This depends on whether you click or drag with your mouse or pencil. The lines that you draw can have sharp corners or smooth curves. It's very versatile and you can create straight lines, Bézier curves and shapes. The pen mode is the main mode used for drawing. We'll go over the function of each one below. Clicking on the modes with the pen tool selected will change the mode. The Pen tool has seven different modes of operation that you can use to draw with. Here is where you can control the modes and options for your drawing. Here is where you can control the modes and options for your drawing.Īfter selecting the pen tool you will see a second menu bar at the topof the screen. Pen settings on iPadĪfter selecting the pen tool you will see a second menu bar at the bottom of the screen. There are several modes and setting within the pen tool.These control how your drawing will appear on the screen. The pen tool is located on the left side tool bar and is represented by the icon of a fountain pen. However, the pen tool functions the exact same way in both versions. The location ofthe tool and settings are slightly different between the iPad version and the PC/Mac version. Once drawn these segments and anchor points can still be edited to change the shape of the curve. You can draw individual line segments or line segments that are part of a larger line or shape. You can use it to draw curves, straight lines, and shapes. The pen tool is a very versatile drawing tool in Affinity Designer.

Drawing in affinity designer