
style.

Harmony provides a variety of presets and also lets you create and saveyour own. It is a good idea to create and save pencils with precise sizes
and parameters when you draw and design for efficiency andconsistency.
All tools using pencil lines share the same preset list. Therefore, thePolyline, Line, Rectangle, Ellipse, and Pencil tools share the same
preset list.

New Brush

Allows to create a new preset.

Delete Brush

Allows you to delete your custom presets.

Rename Brush

Allows you to rename a custom preset.

Import Brushes

Allows you to import a set of XML Harmony presets previously exported
via the Export Brushes command.

Export Brushes

Allows you to export Harmony presets to backup or import on a different
computer.

Small Thumbnail, Large
Thumbnail, and Stroke
View

Allows you to display the presets as small square thumbnails, large
square thumbnails or a list of stroke preview.
When drawing on vector layers, the Draw Behind mode lets you paintbehind existing art. By default, strokes appear over your work until you
release the tool.

Draw Behind

Snap to Contour

Snaps your selection or point to any line you position it on. As soon as
you move it close enough to another line, your point or selection will
snap to it.

Snap and Align

Snaps the selected anchor point to any existing line while displaying
temporary rulers as a guide that you can also snap your anchor point to.

Snap to Grid

Snaps your selection following the currently enabled grid.

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Line Tool Properties

As you draw in the Line Art layer, the Automatically Create Colour Art
option instantly creates the corresponding strokes in the Colour Art
layer.
Automatically Create
Colour Art

When enabled, the Auto-Flatten mode automatically flattens the newlines created with the existing artwork as you draw in the Drawingview.
Brush strokes will flatten with brush strokes and pencil lines will flatten
with pencil lines.

Auto-Flatten Mode

NOTE:
Using the Select tool, you can use select and remove a segment offlattened pencil lines. Overlapping pencil lines drawn with the AutoFlatten mode are essentially cut into segments by the overlap andcan be treated as individual lines.
When using the pencil tool, you can automatically close strokes with aninvisible stroke.

Auto-Close Gap

It is recommended to keep this option enabled when drawing with thePencil tool.

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The Line Building mode is very useful when drawing long lines andcurves in small increments with pencil lines or the Line tool. As the
pencil lines are central vector lines, it may be difficult to align the line
tips perfectly to create a uniform stroke and close all gaps.
In this mode, you can draw lines in small increments and the tips are
merge into one single stroke.

Line Building Mode

NOTE: This mode only works with pencil lines or the line tool.
The Use Stored Colour Gradient option makes your tool use theUse Stored Colour Gradipreviously stored gradient position. This way, every new brush line orentcolour fill will use the stored gradient position.
Draw Circle

Enable this option to draw perfect circle (ratio 1:1) without holding any
keyboard shortcuts. As an alternative, you can hold down the Shift key.

Size and Smoothness Tab
You can access advanced properties by clicking on the Previewing the Stoke button in the Tool Properties view.

Tool Name

Description

Maximum Size

Defines the maximum size of your drawing tool. This parameter defines the width of
the stroke.

Minimum Size

Defines the minimum size of your stroke as a percentage of the maximum size. If
you do not have pressure sensitivity from a pen table, the minimum size value will beignored.

Smoothing

Defines the number of control points added to the centre line. The fewer the control
points the smoother (but less faithful) the line.

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Contour Smoothing

Defines the number of points on the contour share of your stroke. This will smoothout the bumps and waves on tour contour shape of your brush strokes.
You can adjust the start, end, and joint style of a pencil line.

Shape
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Start: Lets you select the style of the start tip, which is the first tip you drew.
You can choose between Round or Flat style.
End: Lets you select the style of the end tip, which is the last tip you drew.
You can choose between Round or Flat style.
Join: Lets you select the joint style. The joints are where the line curves
abruptly. You could also define the Join style as the corner style. You canchoose between Round, Mitre and Bevel style.

Texture Tab
You can access advanced properties by clicking on the Previewing the Stoke button in the Tool Properties view.

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Tool Name

Description

Copy to Preferences

You can add a pencil texture to your preset preferences.

New Texture

Adds a new custom pencil texture to the list.

Delete Texture

Deletes a texture preset from the list.

Rename Texture

Renames the selected texture to keep the list organized.

Presets

Harmony provides a variety of pencil texture presets and also lets you
create and save your own.

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Pencil Texture Palette

Displays the colour palette assigned to hold the pencil textures. Use
the Colour View menu to assign a new palette.

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Paint Tool Properties

Paint Tool Properties
When you select the Paint tool, its properties and options appears in the Tools Properties view.

Icon

Tool Name

Description

Lasso

Sets the selection mode to Lasso. Click and hold Alt totemporarily switch between the Marquee and Lasso modes.

Marquee

Sets the selection mode to Marquee. Click and hold Alt totemporarily switch between the Marquee and Lasso modes.

Paint Modes

The Paint tool has four different modes available:
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The Paint mode paints everything it touches, including
empty and filled zones.
The Paint Unpainted mode paints only empty zones.
Any line or filled zone will remain unchanged.
The Repaint mode paints everything it touches except
empty zones. Any zone that is not painted will remain
intact.
The Unpaint mode unpaints everything it touches,
including empty and filled zones.

The Paint and Remove Texture option is used when you
vectorized images as greyscale texture style. An image
vectorized as texture is a mix of bitmap filling encapsulated ina vector-based frame. Painting a textured zones with the
Paint tool will change the tint of the textured lines. Painting
the textured zones using the Paint and Remove Texture
option transforms the bitmap filling into a 100% vector basedzone and fills it with a solid colour.

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Apply to Multiple Drawings

The Apply to Multiple Drawings option is used for fast painting
in hand-drawn animation. When you want to paint several
drawings in a same layer at once, such as a walk cycle, you
can enable this option and make a selection in the Drawing
view. All the closed zones located within your Paint tool
selection are painted with the selected colour swatch.

You do not need to enable the Onion Skin preview to use thisoption. The option will stay enabled only for the next action. If
you want to use it again, you must click on the Apply toMultiple Drawings button again, or press Alt + A.
Respect Protected Colour

The Respect Protected Colour option is enabled by default. In
your Colour view, you can protect some colour swatches toavoid repainting or unpainting the zones linked to that swatch.
If you disable this option the Paint tool will not follow theprotect colour rule and will repaint or unpaint the protectedcolours on your drawings until you enable the option again.

Use Stored Colour Gradi- When you paint a zone with a gradient or textured colour
entswatch, the gradient or texture’s position is set relative to thesize of the zone you are painting. If you want the Paint tool to
use a particular size and position, you must first store yourdesired position and size using the Select tool and thenenable the Use Stored Colour Gradient option in the Paint tool
properties.

Select Newly Painted,
Repainted, andUnpainted Contours/Lines

In the Paint tool properties, this option keeps a selection
highlighted around the latest painted zone after using the
Paint, Repaint, Unpaint, or Paint Unpainted tool.

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Close Gap

The Close Gap option has four modes available. When theoption is enabled, Harmony will consume more resources
while painting.

