Tapered freehand lines with a mouse

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Tapered freehand lines with a mouse

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In Moho 13, how do I draw a tapered line using the Freehand tool, when using a mouse? I've tried various of the Freehand Options, but haven't achieved tapered lines.
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Ugh! That features seems totally broken in Moho 13. Will let the developers know.

Personally, I don't bother with the Freehand tool. For me, it produces too many errors that need to be fixed and edited. Considering all that extra editing, I find drawing with the Add Points tool is more precise, efficient, and arguably faster. Especially when drawing for deforming puppet parts.
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Re: Tapered freehand lines with a mouse

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Thank you! Good advice.
Greenlaw wrote: Sat Nov 30, 2019 12:07 pm Ugh! That features seems totally broken in Moho 13. Will let the developers know.

Personally, I don't bother with the Freehand tool. For me, it produces too many errors that need to be fixed and edited. Considering all that extra editing, I find drawing with the Add Points tool is more precise, efficient, and arguably faster. Especially when drawing for deforming puppet parts.
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I would also add that you can use the Line Width tool (W) to taper lines/points after they have been created.
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