User Guide

Chapter 5: Painting And Image Editing
1. Click on the Brush icon in the Properties bar to open the Brush Options dialog box.
2. Make any adjustments to the current brush’s settings (see "New brush options" on page
422). You can also add the brush to the Brushes palette by clicking the button located in the
upper right corner.
You do not have to add the brush to the Brushes palette to be able to use it; however, if
you plan on using a brush more than once, we recommend that you add it to the
palette.
3. Begin painting with the modified brush.
To select brushes from the Brushes palette:
1. Click on the arrow that is next to the Brush icon and the Brushes palette pops out.
You can drag the Brushes palette off the Properties bar. The Brushes palette has
commands for creating brushes, saving brushes to a file, loading brush files, and
deleting unused brushes.
2. Click on a brush shape and begin painting.
While painting, use the context menu to change brushes and select painting options ( see "To access
the context menu:" on page 427).
Brushes palette menu
Use the Brushes palette menu to create new brushes, save brushes in files, modify existing brushes,
and delete brushes.
You can add custom brushes to the list of preset brushes in the palette. When you exit Canvas, it
stores the brush presets. The same set of brushes are available whether you work with new
documents, documents you created, or documents created by another Canvas user.
To create a new brush:
1. Open the Brushes palette menu and choose New Brush.
2. In the New Brush dialog box, adjust the settings for the brush (see "New brush options" on
page 422).
3. Click OK after entering the settings you want. The new brush shape appears in the Brushes
palette.
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