User Guide

Corel Painter 165
increases the setting for that
component—for example, a
wider stroke.
• Random — adjusts the brush
feature at random
• Sequential — applies only to
Rank 2 or 3 Image Hose
brushes. When enabled, this
feature picks out nozzles from
the index, in order.
3 If you like, enable the Invert check
box beside the Expression pop-up
menu to reverse the effect of the
Expression setting.
Note
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Not all stylus models convey tilt or
bearing information.
Direction
The Direction slider below the
Expression pop-up menu adjusts the
angle value of the Direction controller.
The angle value represents the
direction to which the Controller
responds. For instance, when the
Controller is set to direction, this
setting controls at what angle a brush
stroke narrows or widens, particularly
useful for calligraphic effects.
To set controller direction:
1 On the Stroke Designer page of
the Brush Creator, click a control
that contains Expression settings.
2 Choose Direction from the
Expression pop-up menu.
3 Drag the Direction slider until the
desired angle is achieved for
controller behavior.
Setting Well Controls
The Well controls determine how a
brush conveys its medium (color) to
the paper. The Resaturation, Bleed,
and Dryout controls work together to
determine how much color a brush
has at the start and finish of a stroke.
Brush Loading
Brush Loading affects how dab-based
brushes interact with underlying
pixels. When Brush Loading is active,
brushes can literally “pick up” existing
colors, hair by hair. This capability
offers truer color interaction,
astounding color-variations smearing,
and better cloning results.
When Brush Loading is not active,
brushes interact with previously
applied colors by sampling underlying
pixels, then loading the brush with
one new color—the average of those
that were sampled.
When you’re using Brush Loading,
it’s best to use a very low spacing
setting. For more information about
spacing controls, see “Setting Spacing
Controls” on page 158.
Resaturation
Resaturation controls the amount that
color is replenished in a stroke. If the
Resaturation slider is at zero, the
brush does not get any color. When
Resaturation is below 10% (and Bleed
is less), a brush stroke fades in gently.
When Resaturation is at zero and
Bleed is set high, an airbrush can
move underlying colors, as when
using just the airbrush hose to blow
paint around on the canvas.