Cards, shapes and freehand drawing

Build structure with editable cards#

Open Cards and shapes, add a card, then select its shape, fill and frame settings. Send it behind text to create a readable information panel.

1. Open Cards and shapes and press Add card.
2. Choose rectangle, ellipse, triangle or hexagon in Shape.
3. For a rectangle, adjust Corners; try the same numeric control below.
4. Set Fill and use Send layer backward until the card sits behind the content it supports.

Expected result: The card remains an editable geometric layer, separate from your text and background.

Add a rectangular, elliptical, triangular or hexagonal card. Resize and rotate its frame; rounded rectangular corners, fill, outline and shadow control the visual treatment.

A card can separate an event detail block, hold a label or provide contrast behind text. Send it behind the content it supports using the selected-layer toolbar. Duplicate matching cards rather than approximating the same dimensions by eye.

Use a solid fill for quiet information surfaces, or a gradient for a deliberate accent. Keep shadows restrained so the post does not look like unrelated floating panels.

• Choose a shared solid or gradient paint
• Duplicate and reorder a card

Draw a line, signature-style mark or annotation#

Open Freehand drawing, choose a brush and paint, then drag on the canvas. A completed stroke becomes one editable drawing layer.

1. Open Freehand drawing and choose pen, marker, calligraphy, pencil, spray, splatter, bristle or watercolor.
2. Set Width and paint. For paint brushes, adjust Flow, Density and Spread; leave Fill off for open marks.
3. Drag on the canvas and release to finish the stroke.
4. Select the finished drawing to change its brush, paint or placement, or use Undo to remove that stroke.

Expected result: The stroke uses a stored editable path; its seeded texture stays stable on reopening and export.

Brushes change the actual stroke treatment: calligraphy uses a directional nib and pencil adds grain. Spray scatters fine droplets without a solid strip; Splatter adds mixed-size paint drops; Bristle lays directional dry-paint strands; Watercolor builds translucent overlapping washes. Flow controls coverage, Density controls mark count and Spread controls the painted reach. A dot or vertical stroke is supported.

Stroke and optional fill support solid, gradient and textured paints. Filled strokes suit closed freehand shapes; leave fill off for underlines and handwritten annotations. Brush shuffle selects another preset; paint shuffle changes the adjacent paint. Stored seeds keep marks stable when reopening or exporting, including vector spray and paint marks in SVG.

A finished stroke is one undo step. Cancelling removes the in-progress layer. Drag any of the eight frame grips to resize a selected drawing; use the separate top control to rotate it. Style, frame, rotation and layer order remain editable.

• Undo a completed drawing
• Reuse lettering and drawings as a sticker

Use a mark for a reason#

Use one card or annotation to clarify one detail, then check the entire post at reading size.

1. Choose the single detail that needs emphasis.
2. Add an underline, a circle or a quiet card rather than several competing effects.
3. Fit the page and remove marks that compete with the headline.

Expected result: The accent directs attention without obscuring the message.

Circle one detail, underline one phrase or add one expressive accent. Too many annotations compete with the information they are supposed to clarify.

For professional posts, use aligned cards and a repeatable accent color. For celebrations and informal posts, allow more expressive marks while keeping the main message readable.

• Professional announcements
• Keep a clear visual hierarchy