User Guide

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The Image Hose
The Image Hose is a milestone in the
evolution of art tools. Instead of
painting with color, the Image Hose
paints with images—and not just one
or two images at a stroke, but a variety
of changing images.
The images flowing from the hose
change as you make a brush stroke.
The Image Hose gives you complete
control of the image output. For
example, by increasing stylus pressure,
you can paint larger or more colorful
images. Or, by changing the direction
of the stroke, you can change the
angle of the images. This is just a
sample of the possible controls. By
creating your own sets of images,
anything is possible.
The Image Hose feature allows you to paint
with images.
The Image Hose deposits 24-bit
images with an 8-bit mask. The mask
enables you to layer the images gently,
without aliased edges or artifacts.
You can load the Image Hose with
leaves, bark, grass, stones, people—
images of any description. When you
paint with these image elements, you
can build them into coherent
shapes—a tree, a hill, a cobblestone
street, a crowd of people.