Operation Manual

276 Pressure Sensitivity and Pen Tablets
The pressure chart may appear a little daunting at first! It becomes a lot clearer if
you imagine the chart when it is superimposed over a brush itself—it represents
one half of a brush stroke along its entire length exactly. Of course, the same
profile shape will be mirrored on the lower half of the stroke.
The same would apply to a pencil or pen stroke.
To apply a pressure profile:
1. Expand the Pressure tab at the bottom right of your screen, and choose
a pressure profile from the drop-down list.
The pressure chart updates to reflect the chosen profile.
2. Apply a brush stroke or draw a line on the page. This will adopt the
chosen pressure profile.
The profile is maintained until you reset it or pick another profile from the
preset list.
To create a new pressure profile:
1. Click Reset Pressure Profile. This sets the pressure chart back to
default.
2. A turquoise line runs along the maximum pressure line at the top of
the chart. Click on this line (the cursor changes) and drag downwards,
moving the displayed red node into your chosen position. You now
have a blue curve which represents the pressure profile.
3. Repeat the process for the number of nodes that you want to add to
make up the profile.