Explore Figma Draw

Written by Figma Man

Updated at June 19th, 2025

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Enter Figma Draw Navigate Figma Draw The toolbar The right sidebar The left sidebar

Before you Start

Who can use this feature

Available on any plan

Requires a Full seat on paid plans

Anyone with can edit access to a file can use Figma Draw

Add personality and artistic flare to your designs with Figma Draw. Figma Draw lets you access illustration tools like brushes, transforms, and textures, directly inside a Figma Design file.

Want more hands-on experience using Figma Draw? Grab a copy of the Figma Draw playground file to practice while you learn.

Enter Figma Draw

Figma Draw is a set of visual design tools within the Figma Design editor. To open Figma Draw, click Draw in the toolbar.

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Note: If you don't see the Draw option in the toolbar, make sure you have can edit access to the design file.

Navigate Figma Draw

While using Figma Draw, the toolbar and sidebars change to provide a set of illustration-focused tools and properties.

The toolbar

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The toolbar changes to give you quick access to the Pen, Brush, and Pencil tools.

The right sidebar

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The right sidebar changes to a more streamlined view of illustration-related properties, with slider controls that help you balance artistic feel with pixel-perfect adjustments. You can also access transforms from the right sidebar while in Figma Draw.

The left sidebar

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The Layers section in the left sidebar displays an enlarged visual preview of the layer’s contents. Double-click on the layer preview to zoom directly to that layer on the canvas.