GIving brushes a _render method

src/brushes/base_brush.class.js

@@ -83,6 +83,17 @@ fabric.BaseBrush = fabric.util.createClass(/** @lends fabric.BaseBrush.prototype
     }
   },
 
+  /**
+   * Sets the transformation on given context
+   * @param {RenderingContext2d} ctx context to render on
+   * @private
+   */
+  _saveAndTransform: function(ctx) {
+    var v = this.canvas.viewportTransform;
+    ctx.save();
+    ctx.transform(v[0], v[1], v[2], v[3], v[4], v[5]);
+  },
+
   /**
    * Sets brush shadow styles
    * @private

src/brushes/circle_brush.class.js

@@ -27,11 +27,8 @@ fabric.CircleBrush = fabric.util.createClass(fabric.BaseBrush, /** @lends fabric
    */
   drawDot: function(pointer) {
     var point = this.addPoint(pointer),
-        ctx = this.canvas.contextTop,
-        v = this.canvas.viewportTransform;
-    ctx.save();
-    ctx.transform(v[0], v[1], v[2], v[3], v[4], v[5]);
-
+        ctx = this.canvas.contextTop;
+    this._saveAndTransform(ctx);
     ctx.fillStyle = point.fill;
     ctx.beginPath();
     ctx.arc(point.x, point.y, point.radius, 0, Math.PI * 2, false);
@@ -51,6 +48,25 @@ fabric.CircleBrush = fabric.util.createClass(fabric.BaseBrush, /** @lends fabric
     this.drawDot(pointer);
   },
 
+  /**
+   * Render the full state of the brush
+   * @private
+   */
+  _render: function() {
+    var ctx  = this.canvas.contextTop, i, len,
+        points = this.points, point;
+    this._saveAndTransform(ctx);
+    for (i = 0, len = points.length; i < len; i++) {
+      point = points[i];
+      ctx.fillStyle = point.fill;
+      ctx.beginPath();
+      ctx.arc(point.x, point.y, point.radius, 0, Math.PI * 2, false);
+      ctx.closePath();
+      ctx.fill();
+    }
+    ctx.restore();
+  },
+
   /**
    * Invoked on mouse move
    * @param {Object} pointer

src/brushes/pencil_brush.class.js

@@ -99,12 +99,10 @@
      */
     _render: function() {
       var ctx  = this.canvas.contextTop, i, len,
-          v = this.canvas.viewportTransform,
           p1 = this._points[0],
           p2 = this._points[1];
 
-      ctx.save();
-      ctx.transform(v[0], v[1], v[2], v[3], v[4], v[5]);
+      this._saveAndTransform(ctx);
       ctx.beginPath();
       //if we only have 2 points in the path and they are the same
       //it means that the user only clicked the canvas without moving the mouse

src/brushes/spray_brush.class.js

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ fabric.SprayBrush = fabric.util.createClass( fabric.BaseBrush, /** @lends fabric
     this._setShadow();
 
     this.addSprayChunk(pointer);
-    this.render();
+    this.render(this.sprayChunkPoints);
   },
 
   /**
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ fabric.SprayBrush = fabric.util.createClass( fabric.BaseBrush, /** @lends fabric
    */
   onMouseMove: function(pointer) {
     this.addSprayChunk(pointer);
-    this.render();
+    this.render(this.sprayChunkPoints);
   },
 
   /**
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ fabric.SprayBrush = fabric.util.createClass( fabric.BaseBrush, /** @lends fabric
           originY: 'center',
           fill: this.color
         });
-
-        this.shadow && rect.setShadow(this.shadow);
         rects.push(rect);
       }
     }
@@ -112,8 +110,7 @@ fabric.SprayBrush = fabric.util.createClass( fabric.BaseBrush, /** @lends fabric
     }
 
     var group = new fabric.Group(rects, { originX: 'center', originY: 'center' });
-    group.canvas = this.canvas;
-
+    this.shadow && group.setShadow(this.shadow);
     this.canvas.add(group);
     this.canvas.fire('path:created', { path: group });
 
@@ -147,18 +144,16 @@ fabric.SprayBrush = fabric.util.createClass( fabric.BaseBrush, /** @lends fabric
   },
 
   /**
-   * Renders brush
+   * Render new chunk of spray brush
    */
-  render: function() {
-    var ctx = this.canvas.contextTop;
+  render: function(sprayChunk) {
+    var ctx = this.canvas.contextTop, i, len;
     ctx.fillStyle = this.color;
 
-    var v = this.canvas.viewportTransform, i, len;
-    ctx.save();
-    ctx.transform(v[0], v[1], v[2], v[3], v[4], v[5]);
+    this._saveAndTransform(ctx);
 
-    for (i = 0, len = this.sprayChunkPoints.length; i < len; i++) {
-      var point = this.sprayChunkPoints[i];
+    for (i = 0, len = sprayChunk.length; i < len; i++) {
+      var point = sprayChunk[i];
       if (typeof point.opacity !== 'undefined') {
         ctx.globalAlpha = point.opacity;
       }
@@ -167,6 +162,21 @@ fabric.SprayBrush = fabric.util.createClass( fabric.BaseBrush, /** @lends fabric
     ctx.restore();
   },
 
+  /**
+   * Render all spray chunks
+   */
+  _render: function() {
+    var ctx = this.canvas.contextTop, i, ilen;
+    ctx.fillStyle = this.color;
+
+    this._saveAndTransform(ctx);
+
+    for (i = 0, ilen = this.sprayChunks.length; i < ilen; i++) {
+      this.render(this.sprayChunks[i]);
+    }
+    ctx.restore();
+  },
+
   /**
    * @param {Object} pointer
    */

src/mixins/canvas_events.mixin.js

@@ -455,7 +455,9 @@
      */
     _onMouseDownInDrawingMode: function(e) {
       this._isCurrentlyDrawing = true;
-      this.discardActiveObject(e).requestRenderAll();
+      if (this.getActiveObject()) {
+        this.discardActiveObject(e).requestRenderAll();
+      }
       if (this.clipTo) {
         fabric.util.clipContext(this, this.contextTop);
       }