# Setting Onion Skin Options

You can change how drawing objects appear in the onion skin to suit your working style.

To set onion skin options:

1. Open the Preferences dialog box. Select Toon Boom Studio > Preferences.

The Preferences dialog box opens.

2. Click the Light Table tab.

3. Select your color shading option.

- If you want previous and next drawings to appear in their original color and faded, de-select the Enable Color Shading option.
- If you want previous and next drawings to appear as different colors, select the Enable Color Shading option.

4. If the Enable Color Shading option is selected, you can choose colors for previous and next drawings.

- Click the Previous Drawing Color or Next Drawing Color square and select a new color from the color picker.

5. Click OK when you are done.

See Also
Onion Skin: Displaying the Next and Previous Drawings
Setting Up Your Drawing Space