Operation Manual

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USING PHOTOSHOP

Painting

Last updated 12/5/2011

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“Adding brush dynamics” on page 305

“Create a brush and set painting options” on page 302

Brush scattering

Brush scattering determines the number and placement of marks in a stroke.

Brush strokes without scattering (left) and with scattering (right)

Scatter and Control Specifies how brush marks are distributed in a stroke. When Both Axes is selected, brush marks

are distributed in a radial direction. When Both Axes is deselected, brush marks are distributed perpendicular to the

stroke path.

To specify the maximum percentage of scattering, enter a value. To specify how you want to control the scattering

variance of brush marks, choose an option from the Control pop-up menu:

• Off Specifies no control over the scattering variance of brush marks.

• Fade Fades the scattering of brush marks from maximum scattering to no scattering in the specified number of

steps.

• Pen Pressure, Pen Tilt, Stylus Wheel, Rotation Varies the scattering of brush marks based on the pen pressure, pen

tilt, position of the pen thumbwheel, or rotation of the pen.

Count Specifies the number of brush marks applied at each spacing interval.

Note: If you increase the count without increasing the spacing or scattering values, painting performance may decrease.

Count Jitter and Control Specifies how the number of brush marks varies for each spacing interval. To specify the

maximum percentage of brush marks applied at each spacing interval, enter a value. To specify how you want to

control the count variance of brush marks, choose an option from the Control pop-up menu:

• Off Specifies no control over the count variance of brush marks.

• Fade Fades the number of brush marks from the Count value to 1 in the specified number of steps.

• Pen Pressure, Pen Tilt, Stylus Wheel, Rotation Varies the number of brush marks based on the pen pressure, pen

tilt, position of the pen thumbwheel, or rotation of the pen.