User Guide

The Brush Creator162
Angle Step
For dab-based brushes, the Ang Step
slider controls the increment of
change for brushes with an Ang
Range greater than 0°. For example,
setting the Ang Step to 5° means you
get a brush dab every 5° within the
current angle range setting.
The Angle Step slider controls the increment of
change for brushes with an Angle Range
greater than 0°. Top=0°, bottom=90°.
To set brush angle increment:
1 On the Stroke Designer page of
the Brush Creator, click Angle.
2 Move the Ang Step slider right to
get fewer angles. Move it left to
create more angles.
Setting Bristle Controls
Bristles create the look of a real brush
stroke, complete with the striations
that hairs on a real brush make. Use
the controls in the Bristle area of the
Stroke Designer page to design the
many individual bristles in a single
brush dab.
To see the effect of the Bristle sliders,
click Size on the Stroke Designer page
and click in the preview window to
show the “soft” view of the dab. The
bristled dab changes as you move
bristle control sliders. For more
information about Size controls, see
“Setting Size Controls” on page 155.
If you choose Rake as the stroke type,
you can adjust Brush Scale and
Contact Angle in the Rake area of the
Stroke Designer page. For more
information on the Rake controls,
refer to “Setting Rake Controls” on
page 167.
Thickness
The Thickness slider controls the
diameter of separate bristles.
The Thickness slider controls the diameter of
the individual bristles. Top=17%,
bottom=87%.
To set bristle thickness:
1 On the Stroke Designer page of
the Brush Creator, click Bristle.
2 Move the Thickness slider to the
left to reduce the density of the
medium left by the stroke. Move it
right to increase brush density.
When the slider is fully to the left,
the brush will leave a faint
stroke—even if Opacity is set to
100%.