User Guide

Corel Painter 151
Stroke Types
Stroke type determines how media is
applied during a brush stroke.
Corel Painter brushes use one of the
following stroke types.
•Single—A Single stroke type
draws one dab path that
corresponds exactly to the brush
stroke you make.
You can use Bristle, Captured, or
one of the bristly rendered dab
types (such as Camel Hair) with
the Single stroke type to create the
effect of multiple bristles.
The Single stroke type has one dab path.
• Multi—A Multi stroke type draws
a set of randomly distributed dab
paths, positioned around the brush
stroke you make. These dabs leave
dab paths that are not parallel and
might overlap. Each time you
apply a multi-stroke brush, the
result might differ.
Increasing the Jitter value in the
Random area spreads out the
strokes in a multi-stroke brush.
Multi-stroke brushes must be
precomputed, which can generate
a delay in their appearance on the
screen. Because of this delay,
multi-stroke brushes work best
when you apply them in short,
controlled strokes.
The Multi stroke type draws a set of randomly
distributed dab paths.
• Rake—A Rake stroke type draws a
set of evenly distributed dab paths.
The several dab paths in a rake
brush stroke are parallel. You can
control all other aspects of the
stroke by using settings in the Rake
area of the Stroke Designer.
Each bristle in a Rake brush can
have a different color. Increasing
Color Variability in Corel Painter
causes bristles to be colored
differently.
A rake stroke is composed of evenly distributed
dab paths.
• Hose—The Hose stroke type
applies only to the Image Hose.
It’s a single stroke composed of the
current Image Hose Nozzle file.
To learn more about the Image
Hose and Nozzle files, refer to
“Using the Image Hose” on
page 334.
The Hose stroke type uses the current Nozzle
file as media.
To choose a stroke type:
1 On the Stroke Designer page of
the Brush Creator, click General.