User Guide
Corel Painter 167
The Dryout slider controls how fast the brush 
runs out of medium. Top=724, 
bottom=22026.
To set brush dryout:
1 On the Stroke Designer page of 
the Brush Creator, click Well.
2 Move the Dryout slider left to 
shorten the distance the brush can 
move before it dries out. Move it 
right to lengthen the distance.
Setting Rake Controls
The Rake controls lets you control the 
sophisticated features of a Rake stroke, 
which maintains the angle of the 
brush head as the stroke changes 
direction. As the brush turns, bristles 
come in and out of contact.
Contact Angle
The Contact Angle slider adjusts how 
much of the brush touches the 
painting surface. In other words, the 
number of rake “tines” that touch the 
Canvas at once.
The Contact Angle controls determine how 
much of the brush contacts the painting 
surface. Top=180°, middle=125°, 
bottom=0°.
To set brush contact angle:
1 On the Stroke Designer page of 
the Brush Creator, click Rake.
2 Move the Contact Angle slider to 
the left to create a low contact 
angle—few of the dabs are in 
contact with the paper. Move the 
slider all the way to the right to 
create a high contact angle—all of 
the dabs contact the paper.
Brush Scale
Brush Scale controls the spacing 
between individual bristles that 
compose the Rake. The Size of each 
dab is determined in the Size area of 
the Stroke Designer page. For more 
information, see “Setting Spacing 
Controls” on page 158.










