# Cutting and Erasing Drawing Objects

As you use the drawing tools to create the objects and characters in your scene, you may need to cut or erase sections of drawing objects to refine your artwork. For example, if you need only the top left quarter of a ellipse, you can draw a full ellipse and cut away the section that you need.

Toon Boom Studio provides you with three tools that allow you to cut or erase parts of your artwork. You can select these tools from the floating Drawing Tools toolbar.

The Scissor tool and Eraser tool both allow you to remove parts from drawing objects, but function differently. The Scissor tool allows you to create cut selections. The Eraser tool allows you to draw the shape of the section you want to erase.

The Cutter tool is slightly different from the Scissor and Eraser. With the Cutter tool, you divide regions with a stroke. You can then move, delete or transform those selections with the Select tool.

| The Scissor tool is the Cutter tool from Toon Boom Studio version 2.x.

See Also
Using the Scissor to Cut Parts from Drawing Objects
Erasing Parts from Drawing Objects
Protecting Drawings