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●Round key 1

A round-capped line that blooms into a soft, sketchy web.

What it does

Classic Round draws a continuous round line under your cursor, and - as it goes - connects each point to nearby points in the memory map. With its default Shading art style (dense, distance-faded lines, no core line), scribbling builds smooth, soft pencil tone; switch to Airy in the Connecting combo for the hairy, pencil-sketch look Harmony's sketchy brush is known for.

How to use

Pick it from the brush menu or press 1.
Selecting it applies the last-chosen connection art style (Shading out of the box) and matches the stroke opacity automatically.
Draw slowly for dense shading; flick for sparse threads.
Scribble back over an area to layer more connections and darken it.

Settings

Dash: Solid, dashed or dotted line for the stroke itself.
Connection & Connection art style: The two groups that control the web - see Memory maps & connecting.
Pen: With a stylus, pressure and tilt can drive the line's width and opacity - and even the web's density and reach - per point. See Pen & pressure.

Try this Sketch a loose shape, then go back over the same area in a few light passes - each pass adds threads and deepens the tone, the way a pencil builds value. Lost track of what it's reaching toward? Flash the memory (m) to see.

Want a cleaner spider web instead of soft shading? Switch the Connecting style to String Art from the navbar combo.