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No Close Gap: The moment a zone has a gap in it, thePaint tool will not fill the area.
Close Small Gap: If a zone has a small gap in it, thePaint tool will fill the area. You can zoom out to makethe gap appear smaller and the Paint tool will paint.
Close Medium Gap: If a zone has a medium gap in it,
the Paint tool will fill the area. You can zoom out tomake the gap appear smaller and the Paint tool will
paint.
Close Large Gap: If a zone has a large gap in it, thePaint tool will fill the area. You can zoom out to makethe gap appear smaller and the Paint tool will paint.

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Pencil Tool Properties
When you select the Pencil

Icon

tool, its properties and options appears in the Tool Properties view.

Tool Name

Description
The Preview area lets you see a preview of the selected or customized
stroke. You can click on the Show Extended Properties arrow to display
advanced customization parameters.

Previewing the Stroke

Maximum Size

Defines the maximum size of your drawing tool. This parameter defines
the width of the stroke.

Smoothing

Defines the number of control points added to the centre line. The fewer
the control points the smoother (but less faithful) the line.
You can adjust the start, end, and joint style of a pencil line.

Shape

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Start: Lets you select the style of the start tip, which is the first tip
you drew. You can choose between Round or Flat style.
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End: Lets you select the style of the end tip, which is the last tip
you drew. You can choose between Round or Flat style.
Join: Lets you select the joint style. The joints are where the line
curves abruptly. You could also define the Join style as the cornerstyle. You can choose between Round, Mitre and Bevel style.

Harmony provides a variety of pencil presets and thickness stencils andalso lets you create and save your own. It is a good idea to create andsave pencils with precise sizes and parameters when you draw anddesign for efficiency and consistency.

Presets

A thickness stencil saves the thickness information across the length ofthe line. When drawing with a thickness stencil, the pressure sensitivity ofthe tablet is discarded. A thickness stencil can be used while drawing, orapplied afterwards.
You also have the possibility to apply different textures to your lines byeither using the default presets or importing your own.
You can export the pencil presets that you have created and import thosethat others have created. This is a good way for you and project
collaborators to keep a consistent look for the project.

New Brush

Allows to create a new preset.

Delete Brush

Allows you to delete your custom presets.

Rename Brush

Allows you to rename a custom preset.

Import Brushes

Allows you to import a set of XML Harmony presets previously exported
via the Export Brushes command.

Export Brushes

Allows you to export Harmony presets to backup or import on a different
computer.

Small Thumbnail, Large
Thumbnail, and Stroke
View

Allows you to display the presets as small square thumbnails, large
square thumbnails or a list of stroke preview.
When drawing on vector layers, the Draw Behind mode lets you paintbehind existing art. By default, strokes appear over your work until you
release the tool.

Draw Behind

As you draw in the Line Art layer, the Automatically Create Colour Art
option instantly creates the corresponding strokes in the Colour Art layer.
Automatically Create
Colour Art

Auto-Flatten Mode

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created with the existing artwork as you draw in the Drawingview. Brush
strokes will flatten with brush strokes and pencil lines will flatten withpencil lines.

NOTE:
Using the Select tool, you can use select and remove a segment offlattened pencil lines. Overlapping pencil lines drawn with the AutoFlatten mode are essentially cut into segments by the overlap andcan be treated as individual lines.
When using the pencil tool, you can automatically close strokes with aninvisible stroke.

Auto-Close Gap

It is recommended to keep this option enabled when drawing with thePencil tool.
The Line Building mode is very useful when drawing long lines and curves
in small increments with pencil lines or the Line tool. As the pencil lines
are central vector lines, it may be difficult to align the line tips perfectly tocreate a uniform stroke and close all gaps.
In this mode, you can draw lines in small increments and the tips are
merge into one single stroke.

Line Building Mode

NOTE: This mode only works with pencil lines or the line tool.

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Pencil Tool Properties

The Auto Adjust Thickness tool is useful when you want to render aportion of a line thicker. When tracing a drawing on paper, you will often go
back to a section of a curve to make it thicker to add dynamism to the line.
Using the Auto Adjust Thickness tool, you can draw highlight strokes overthe section to make thicker. Once you release the pen or mouse, the line
becomes thicker following the shape and curve of the original stroke. Thisway is much faster and smoother than using the Pencil Editor tool. You do
not have to add extra points and adjust the position and Bezier handles.

Auto Adjust Thickness

The default overlay colour is light yellow. If this colour is difficult to see
because of the background or drawing colour, you can adjust the colour.

Line Pushing Mode

The Line Pushing Mode option lets you draw highlight strokes overexisting pencil lines. You can reshape the curves. Depending how you
draw the pushing stroke over your line, the highlighted section will bereshaped in one direction or the other.
The default overlay colour is light yellow. If this colour is difficult to see
because of the background or drawing colour, you can adjust the colour.

You can change the colour for the Line Pushing Mode anf the Auto Adjust
Thickness option by clicking on the Colour swatch and selecting a newcolour in the Colour Picking window.
ColourSize and Smoothness Tab
You can access advanced properties by clicking on the Previewing the Stoke button in the Tool Properties view.

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Tool Name

Description

Maximum Size

Defines the maximum size of your drawing tool. This parameter defines the width of
the stroke.

Minimum Size

Defines the minimum size of your stroke as a percentage of the maximum size. If
you do not have pressure sensitivity from a pen table, the minimum size value will beignored.

Smoothing

Defines the number of control points added to the centre line. The fewer the control
points the smoother (but less faithful) the line.

Contour Smoothing

Defines the number of points on the contour share of your stroke. This will smoothout the bumps and waves on tour contour shape of your brush strokes.
You can adjust the start, end, and joint style of a pencil line.

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Start: Lets you select the style of the start tip, which is the first tip you drew.
You can choose between Round or Flat style.
End: Lets you select the style of the end tip, which is the last tip you drew.
You can choose between Round or Flat style.
Join: Lets you select the joint style. The joints are where the line curves
abruptly. You could also define the Join style as the corner style. You canchoose between Round, Mitre and Bevel style.

Texture Tab
You can access advanced properties by clicking on the Previewing the Stoke button in the Tool Properties view.

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Pencil Tool Properties

Tool Name

Description

Copy to Preferences

You can add a pencil texture to your preset preferences.

New Texture

Adds a new custom pencil texture to the list.

Delete Texture

Deletes a texture preset from the list.

Rename Texture

Renames the selected texture to keep the list organized.

Presets

Harmony provides a variety of pencil texture presets and also lets you
create and save your own.

Pencil Texture Palette

Displays the colour palette assigned to hold the pencil textures. Use
the Colour View menu to assign a new palette.

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Pencil Editor Tool Properties
When you select the Pencil Editor tool, its properties and options appear in the Tool Properties view.

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Name
Lasso

Description
Sets the selection mode to Lasso. Click and hold Alt to temporarily switch between the Marqueeand Lasso modes.

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Marquee

Sets the selection mode to Marquee. Click and hold Alt to temporarily switch between the Marquee and Lasso modes.

