The Properties panel is your main control center. You'll find it on the side of your screen, and it shows different options depending on what you're working on at the moment.
Fills
- Fills: Pick the type of fill you want to use (Linear, Spiral, Halftone, etc.)
- Fill Properties: Fine-tune your chosen fill. For example, with Linear fills, you can set the spacing between lines, their angle, and position
Stroke Properties
- Color: Choose between fixed colors or let your fills automatically match your source image
- Image Threshold: Decide which parts of your image affect the fills
- Stroke Thickness: Make lines thinner or thicker
- Dashed Line: Break up solid lines into dashes
- Caps & Corners: Choose how your lines start, end, and connect
- Emboss: Make your fills look appear raised or sunken
Mask and Mesh
- Mask Settings: Control how masks behave and look
- Transform: Move, resize, and rotate things
- Align and Arrange: Line up multiple elements exactly how you want them
- Mesh: Add grid patterns for more complex effects
- Overlap Control: Decide how different elements interact when they cross
View
- Source Image Display: Show or hide your reference image
- Interface Elements: Customize what you see in your workspace
To keep things tidy, you can expand or collapse any section by clicking the arrow (>) next to its name. This is really handy when you want to focus on specific settings without getting distracted by options you don't need right now.
Tip: If you haven't selected anything specific, the Properties panel shows general settings. Click on any object to see options for that particular element.