Brush <F5>, <B>

You can use brush paint or draw objects on canvases or photos.

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To draw an object using brush

1. Click File > New to create a new canvas.
2. Click Make > Brush.
   If the Brush window does not appear, click Window > Options.
3. Click the More button under Brush Shape in the Brush window.
4. In the Brush Preset dialog box, select the desired shape under Brush Shape.
5. Specify the brush size, diameter, and other properties.
6. Click OK.
7. Draw an object on the canvas using the brush.

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Brush Window

You can change the brush size, opacity, shape, and other properties.

• Size: Adjust the brush size. The unit is pixel.
• Opacity: Adjust the degree for the opacity.
• Mode: Change the mode by selecting from the drop-down list.
• Brush Shape: Display the basic information such as brush name, size, and shape. You can change the brush properties by clicking the More button.

Brush Preset Dialog Box

Brush Shape

• Diameter: Adjust or display the default size. The unit is pixel.
• Hardness: Adjust the opacity of the brush edge. The default setting is [0,] and the unit is %.
• Spacing: Indicate the interval of repeated brush strokes when you paint by dragging the Brush tool. If you select a brush, the default setting will be displayed and you can adjust the interval. The unit is pixel.
• Roundness: Display the degree of roundness of your brush. The default setting is 100 and the unit is %.
• Angle: rotate a brush. The default setting is 0 and the unit is °.

Shape Dynamics

• Size Jitter: Set the degree of irregular changes of your brush.
• Angle Jitter: Set the degree of irregular rotation of your brush shape.
• Roundness Jitter: Set the degree of irregular distortions of the brush shape.
• Flip X Jitter: Reverse the left and the right of a brush irregularly.
• Flip Y Jitter: Reverse the top and the bottom of a brush irregularly.

Scattering

• Scatter Jitter: Make the vertical coordinate of brush marks irregular. The unit is % of the brush size.
• Count: Indicate the number of brushes displayed each time you click on it.
• Count/Jitter: Make the number of brushing irregular. The unit is %.
• Both Axes: Display the changes in scatter jitter vertically and horizontally.

Color Dynamics

• Fore/Background Jitter: Adjust the degree of irregular changes from the foreground brush color to the background brush color.
• Hue Jitter: Adjust the degree of change in the brush color tone.
• Saturation Jitter: Adjust the degree of change in the brush color saturation.
• Brightness Jitter: Adjust the degree of change in the brush color brightness.
• Purity: Adjust the degree of change in the brush color purity.

Other Dynamics

• Opacity Jitter: Adjust the degree of change in the brush opacity.

See Also

Pattern Brush, Paint, Gradient, Tools, Save

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