Operation Manual

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USING ILLUSTRATOR
Painting
Last updated 11/8/2011
In other cases, for example, if you enter 35 in succession, the opacity is set to 35%, and if you enter 356 in succession
the opacity value is set to 56 (last two digits). Any string of digits that ends with 00 are set as 100%.
Stiffness Stiffness implies the rigidness of the bristles. If you set a low bristle stiffness value, the bristles are flexible.
They become more rigid when you set a higher value. The bristle stiffness ranges between 1% and 100%.
4 Click OK to create the brush definition with the chosen settings.
With the brush tool selected, and a Bristle brush definition chosen in the Brushes panel, you can create artwork using
the Bristle brush.
If you try to print, save, or flatten transparency in a document with more than 30 bristle brush strokes, a warning
message is displayed. These warnings are displayed when you save, print, and flatten file content.
Warning dialog box when trying to print a document with more than 30 bristle brush strokes
Warning dialog box when trying to save a document with more than 30 bristle brush strokes
Warning dialog box when trying to flatten the transparency of bristle brush strokes in a document with more than 30 bristle brush strokes