# ✍️ New Feature Release: Pen Tool

Refine your storyboards with a freehand pen tool that captures the feel of hand-drawn lines. It’s perfect for sketching freely and adding a personal touch.

Published: Apr 10, 2025

StoryTribe

StoryTribe Team

Free drawing with the Pen Tool

#### ✍️ New Feature Release: Pen Tool

Refine your storyboards with a **freehand pen tool** that captures the feel of hand-drawn lines. It’s perfect for sketching freely and adding a personal touch.

**Pen Tool**

- Draw freely on the canvas.
- Toggle drawing mode on by clicking the Pen icon in the toolbar.
- The Selector tool has been introduced in the toolbar (cursor icon) to support non-drawing mode.

**Pick Your Line Style & Colour**

- Choose from Pressure Pen (Natural Line), Solid, Dashed, or Dotted strokes.
- Pressure Pen: Lines adjust based on your drawing speed, giving a hand-drawn, expressive look.
- Select from a pre-defined colour palette or use the colour picker / hex code.
- Use the input box to set the line width.
- Change opacity with a slider.

**Shortcuts updates**

- **P** for enabling Pen (drawing mode)
- Use **[** and **]** or the **arrow up/down keys** to adjust stroke weight during drawing mode.
- **V** is the shortcut for the Selector tool.
- **T** was previously used for Thought Bubble, but is now the shortcut for Text.

We hope the Pen Tool helps bring your stories to life in even more expressive ways — and we can’t wait to see what you create with it.

🛠️ **Available now for all users.**