User Guide

Using Liquid Ink132
• Adjust the Threshold slider to
increase or decrease the width
of the brush stroke.
• Adjust the Amount slider to
increase or decrease the height,
or three-dimensional appear-
ance, of the brush stroke.
Liquid Ink Controls
You can adjust the Liquid Ink controls
when you have selected a Liquid Ink
brush from the Brush selector bar.
The controls on the Stroke Designer
page of the Brush Creator allow you
to specify various settings for your
Liquid Ink brushes. For example, you
can select Liquid Ink brush type, size,
smoothness, and stroke volume. Refer
to “Setting Liquid Ink Controls” on
page 179 for more information.
Size
The Feature slider in the Size area of
the Stroke Designer page lets you
determine the space between bristles.
You can experiment with the Feature
slider and its effect on different Liquid
Ink brushes; the higher the setting,
the farther apart hairs appear. Use a
low setting to make more solid strokes.
When using Liquid Ink brushes, the
adhesion of the bristles minimizes the
appearance of individual bristles.
The Feature slider and its effect on
Liquid Ink brushes.
Expression
You can use the Expression settings in
the Liquid Ink area of the Stroke
Designer page to vary Liquid Ink
effects, such as volume, in response to
controllers like stroke direction or
velocity. Use the Pressure controller to
create layered Liquid Ink strokes.
Refer to “Expression Settings” on
page 164 for more information.
Light pressure is used to apply overlapping
strokes (left). Increased pressure produces a
heavier layering effect (right).
Applying Lighting Effects
You can use the Surface Lighting
controls to add light sources and
change lighting angles to give the
appearance of height to a Liquid Ink
brush stroke. Refer to “Apply
Lighting” on page 274 for more
information about applying lighting
effects.