Operation Manual

96 Using Brushes
• Edit then Paint. With the button disabled, the brush stroke is laid
down and is immediately deselected. The stroke needs to be reselected
to perform any editing. Use when you’re happy to set all the brush
properties (colour, brush type, width, etc) before painting (as above),
especially if you intend to paint repeatedly with the same brush stroke.
• Paint and Edit. With the button enabled, a painted brush stroke will
remain selected, meaning that the brush stroke can be fine-tuned via
the context toolbar immediately. Use when changing your brush
properties frequently, e.g. when adjusting a brush stroke’s colour,
width, opacity or shape. The ESC key deselects the current brush
stroke.
Setting Brush Defaults
See Updating defaults on p. 30.
Editing brush strokes
It's possible to alter any previously drawn brush stroke with respect to its
properties, brush type, and shape.
To change brush stroke properties:
• Use the Brushes context toolbar to adjust the properties of a brush
stroke once applied to your page.
To change brush stroke type:
1. Select the brush stroke.
2. Go to the Brushes tab and select firstly a brush category, then a brush
type from the displayed gallery. The brush stroke adopts the newly
chosen brush. To change the shape of your brush stroke:
A brush stroke possesses very similar characteristics to a plain line. Any
brush stroke can therefore be edited, extended, or redrawn with the Node Tool
(Drawing toolbar) just as for a straight or curved line (see Editing lines and
shapes on p. 68). Use for fine-tuning your brush strokes after application.