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3 hours ago, Mainecoon364 said:

I can’t continue tracing where I left. (The node tool is selected.)

You can’t trace with the Node Tool! Are you trying to adjust an existing trace outline?

If you use the Pencil Tool with ‘Sculpt’ mode enabled, you can continue from where you left off.

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Posted (edited)

Well, you can actually do trace with node tool, but only using a trick:

  • you can only add nodes on the curvature between two existing nodes. So create one node far away (using pen tool), then you can (switch to node tool and) add more nodes, and move them into correct position.

I use this method often, starting with a rough outline, and then adding nodes for smaller details. And set fill opacity to 50% to see both background and curve on top.

Edited by NotMyFault
Added missing steps for clarity

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