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Ink & Vector Studio Beginner 3 min

Mastering the Dual Eraser & Freehand Ink Studio

Boardva includes two distinct erasers: a pixel-accurate Brush Eraser that carves through freehand ink strokes using alpha compositing, and an Object Eraser that scrubs entire vector shapes off the canvas on contact.

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Step-by-step walkthrough

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1. Activate the Freehand Brush Tool (B)

Press B on your keyboard (or click the Brush icon in the top bar) to enter Freehand Brush mode. Pick "Broad Paint Brush (28px)" and draw a few strokes across the canvas.

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2. Carve Through Ink with the Brush Eraser (E)

Press E or select "Eraser (E)" in the Draw & Eraser Studio panel. Drag the circular eraser cursor across your ink strokes—notice how it erases a clean path through the ink while keeping the background and vector cards untouched!

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3. Scrub Vector Shapes with Object Eraser (Shift+E)

Click "Object Eraser" in the Draw panel (or press Shift+E). Click or drag across any shape, badge, or text element on the canvas to immediately remove the entire object on contact.

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4. Return to Select & Move Mode (V)

Press V or Esc (or click "Done (Esc)" on the floating red pill) to exit drawing/erasing mode and return to standard object selection and resizing.