Datasheet

Using Brushes 85
To change brush stroke properties:
• Use the Brushes context toolbar to adjust the properties of a drawn
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.
Brush types currently applied to your brush strokes are handily
listed in the Document folder of the Brushes tab.
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. 61). Use for fine-tuning your brush strokes after application.
Pressure sensitivity
Along with a brush's natural characteristics (its bristles, shape, and size),
pressure sensitivity also plays a major part in how a brush is applied to your
page. The extent to which a brush is applied is at the heart of an artist’s creative
ability. A heavily applied brush could help to convey strong imagery (e.g.,
moods), whereas a brush applied more lightly may indicate a more subtle effect.
In DrawPlus’s world we apply pressure by using a pressure-sensitive device (a
tablet and pen) and control how that pressure affects your brush stroke in
DrawPlus’s Pressure tab. This tab is used to apply different pressure profile
presets, create your own profiles from scratch and adjusts how the brush’s width
and transparency changes as it responds to pressure. The maximum and
minimum pressure can also be controlled via the tab—your brush strokes can
appear more subtle or striking as a result.