User Guide

Customizing Brushes 217
Brush Tip Profiles
The brush tip, or “profile,” shows a cross-section of density distribution across the
diameter of the dab. You can think of a brush tip profile as a bell-curve graph
representing the density spread across the brush dab.
Different media have different density distributions. Changes in the density
distribution produce different marking qualities in a brush stroke. For rendered
airbrush dab types, the tip profile controls the concentration of the spray.
Each Corel Painter brush uses one of the following brush tip profiles.
Artists’ Oils Brush Tip Profiles
There are six brush tips designed specifically for Artists’ Oil brushes. You can also use
any brush tip, listed in the table above, with Artists’ Oil brushes.
Pointed Profile Provides maximum density at the center,
with rapid falloff to the edge.
Medium Profile Has a wide area of greater density at the
center, with rapid falloff to the edge.
Linear Profile Provides maximum density at the center,
with even falloff to the edge.
Dull Profile Provides maximum density at the center,
with high density weighting to the edge.
Watercolor Profile Provides maximum density at the outer edge
in a ringlike fashion, with medium internal
density. This tip may be used with the
rendered dab types to yield a hollow dab or a
spray concentration.
1-Pixel Edge 1-Pixel Edge provides maximum density
throughout, with rapid falloff at the edge,
producing a 1-pixel, anti-aliased edge.