Maximum
Size

Defines the maximum size of your drawing tool. This parameter defines the width of the stroke.

Minimum
Size

Defines the minimum size of your stroke as a percentage of the maximum size. If you do nothave pressure sensitivity from a pen table, the minimum size value will be ignored.
You can adjust the start, end, and joint style of a pencil line.

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Start: Lets you select the style of the start tip, which is the first tip you drew. You canchoose between Round or Flat style.
End: Lets you select the style of the end tip, which is the last tip you drew. You canchoose between Round or Flat style.
Join: Lets you select the joint style. The joints are where the line curves abruptly. You
could also define the Join style as the corner style. You can choose between Round,
Mitre and Bevel style.

Harmony provides a variety of pencil presets and thickness stencils and also lets you createand save your own. It is a good idea to create and save pencils with precise sizes andparameters when you draw and design for efficiency and consistency.

Presets

A thickness stencil saves the thickness information across the length of the line. When drawing
with a thickness stencil, the pressure sensitivity of the tablet is discarded. A thickness stencil
can be used while drawing, or applied afterwards.
You also have the possibility to apply different textures to your lines by either using the default
presets or importing your own.
You can export the pencil presets that you have created and import those that others havecreated. This is a good way for you and project collaborators to keep a consistent look for the
project.

New
Brush

Allows to create a new preset from the selected pencil line.

DeleteBrush

Allows you to delete your custom presets.

RenameBrush

Allows you to rename a custom preset.

Small
Thumbnail, Large
Allows you to display the presets as small square thumbnails, large square thumbnails or a list
Thumbof stroke preview.
nail, and
StrokeView

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Copy toPreferences

You can add a pencil texture to your preset preferences.

New Texture

Adds a new custom pencil texture to the list.

DeleteTextureDeletes a texture preset from the list.

RenameTextureRenames the selected texture to keep the list organized.

Presets

Harmony provides a variety of pencil texture presets and also lets you create and save yourown.

Pencil TexDisplays the colour palette assigned to hold the pencil textures. Use the Colour View menu totureassign a new palette.
PaletteThe Smooth operation lets you smooth out selected drawing strokes and remove extra points.
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From the top menu, select Selected > Smooth or press Alt + Shift + S.

SmoothSelection

The Pump Pencil Pressure option is used to increase the line thickness of a selected area on a
pencil line.

Pump Pencil Pressure

The Deflate Pencil Pressure option is used to decrease the line thickness of a selected area ona pencil line.

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Pencil lines are central vector lines and it might be difficult to match pencil line’s tips properly toalign them and make it look like it is one single line. With the Select tool, you can select several
pencil lines and merge them as one single object using the Merge Pencil Lines option. The endsof your lines are adjusted to form one single line.

Merge Pencil Lines

The Reverse Pencil Thickness option inverts the thick and thin section on a selected pencil line.
This option will take the thickest size on the line and apply it to the thinnest, and it will apply thethinnest to the thickest.

ReversePencilThickness

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Perspective Tool Properties
Selecting the Perspective tool displays its properties and options in the Tool Properties view.

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Tool Name

Description

Lasso

Sets the selection mode to Lasso. Click and hold Alt totemporarily switch between the Marquee and Lassomodes.

Marquee

Sets the selection mode to Marquee. Click and hold Alt
to temporarily switch between the Marquee and Lassomodes.

Snap to Contour

Snaps your selection or point to any line you position it
on. As soon as you move it close enough to anotherline, your point or selection will snap to it.

Snap and Align

Snaps the selected anchor point to any existing line
while displaying temporary rulers as a guide that you
can also snap your anchor point to.

Snap to Grid

Snaps your selection following the currently enabled
grid.

Selection Tool Options

Apply to Line and Colour Art The Apply to Line and Colour Art option uses theconcept of Line Art and Colour Art layers. Use thisoption to apply an action such as selecting, resizing or
erasing a drawing on both Line Art and Colour Art
layers, as well as the Overlay and Underlay layers.
Flip Horizontal

Flips the current selection horizontally.

Flip Vertical

Flips the current selection vertically.

Rotate 90 Degrees CW

Rotates the current selection 90 degrees clockwise.

Rotate 90 Degrees CCW

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Polyline Tool Properties
When you select the Polyline tool, its properties and options appear in the Tool Properties view.

Icon

Tool Name

Description
The Preview area lets you see a preview of the selected or customized
stroke. You can click on the Show Extended Properties arrow to display
advanced customization parameters.

Previewing the Stroke

Size

Defines the maximum size of your drawing tool. This parameter defines
the width of the stroke.
Harmony provides a variety of presets and also lets you create and saveyour own. It is a good idea to create and save pencils with precise sizes
and parameters when you draw and design for efficiency and consistency.

Presets
All tools using pencil lines share the same preset list. Therefore, thePolyline, Line, Rectangle, Ellipse, and Pencil tools share the same preset
list.
New Brush

Allows to create a new preset.

Delete Brush

Allows you to delete your custom presets.

Rename Brush

Allows you to rename a custom preset.

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via the Export Brushes command.
Export Brushes

Allows you to export Harmony presets to backup or import on a different
computer.

Small Thumbnail, Large
Thumbnail, and Stroke
View

Allows you to display the presets as small square thumbnails, large
square thumbnails or a list of stroke preview.

Snap to Contour

Snaps your selection or point to any line you position it on. As soon as you
move it close enough to another line, your point or selection will snap to it.
As you draw in the Line Art layer, the Automatically Create Colour Art
option instantly creates the corresponding strokes in the Colour Art layer.

Automatically Create
Colour Art

When enabled, the Auto-Flatten mode automatically flattens the new lines
created with the existing artwork as you draw in the Drawingview. Brush
strokes will flatten with brush strokes and pencil lines will flatten withpencil lines.

Auto-Flatten Mode

NOTE:
Using the Select tool, you can use select and remove a segment offlattened pencil lines. Overlapping pencil lines drawn with the AutoFlatten mode are essentially cut into segments by the overlap andcan be treated as individual lines.

Size and Smoothness Tab
You can access advanced properties by clicking on the Previewing the Stoke button in the Tool Properties view.

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Tool Name

Description

Maximum Size

Defines the maximum size of your drawing tool. This parameter defines the width of
the stroke.

Minimum Size

Defines the minimum size of your stroke as a percentage of the maximum size. If
you do not have pressure sensitivity from a pen table, the minimum size value will beignored.

Smoothing

Defines the number of control points added to the centre line. The fewer the control
points the smoother (but less faithful) the line.

Contour Smoothing

Defines the number of points on the contour share of your stroke. This will smoothout the bumps and waves on tour contour shape of your brush strokes.
You can adjust the start, end, and joint style of a pencil line.

Shape
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l

l

Start: Lets you select the style of the start tip, which is the first tip you drew.
You can choose between Round or Flat style.
End: Lets you select the style of the end tip, which is the last tip you drew.
You can choose between Round or Flat style.
Join: Lets you select the joint style. The joints are where the line curves
abruptly. You could also define the Join style as the corner style. You canchoose between Round, Mitre and Bevel style.

