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The result of a custom Paint Effects sprite brush. The brush is included as MayaBrush.mel in the
Chapter 1 mel folder.
Customizing a Tube Brush
The main disadvantage of sprite brushes is the two-dimensionality of the resulting stroke. In
addition, sprite strokes tend to create poor shadows. Tube strokes, on the other hand, can be
quite realistic. Tube brushes are easily adapted with the Paint Effects Brush Settings window.
To adapt an existing tube brush and save it out as a new brush:
1. Select a brush by choosing Paint Effects ➔ Get Brush. Paint a stroke. Choose Paint
Effects
➔ Template Brush Settings. The Paint Effects Brush Settings window opens.
The window contains all the settings of the brush that was last employed. Change as
many attributes as is necessary to create a custom variation of the brush. Paint addi-
tional strokes to test your custom settings.
2. While the Paint Effects Brush Settings window remains open, choose Paint Effects ➔ Save
Brush Preset. The Save Brush Preset window opens. Select a Label name (this will be
the brush’s filename) and an Overlay Label (the text that appears on the icon). Choose
a Save Preset option. The To Shelf option saves to the brush to the currently active shelf.
The To Visor option permanently writes the brush to the disk in the folder determined
by the Visor Directory field. Click the Save Brush Preset button.
Creating Your Own Paint Effects Brushes
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