User's Manual

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS2
User Guide
Brush strokes with different hardness values
Spacing Controls the distance between the brush marks in a stroke. To change the spacing, type a number, or use
the slider to enter a value that is a percentage of the brush diameter. When this option is deselected, the speed of the
cursor determines the spacing.
Increasing the spacing makes the brush skip
Whileusing apresetbrush,press the[ keytodecreasethe brushwidth;press the] keytoincreasethe width. Forhard
round, soft round, and calligraphic brushes, press Shift+[ to decrease the brush hardness; press Shift+] to increase
the brush hardness.
See also
“About the Brushes palette” on page 474
“To create a brush and set painting options” on page 475
Adding brush dynamics
The Brushes palette provides many options for adding dynamic (or changing) elements to preset brush tips. For
example, you can set options that vary the size, color, and opacity of brush marks over the course of a stroke.
You work with two components when adding dynamics elements to a brush:
• Jitter percentages specify the randomness of dynamic elements. At 0%, an element does not change over the course
of a stroke; at 100%, an element has the maximum amount of randomness.
• Options in the Control pop-up menus specify how you want to control the variance of dynamic elements. You can
choose nottocontrol thevarianceofanelement,tofadeanelement over thespecifiednumberofsteps,ortovary
an element based on pen pressure, pen tilt, or position of the pen thumbwheel.
Note: P
en controls are available only when you’re using a pressure-sensitive digitizing tablet such as the Wacom tablet.
A warning icon appears if you select a pen control but have not installed a tablet.