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[AndrewFM]

Is there an art program that has a line tool that allows you to lock the "slope" of the lines? I'm trying to draw an backdrop that's on an inclined hill, so all of my "straight lines" in the image are actually on a 2/1 or 1/2 slope:



However, drawing the lines with MSPaint's line tool, and manually verifying that there's no jitters is particularly annoying. Especially since I'm drawing very large scenery with long lines.

[ink.inc]

If I want to make a straight line (in photoshop), I'll just hold shift while using the mouse.

If I want it to have a specific slope, I'll draw a portion of the line, then merely copy/paste it.

[AndrewFM]

If I want it to have a specific slope, I'll draw a portion of the line, then merely copy/paste it.

That's not a bad idea. Thanks for the tip

[:^)]

worth a new thread?

...what am I saying?


OF COURSE IT IS!

[AndrewFM]

Think of all the doors we just opened by learning how to copy and paste lines. I mean, come on...

[1982]

I would do that like this: (in PS at least)

1. Draw dotted line where dots represent start points of any surface lines.
2. Copy this dotted line to some other location, where same dots represent end points of surface lines.
3. Now in PS just click the start dot, and then SHIFT+click corresponding end point.
4. This way you can make quickly uniform lines.

Copy paste works also, but it is always little pain in the ass.

[moi]

You must use the snap2grid Luke