Texture Tab
You can access advanced properties by clicking on the Previewing the Stoke button in the Tool Properties view.

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Icon

Polyline Tool Properties

Tool Name

Description

Copy to Preferences

You can add a pencil texture to your preset preferences.

New Texture

Adds a new custom pencil texture to the list.

Delete Texture

Deletes a texture preset from the list.

Rename Texture

Renames the selected texture to keep the list organized.

Presets

Harmony provides a variety of pencil texture presets and also lets you
create and save your own.

Pencil Texture Palette

Displays the colour palette assigned to hold the pencil textures. Use
the Colour View menu to assign a new palette.

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Rectangle Tool Properties
When you select the Rectangle tool, its properties and options appear in the Tool Properties view. There are a few
less options available when working on a bitmap layer.

Icon

Tool Name

Description
The Preview area lets you see a preview of the selected or customized
stroke. You can click on the Show Extended Properties arrow to display
advanced customization parameters.

Previewing the Stroke

Size

Defines the maximum size of your drawing tool. This parameter defines
the width of the stroke.
You can adjust the start, end, and joint style of a pencil line.

Shape

l

l

Start: Lets you select the style of the start tip, which is the first tip
you drew. You can choose between Round or Flat style.
End: Lets you select the style of the end tip, which is the last tip
you drew. You can choose between Round or Flat style.
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Rectangle Tool PropertieslJoin: Lets you select the joint style. The joints are where the line
curves abruptly. You could also define the Join style as the cornerstyle. You can choose between Round, Mitre and Bevel style.

Harmony provides a variety of presets and also lets you create and saveyour own. It is a good idea to create and save pencils with precise sizes
and parameters when you draw and design for efficiency and consistency.
Presets
All tools using pencil lines share the same preset list. Therefore, thePolyline, Line, Rectangle, Ellipse, and Pencil tools share the same preset
list.
New Brush

Allows to create a new preset.

Delete Brush

Allows you to delete your custom presets.

Rename Brush

Allows you to rename a custom preset.

Import Brushes

Allows you to import a set of XML Harmony presets previously exported
via the Export Brushes command.

Export Brushes

Allows you to export Harmony presets to backup or import on a different
computer.

Small Thumbnail, Large
Thumbnail, and Stroke
View

Allows you to display the presets as small square thumbnails, large
square thumbnails or a list of stroke preview.
When drawing on vector layers, the Draw Behind mode lets you paintbehind existing art. By default, strokes appear over your work until you
release the tool.

Draw Behind

Use the Automatic Filling option to automatically fill your shape with theselected colour as you draw. By default, the Shape tool creates the outlineof an empty shape that you can later fill using the Paint tool. This option isunavailable for the line tool.
Automatic Filling

Snap to Contour

Snaps your selection or point to any line you position it on. As soon as you
move it close enough to another line, your point or selection will snap to it.

Snap and Align

Snaps the selected anchor point to any existing line while displaying temporary rulers as a guide that you can also snap your anchor point to.

Snap to Grid

Snaps your selection following the currently enabled grid.

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As you draw in the Line Art layer, the Automatically Create Colour Art
option instantly creates the corresponding strokes in the Colour Art layer.
Automatically Create
Colour Art

When enabled, the Auto-Flatten mode automatically flattens the new lines
created with the existing artwork as you draw in the Drawingview. Brush
strokes will flatten with brush strokes and pencil lines will flatten withpencil lines.

Auto-Flatten Mode

NOTE:
Using the Select tool, you can use select and remove a segment offlattened pencil lines. Overlapping pencil lines drawn with the AutoFlatten mode are essentially cut into segments by the overlap andcan be treated as individual lines.
The Use Stored Colour Gradient option makes your tool use the previously
Use Stored Colour Gradistored gradient position. This way, every new brush line or colour fill willent
use the stored gradient position.
Draw Square

Enable this option to draw perfect square (ratio 1:1) without holding any
keyboard shortcuts. As an alternative, you can hold down the Shift key.

Size and Smoothness Tab
You can access advanced properties by clicking on the Previewing the Stoke button in the Tool Properties view.

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Tool Name

Description

Maximum Size

Defines the maximum size of your drawing tool. This parameter defines the widthof the stroke.

Minimum Size

Defines the minimum size of your stroke as a percentage of the maximum size. If
you do not have pressure sensitivity from a pen table, the minimum size value willbe ignored.

Smoothing

Defines the number of control points added to the centre line. The fewer the control
points the smoother (but less faithful) the line.

Contour Smoothing

Defines the number of points on the contour share of your stroke. This will smoothout the bumps and waves on tour contour shape of your brush strokes.
You can adjust the start, end, and joint style of a pencil line.

Shape
l

l

l

Start: Lets you select the style of the start tip, which is the first tip you
drew. You can choose between Round or Flat style.
End: Lets you select the style of the end tip, which is the last tip you drew.
You can choose between Round or Flat style.
Join: Lets you select the joint style. The joints are where the line curves
abruptly. You could also define the Join style as the corner style. You canchoose between Round, Mitre and Bevel style.

Texture Tab
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Icon

Tool Name

Description

Copy to Preferences

You can add a pencil texture to your preset preferences.

New Texture

Adds a new custom pencil texture to the list.

Delete Texture

Deletes a texture preset from the list.

Rename Texture

Renames the selected texture to keep the list organized.

Presets

Harmony provides a variety of pencil texture presets and also lets you
create and save your own.

Pencil Texture Palette

Displays the colour palette assigned to hold the pencil textures. Use theColour View menu to assign a new palette.

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Reposition All Drawings Tool Properties

Reposition All Drawings Tool Properties
When you use the Reposition All Drawings tool, its properties and options appear in the Tool Properties view.

Icon

OptionDescription

Flip Horizontal

Flips the current selection horizontally.

Flip Vertical

Flips the current selection vertically.

Rotate 90 Degrees CW

Rotates the current selection 90 degrees
clockwise.

Rotate 90 Degrees CCW

Rotates the current selection 90 degrees
counter-clockwise.
Use the Offset X and Offset Y operation fields
to enter specific values and precisely
reposition the selected shape.

Offset X and Y

1. X: Type a value in this field to reposition your selection along the X-axis.
2. Y: Type a value in this field to reposition your selection along the Y-axis.
3. Up/Down arrows: Use the up anddown arrows to modify the value in the
X or Y value field.
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1. Width: Type a value in this field to resize the width of your selection.
2. Height: Type a value in this field to resize the height of your selection.
3. Up/Down arrows: Use the up anddown arrows to modify the value in the
Width or Height fields.
4. Lock icon: Click the lock icon to lockor unlock the ratio between the Widthand Height values.
The Angle operation lets you to enter specificvalues and accurately rotate the selectedshape.

Angle
1. Angle: Type a degree value in this field
to rotate your selection.
2. Up/Down arrows: Use the up anddown arrows to modify the value in theAngle value field.

