© Phillip Whitt 2020
P. WhittPractical Glimpsehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6327-3_8

8. Drawing Basics

Phillip Whitt1 
(1)
Columbus, GA, USA
 

Glimpse is a very capable program for tasks such as digital drawing and painting. With time and practice, you’ll be able to create some impressive work.

In this chapter, we’ll touch on drawing using the tools offered in Glimpse. This chapter is a primer to acquaint beginners with some of the tools available and a little firsthand experience.

We’ll first take a closer look at the Pencil and Paintbrush tools and the various brush tips available.

The topics covered in this chapter are

  • The Pencil and Paintbrush tools

  • The MyPaint brush engine

  • Tutorial 20: Drawing a simple flower

  • Tutorial 21: Drawing a simple butterfly ...

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