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ADDING LAYERS
When drawing a landscape in Sketchpad, you can use layers to add details and keep your
artwork organised. Each layer is like a separate sheet of paper, so you can draw on one
layer without affecting the others. In the layer’s panel, you'll see eye icons next to each
layer:
Visible eye icon: The layer is visible in your drawing.
Crossed-out eye icon: The layer is hidden, but still there. For example, if you're working
on the sky, you can hide the trees layer to focus on the sky.
Next to each layer, there’s three vertical dots. These three vertical dots also known as
hamburger icon. These dots give you options for each layer:
Send to Back: Moves the layer behind others (e.g., making the sky behind a house).
Send to Front: Moves the layer slightly in front of another.
Send Backwards: Moves the layer all the way to the back (e.g., putting a tree in the
backside of a house).
Send Forwards: Moves the layer all the way to the front (e.g., putting a tree in front of a
house).
Duplicate: Makes a copy of the layer (e.g., adding a second tree).
Delete: Removes the layer.
DESIGNING LANDSCAPES ELEMENTS
Now that you have your background set, let’s add some important elements like the
ground, sun, and trees to your landscape. By adding these elements, you can make our
landscape beautiful. You can add elements to your landscape using two methods i.e.,
using shapes and using clipart.
USING SHAPES
You can use different shapes to add
details to your landscape. For example,
you can use a rectangle for the ground,
a triangle for the mountains, and a circle
for the sun and more. To draw ground,
follow the given steps:
Step 1 Click on the Star tool.
Step 2 Click on the Choose Shape down
arrow. A sub-menu will appear.
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