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Select Tool Properties
When you use the Select tool, its properties and options appear in the Tool Properties view.

Icon

Tool Name

Description

Lasso

Sets the selection mode to Lasso. Click and hold Alt totemporarily switch between the Marquee and Lassomodes.

Marquee

Sets the selection mode to Marquee. Click and hold Alt totemporarily switch between the Marquee and Lassomodes.

Snap to Contour

Snaps your selection or point to any line you position it
on. As soon as you move it close enough to another line,
your point or selection will snap to it.

Snap and Align

Snaps the selected anchor point to any existing line whiledisplaying temporary rulers as a guide that you can also
snap your anchor point to.

Snap to Grid

Snaps your selection following the currently enabled grid.

Select by Colour

Lets you select all the zones and lines in your drawing
painted with the same colour swatch.

Selection Tool Options

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In the Drawing view, click on any zone or line in yourdrawing. All zones and lines of the same colour are
selected. Click the Select tool again to return to theregular Select mode.

NOTE: Only the zones painted with the SAME colour swatch will be selected. If another zone is coloured with the exact same RGB value (same colour),but not painted with the same colour swatch, it will
not be selected.
Permanent Selection

Lets you maintain a selection over multiple drawings.
Once this option is enabled, the selection zone madeusing the Select tool will remain as you navigate throughdrawings of the same layer and drawings from otherdrawing layers. This option can be used tosimultaneously delete artwork inside or outside of theselection on several drawings when combined with the
Apply to Multiple Drawings option.

Apply to Multiple Drawings

The Apply to Multiple Drawings option is used to perform
an action on all the drawings contained in a layer. With
the Select tool, this option can be used to select andremove vector shapes on all the drawings contained in alayer. To use it, activate Permanent Selection option andmake a selection that can be applied to all your drawings.

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Then, activate the Apply to Multiple Drawings option andpress delete. This will delete all the shapes that would
have been selected by the permanent selection on every
drawing in the layer. This can be used for example toremove dirt and registration on the same areas of all thedrawings simultaneously on a layer.
The Apply to Multiple Drawings option disables itself after
each action.

Apply to Line and ColourArt

Ico- ToolnName

The Apply to Line and Colour Art option uses the conceptof Line Art and Colour Art layers. Use this option to apply
an action such as selecting, resizing or erasing a drawing
on both Line Art and Colour Art layers, as well as theOverlay and Underlay layers.

Description

Selection Tool Operations
Flip Hori- Flips the current selection horizontally.
zontalFlip Vertical

Flips the current selection vertically.

Rotate90
Degrees
CW

Rotates the current selection 90 degrees clockwise.

Rotate90
Degrees
CCW

Rotates the current selection 90 degrees counter-clockwise.

SmoothSmooth out selected drawing strokes and remove extra points.

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FlattenMerges drawing objects and brush strokes into a single layer. If you draw new lines to fix adrawing or line with many brush strokes, it can be useful to flatten them all into a single shape.
By default, lines are drawn one on top of each other. If you intend to repaint the lines or modify
their shape, it will be easier if they are flattened.

CreateColour
Art from
Line Art

Lets you use the outline you traced on one of the four embedded layers (line art, colour art,
overlay, underlay) and create invisible strokes to paint your drawings on separate layers. This
provides more inking and painting flexibility.

Store
ColourGradient

Use the Store Colour Gradient operation to record the selected gradient’s position. This reuses
the stored position of the gradient when drawing new brush lines or painting colour zones.
Enable the Use Stored Colour Gradientoption in the Paint or Brush Tool Properties view todo this.

You can also configure this option to create the invisible strokes on any of the four embedded
layers.

Pencil to Converts the selected centre line pencil strokes into contour strokes brush lines.
Brush

Merge
PencilLines

Pencil lines are central vector lines and it might be difficult to match pencil line’s tips properly toalign them and make it look like it is one single line. With the Select tool, you can select several
pencil lines and merge them as one single object using the Merge Pencil Lines option. The
ends of your lines are adjusted to form one single line.

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NOTE: Points must be close enough to be merged. If there is a large gap between thelines, they will not be merged.
Reverse The Reverse Pencil Thickness option inverts the thick and thin section on a selected pencil
Pencilline. This option will take the thickest size on the line and apply it to the thinnest, and it will
Thickapply the thinnest to the thickest.
ness

Offset X
and Y

Use the Offset X and Offset Y operation fields to enter specific values and precisely reposition
the selected shape.

1. X: Type a value in this field to reposition your selection along the X-axis.
2. Y: Type a value in this field to reposition your selection along the Y-axis.
3. Up/Down arrows: Use the up and down arrows to modify the value in the X or Y value
field.
Width
and
Height

Use the Width and Height operation fields to enter specific values to resize the selected shapewith precision.

1. Width: Type a value in this field to resize the width of your selection.

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2. Height: Type a value in this field to resize the height of your selection.
3. Up/Down arrows: Use the up and down arrows to modify the value in the Width or
Height fields.
4. Lock icon: Click the lock icon to lock or unlock the ratio between the Width and Heightvalues.
Angle

The Angle operation lets you to enter specific values and accurately rotate the selected shape.

1. Angle: Type a degree value in this field to rotate your selection.
2. Up/Down arrows: Use the up and down arrows to modify the value in the Angle value
field.
Adjusting thePencilLine
Thickness

When you select a pencil line with the Select tool, additional options appear in the Tool
Properties view.
Use the Adjusting the Pencil Line Thickness operation field to resize the selected centreline
strokes. This operation is not permitted on contour line shapes, such as brush strokes or shapefills.

1. Minimum Size: Type a value in this field to set the minimum thickness of the selected
centreline stroke.
2. Maximum Size: Type a value in this field to set the maximum thickness of the selected
centreline stroke.
3. Up/Down arrows: Use the up and down arrows to modify the value contained in the
Thickness value field.
PencilLine
Shape

You can adjust the start, end, and joint style of a pencil line.

l

l

l

Start: Lets you select the style of the start tip, which is the first tip you drew. You canchoose between Round or Flat style.
End: Lets you select the style of the end tip, which is the last tip you drew. You canchoose between Round or Flat style.
Join: Lets you select the joint style. The joints are where the line curves abruptly. You
could also define the Join style as the corner style. You can choose between Round,
Mitre and Bevel style.

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PencilStencils

Select Tool Properties

Gives you the flexibility to change the style and thickness of your pencil lines even after they
are drawn. You can apply preset pencil stencils or create your own.

AddingPencil lines support texture. Once a pencil line is drawn, you can apply a preset texture or load
Texture your own. Textures are independent from pencil stencils.
to a Pencil Line
Adjusting the
Text
Selection

When you select text with the Select tool, the tool properties will display the Text tool options
on the bottom of the view. You can also press Alt + 9 to display only the Text properties in the
Tool Properties view—see Text Tool Properties on page 120.

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Smooth Editor Tool Properties
When you select the Smooth Editor tool, its properties and options appear in the Tool Properties view.

