User Guide

Customizing Brushes 263
• Bearing adjusts the brush feature according to the direction in which the stylus
points.
• Source adjusts the brush feature according to the luminance of the clone source.
Higher luminance (closer to white) increases the setting for that component,
producing, for example, a wider stroke.
• Random adjusts the brush feature on a random basis.
• Sequential applies only to Rank settings for 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.
Not all stylus models convey tilt or bearing information.
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.
Managing Custom Brushes
After you’ve customized a variant, you can use it immediately. In fact, adjusting
brushes as you paint is something you’ll probably do often. Changes you make to
brush variants are saved until the Restore Default Variant command is selected.
Saving Brush Variants
If you want to keep a customized version of a brush variant, Corel Painter lets you do it
as a new variant or as a Look. Variant settings are included when you save a Look, but
Looks also include paper texture, pattern, gradient, and nozzle data. Refer to “Saving a
Brush Look” on page 267 for more about saving the combined look of a variant.
It’s easier to find a variant when the variant list is short. You can manage the number
of variants in a Brush category by creating new categories in which to save the variants
you create.