Symbol Sprayer tool
Shortcut: O. The Symbol Sprayer scatters instances of a symbol as you drag.
How to use it
Section titled “How to use it”Pick the symbol to spray, then drag on the canvas to place instances along the path of your cursor. A live preview shows the drops while you drag, and the whole spray commits as a single undo on release.
Tool Options
Section titled “Tool Options”| Option | Range | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Symbol | — | The symbol to spray |
| Size | 4–200 | Base size of each instance |
| Spacing | 2–200 | Distance between drops, in pixels |
| Jitter | from 0 | Random ± scale variation per drop |
| Reset | — | Restore the default options |
Tips & interactions
Section titled “Tips & interactions”- Raise Jitter for a more natural, scattered look.
- Symbols come from the symbol library; instances stay linked to their master.
See the tools overview and keyboard shortcuts.