Icon

Tool Name

Description

SmoothingStyle

The Smoothing Style options allow you to smooth a portion of your drawing by tracing asmoothing stroke over the zone to optimize or by selecting an area of the drawing with
the Marquee or Lasso.
Note that by default, the Smooth Editor tool colour is yellow, it was changed to orange
for screen grab clarity.

Show Control
PointsThe Show Control Points option allows you to show or hide the Bezier points aroundlines. When the Bezier points are displayed, you can see the result of your smoothing
and the number of points left on the curve. When it is turned off, only the original artwork
is displayed.

Minimum Size This is where you set the minimum and maximum sizes of your drawing tool which will
and Maximum produce the thick and thin effect on your stroke. This works with the pressure sensitivity
Sizeof a pen tablet.
This options is available while using the Brush SmoothingllSmoothness

style.

Maximum and Minimum Size: Defines the maximum and minimum width of thestroke.
Up/Down arrows: Use the up and down arrows to set the minimum and maximum size value.

The Smoothness impacts the strength of the smoothing result. The higher the value, themore points are removed and the smoother the curve. The Smoothness range is from 0
to 100; the default value is 20.
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Colour

Smooth Editor Tool Properties

You can modify the colour of the control points displayed on the artwork while working
with the Smooth Editor tool by double-clicking on the colour swatch.

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Stroke Tool Properties
When you select the Stroke tool, its properties and options appears in the Tool Properties view.

Icon

Tool Name

Description

Draw Stroke as StraightLines

Enable the Draw Stroke as Straight Lines option if you
want the new strokes you draw to be a perfect straightline. Disable the option if you want the stroke to follow
the mouse gesture.

Connect Line Ends

Enable the Connect Line Ends option if you want thestart or end point of your new stroke to connect to yourexisting strokes to make sure no gaps are left in yourdrawing.

Auto-Flatten Mode

When enabled, the Auto-Flatten mode automaticallyflattens the new lines created with the existing artwork
as you draw in the Drawingview. Brush strokes will
flatten with brush strokes and pencil lines will flatten
with pencil lines.

Apply to Line and Colour
Art

The Apply to Line and Colour Art option uses theconcept of Line Art and Colour Art layers. Use thisoption to apply an action such as selecting, resizing or
erasing a drawing on both Line Art and Colour Art
layers, as well as the Overlay and Underlay layers.

Smoothness

You can modify the central line smoothness of your line
using this option. This parameter smooths the initial
movement of your line. Increasing the value will result ina smoother line with fewer control points. Use the left
and right arrows to increment the value by one full unit.
Use the Up - Down slider to quickly increment thevalue.

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Text Tool Properties

Text Tool Properties
Use the Text tool's properties to select the font type and other formatting options you want to apply to the text.
If you already wrote your text, you must first use the Text tool and select the text portion you want to format. You
can modify the parameters of an entire text box using the Select tool.

Icon

Tool Name

Description

Font TypeUse the Font drop-down menu to select a font. OTF
fonts are supported.

Bold

Use this option to bold your text selection.

ItalicUse this option to italicize your text selection.

Left Alignment

Use this option to left align the paragraph.

Centered Alignment

Use this option to center align the paragraph.

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Right Alignment

Use this option to right align the paragraph.

Justified Alignment

Use this option to justify align the paragraph.

Font SizeEnter a size for the text.

Kerning

Use the kerning field to modify the spacing between
letters and characters. You can select the Auto Kern
option to set the kerning automatically based on the
font’s predefined standard. A negative value decreases
spacing between each character, creating a letter
overlap and a positive value increases it.

IndentEnter a value in the Indent field to increase or decrease
the indentation on the first line of your text. A positive
value sets the first line of your paragraph farther to theright and a negative value sets it farther to the left.

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Line Spacing

Enter a value in the Line Spacing field to decrease or
increase the space between each line of text.

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Zoom Tool Properties
When you select the Zoom tool, its properties are displayed in the Tool Properties view.

Parameter

ButtonDescription

Zoom In

Zooms in

Zoom Out

Zooms out

Zoom Tool Options
Zoom in the Camera or Drawing view.
Perform Zoom In
The keyboard shortcut is 2.
Zoom out the Camera or Drawing view.
Operations

Perform Zoom Out
The keyboard shortcut is 1.
Reset Zoom

Restores the current zoom level to 100%.

Reset View

Restores the original display by resetting any
pan, rotation or zoom actions.

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Chapter 4: Toolbars
Harmony contains toolbars which, by default, are located at the top of the interface. Some views also have a toolbar
which you can reposition to suit your work style. You can show or hide toolbars, as well as customize it with thetools you use most often and hide the ones you don't.
Top Toolbars

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Edit Toolbar

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File Toolbar

128

Playback Toolbar

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Tool Presets Toolbar

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Tools Toolbar

131Workspace Toolbar

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View Toolbars

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Top Toolbars

Top Toolbars
Harmony has a series of toolbars that are added by default at the top of the interface. These toolbars can be
moved on the sides of the interface as well as within specific views.
All top toolbars can be added through the top menu Windows > Toolbars > desired toolbar .
Edit Toolbar

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Playback Toolbar

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Tool Presets Toolbar

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Tools Toolbar

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Edit Toolbar
The Edit toolbar contains common operations such as Copy, Paste, Cut, Undo and Redo. These options can also
be found in the Edit menu.

How to access the Edit toolbar
1. Select Windows > Toolbars > Edit.

Icon

Tool Name

Description

Undo

Removes the last change made to your project.
Harmony supports multiple undo, so you can undochanges you made in the order you made them.

Redo

Redoes an operation you have undone. This commandis active only after you use the Undo command.

Cut

Removes selected objects. You can then paste theobject or its properties to another object.

Copy

Copies selected objects and properties.

Paste

Places an object you cut or copied into the location you
select in a view.

Create Symbol

Creates a symbol from selected drawing elements inthe Drawing or Camera view or a layer or cells in theTimeline view.

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Top Toolbars

File Toolbar
The File toolbar contains the common file operations such as New, Save and Open. These options can also befound in the File menu.

How to access the File toolbar
1. Select Windows > Toolbars > File.

Icon

Tool Name

Description

New (Harmony Stand
Alone)
Open

Displays the Open Scene dialog box where you canbrowse for a scene file. You can open a new scenefrom the current one and the previous scene willclose.

Save

Saves all changes made to the opened scene,drawings, palettes, and palette lists.

Save As

Saves the current file with a different name and at adifferent location.
Saves the current state of a scene as another scene.
The Save As window prompts you for a new nameand a different location for this scene before saving
it. This will create a complete scene directory for the
new scene.

NOTE: The scene name cannot exceed 23 characters.
Import Images

Imports bitmap images which you can choose tovectorize.

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Playback Toolbar
The Playback toolbar lets you play back animation and sound. Use it to scrub the sound to create your lip-sync, loop
the playback, navigate through frames, and change the playback range and speed.

Name

ButtonDescription
Plays and stops the animation.

Play

You can also select Play > Play Scene
Forward or Stop.
Creates a render of your scene to play back the
final result including the effects.

Render and Play

Repeatedly plays back your animationindefinitely.

Loop

You can also select Play > Loop.
Enables sound in the playback.
Sound
You can also select Play > Enable Sound.
Enables sound scrubbing in the playback.
Sound Scrubbing

You can also select Play > Enable Sound
Scrubbing.

Jog Frames

Lets you scroll through the playback’s frames.

Frame

Lets you move the playhead by entering a frame
number.

---Lets you change the start frame by entering a
new value in the Start field.
Start--You can also click on Start button to set the startframe at the current frame.
Lets you change the end frame by entering a newvalue in the Stop field.

Stop--You can also click on Stop button to set the end
frame at the current frame.

FPS

Lets you enter a new value to change the speedof the playback.

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Top Toolbars

Tool Presets Toolbar
The Tool Presets toolbar lets you create new tool presets and manage them.

How to access the Tool Presets toolbar
1. Select Windows > Toolbars > Tool Presets.

Icon

Tool Name

Description

New Tool Preset

Creates a new tool preset from the current tool
settings.

Manage Presets

Opens the Manage Tool Preset dialog box where you
can update, organize, and delete existing presets.

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Tools Toolbar
The Tools toolbar contains all the main tools you need to work in Harmony. In the default workspace, this toolbar
located on the left-most side of the interface. A small triangle at the lower-right corner of a tool indicates additional
tools under the main tool. To access these tools, hold down the left mouse button until the additional tools appear,then select one.

You can display the Tools toolbar horizontally if you find it more efficient for your workflow. Be sure to restart
Harmony in order to see the new position of the Tools toolbar.
How to display the Tools toolbar as a flat (horizontal) toolbar
1. Do one of the following:lSelect Edit > Preferences (Windows/Linux) or Harmony Paint > Preferences (Mac OS X).

lPress Ctrl + U (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + U (Mac OS X).

2. Select the General tab.
3. In the Options section, select the Flat Tool Toolbar option.

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4. Click OK and restart Harmony.

Tool Name

Icon

Description
Lets you select elements from the Camera and Drawing
views.

SelectCutterLets you cut a drawing area to move, copy, cut or delete it.

Reposition All
Drawings

Lets you reposition, scale, rotate or skew all drawing strokes
on every drawing included in a layer.

Contour Editor

Lets you add, remove or modify points on a vector line andcontrol them.

Pencil Editor

Lets you modify the thick and thin contours of a pencil line.

Smooth Editor

Lets you optimize contours and reduce the number of points
on a line.

Perspective

Lets you deform a drawing selection and alter its perspective.

Envelope

Lets you deform and warp part of a drawing using a gridenvelope and Bezier handles.

Edit
Gradient/Texture

Lets you modify the position of a gradient or texture colour
within a specific zone.

Brush

A pressure-sensitive tool for creating a contour shape with athick and thin line effect, as if created with a paint brush.

PencilA pressure-sensitive tool for drawing the final images, suchas character nodes, cut-out puppet and clean animation.
Creates a central vector shape.

Text

Lets you type text in your project using various fonts and text
attributes.

EraserA pressure-sensitive tool for precisely erasing parts of adrawing.

Paint

Lets you paint both empty and filled zones.

Line

Ink

Lets you paint only the segment you clicked on between two
intersections to be painted.

Paint Unpainted

Lets you paint only empty zones. Lines and filled zones
remain unchanged.

Repaint

Lets you paint zones except empty zones. Any zone that is
not painted remains intact.

Unpaint

Lets you unpaint empty and filled zones.

StrokeLets you draw stokes, connect line ends and flatten lines.

Close Gap

Lets you close small gaps in a drawing by creating small,invisible strokes between the two closest points.
Lets you draw straight lines which you can then edit.

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Rectangle

Lets you draw rectangles which you can then edit.

EllipseLets you draw ellipses which you can then edit.

Polyline

Lets you draw polylines lines which you can then edit.

Dropper

Lets you pick a colour directly from a drawing.

Drawing Pivot

Lets you set pivots on a characters, drawings and symbols.

Morphing

Lets you control a morphing sequence by placing different
types of hints to help Harmony morph the animation the way
you want it.

Hand

Lets you pan the Drawing or Camera view.
Zoom

Lets you zoom in and out of the Drawing or Camera view.

Rotate View

Lets you rotate the Drawing or Camera view just like with areal animation disc. Can also be used in Perspective view.

Animate Mode

Automatically creates a keyframe on the drawing layer. Usedto animate layers over time.

Transform

Lets you create a global selection so you can reposition,
scale, rotate and skew as one unit, which is useful for cut-out
characters.

Inverse Kinematics

Lets you pull on a character's extremities, such as the hands
and feet, and have the rest of the body follow. Can be usedon any piece connected in a hierarchy.

Onion Skin

Displays the previous and next frames of an animation.
Useful when animating cut-out characters.

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Workspace Toolbar
The Workspace toolbar lets you load other workspaces. The first time you start Harmony, the default workspace
is loaded. Other workspaces are available such as the Hand-Drawn Animation and Compositing workspaces;
these display different views and toolbars. You can access these workspaces and any you create, from theWindows menu and the Workspace toolbar.

How to access the Workspace toolbar
1. Select Windows > Toolbars > Workspace.

Icon

Tool Name

Description

Workspace List

Allows you to select an existing workspace.

Workspace Manager

Opens the Workspace Manager where you canorganize, display, and remove workspace from yourlist.

Save Workspace

When the Automatically Save Workspace preference is disabled, the Save Workspace button
becomes available. This allows you to manuallysave your new workspace configuration.

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View Toolbars
Harmony has a series of view specific toolbars that are only available in a given view. These toolbars can be moved
only within their view.
All view toolbars can be added, as long as the view is visible, through the top menu Windows > Toolbars > desired
toolbar .

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Chapter 5: Views
The Harmony interface is composed of different views, each one designed for a specific purpose. You can modify
the location of the views by adding a new view as a tab or as a window. You can also swap the location of a view.
When a view is active, a red rectangle appears around the view. Keyboard shortcuts and top menu options areassociated with the active view. If a menu option is greyed out, it means it does not apply to the layer, drawing orother type of selection or the option does not apply to the active view.
Colour View

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Drawing View

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Integrated Help View

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Message Log View

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Model View

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Tool Properties View

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Colour View
The Colour view is where you create colours and palettes and import existing palettes into your project. The
Colour view is also necessary for drawing, painting and creating colour styling.

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From the top menu, select Windows > Colour.

lFrom any of the other views, click the Add View

Icon

button and select Colour.

SectionDescription

View Menu

The View menu contains all the commands and options that you can use in
the Colour view to manage colours and palettes.

Show/Hide
Palette List View

The Show/Hide Palette List View button lets you display the Palette List viewin the Colour view. This option is for the advanced user who wants to create
colour palettes for their props and characters.

Add Palette

The Add Palette button lets you add a new palette to the bottom of yourpalette list.

Remove Palette

The Remove Palette button lets you delete the currently selected palette. If
the colour swatch is used in your project, zones painted with colour swatches
which have been deleted will turn red, easily identifying them so you can
repaint them with another colour swatch.

Link Palette

The Link Palette button lets you access other palettes created in the project
and link them to your scene.

Order Palette List

The Up and Down arrows let you reorder the selected palette. When using
clone palettes (colour styles), the highest palette is the list will override its
clone located lower in the list.

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modifying the palette.
Add Colour

The Add Colour button lets you add a new colour swatch to the bottom of yourcolour list.

Remove Colour

The Remove Colour button lets you delete the currently selected colour
swatches. If the colour swatch is used in your project, the Delete Colour
dialog box will appear asking you to confirm the operation. Click OK to
confirm the operation or Cancel to cancel it.

Zones painted with colour swatches which have been deleted will turn red,easily identifying them so you can repaint them with another colour swatch.

Add Texture

The Add Texture button lets you add a bitmap colour swatch to your palette.
You can load photos and textures and paint your drawings with it. The bitmap
image must be a .tga or .psd file format.

Set Current Brush The Set Current Brush Colour button let you set the currently selected colour
Colourswatch as the colour used by the Brush tool. If you select a new colour in the
Colour view while using the Brush tool, the Set Current Brush Colour swatch
will be updated.
Set Current Pencil The Set Current Pencil Colour button lets you set the currently selected colour
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Line tools. If you select a new colour in the Colour view while using any ofthese tools, the Set Current Pencil Colour swatch will be updated.
Set Current Paint
ColourThe Set Current Paint Colour button lets you set the currently selected colour
swatch as the colour used by the Paint tool. If you select a new colour in the
Colour view while using the Paint tool, the Set Current Paint Colour swatch
will be updated.

Link/Unlink Three The Link/Unlink Three Colours button lets you link the Set Current Brush
Colours
Colour, Set Current Pencil Colour and Set Current Paint Colour swatches tothe currently selected colour swatches in the Colour view.

Colour Swatch
Name

Each colour swatch available in the Colour view can have its own name,making it easy to identify which colour is used to paint what part of yourcharacter or background.

Two colours can have the same name.
Colour Swatch

A colour swatch is a specific colour used to paint a certain zone of a characteror background. Colour palettes are composed of colour swatches. They canalso be called colour pots. When you paint a zone with a colour swatch, thezone is linked to the swatch. So if you update the swatch’s tint, the zone will
be updated along with it. This allows you to modify your animation colours
even after it is completely painted.

Colour Editor

The Colour Editor panel allows you to modify the HSV and RGBA values ofthe selected colour without using the Colour Picker window.

Drawing Navigation and Art
Layers

These controls are used to quickly have access to common commands.

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Colour ViewlPrevious and Next Drawing
These buttons let you switch to the previous or next drawings. The
shortcuts are F and G.

lPrevious and Next Layer
These buttons are used to switch to the previous or next layer when
you have different layers loaded. The shortcuts are H and J.

lLine Art, Colour Art, Preview ModeUse these buttons to toggle between the Line Art to Colour Art layers.
The shortcut is L. You can also enable or disable the Preview mode.
The shortcuts are Shift + P.

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Drawing View
Only the selected drawing is displayed by default in the Drawing view. You can use features, such as the light table
to display the current drawing of all the enabled layers of your scene in washed-out colours, or the Onion Skin to
display the previous and next drawings of the currently selected drawing layer.

How to access the Drawing view
Do one of the following:l

From the top menu, select Windows > Drawing .

lFrom any of the other views, click the Add View

Icon

button and select Drawing.

SectionDescription

View Menu

The View menu contains all the tools and options thatyou can use in the Drawing view to draw, animate andpaint.

Drawing Area

This is the main space in the Drawing view. It is where
you draw and where the drawings are displayed.

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Zoom Menu

The Zoom menu lets you enlarge or reduce the Camera
or Drawing view display.
To make the camera frame size always match the sizeof your view, select the Fit to View option. Click thedrop-down arrow and select a zoom level or press 1 and2.

Drawing NameThe Drawing Name field displays the name of theselected drawing, as well as the layer containing it. If
the cell does not contain any drawing, an Empty Cell
text is shown in the field.

Tool Name

The Tool Name field displays the name of the selected
tool. If you temporarily override a drawing tool using akeyboard shortcut, the tool’s name will be highlighted inred. You can temporarily override a tool by holding its
keyboard shortcut without the Alt key. For example, theSelect tool shortcut is Alt + S. If you hold down the S
key, you will switch to the Select tool. When you
release the key, you will return to the tool you wereusing.

Frame NumberThis field displays the current frame of the animation
you are working on.

Cursor Coordinates

This indicates the position of the your pointer in thedrawing area.

Colour Picker

The Colour Picker allows you to select a colour for
drawing.

Drawing Thumbnails Panel The Drawing Thumbnails panel displays a list with
thumbnails of the loaded drawings. The highlighted
drawing is the one displayed in the drawing area. You
can select the drawing you want to paint directly fromthis list.

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Integrated Help View
Use the Integrated Help when you are unsure about what a certain menu item is or the function of a specificpreference in the Preferences panel,
If you keep the Integrated Help window open for the entire duration of your work session, then you can use theforward and backward arrows to scroll through a history of the help information that you called up during yoursession.

How to access the Integrated Help view
1. Do one of the following:l

From the top menu, select Windows > Integrated Help.

l

From any of the other views, click the Add View

button and select Integrated Help.

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Message Log View

Message Log View
The Message log view displays information gathered during a render task, such as which frames and at what timethey were each rendered. The view also contains a list of the colour recovery operations.

How to access the Message Log view
Do one of the following:l

From the top menu, select Windows > Message Log.

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Model View
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Once you have a fully painted drawing, you can use it as a colour model and load it in the Model view. This drawing
can be used and loaded in any of your Harmony scenes.
Once a drawing is loaded in the Model view, you can use the Dropper
tool to select a colour from the model anduse it to paint in the Camera or Drawing view without having to pick the colour from the colour palette.

How to access the Model view
Do one of the following:l

From the top menu, select Windows > Model.

lFrom any of the other views, click the Add View

Icon

button and select Model.

SectionDescription

View Menu

The View menu contains all the tools and options thatyou can use to manage models.

Model View Toolbar

The Model View toolbar contains all the tools andoptions you can use in the Model view to navigate
through and manage models.

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Tool Properties View

Tool Properties View
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The Tool Properties view contains the most common options and operations related to the currently selected tool.
When you select a tool from the Tools toolbar, the Tool Properties view updates.
For example, if you choose the Select tool, the Tool Properties view will display the options and operations
related to it, such as Snap to Contour, Apply to All Drawings, Flip Horizontal, and Flatten.

NOTE: To learn more about the options appearing in the Tool Properties view, see Tools Properties on page35.

How to access the Tool Properties view
Do one of the following:l

From the top menu, select Windows > Tool Properties.

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From any of the other views, click the Add View

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