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Using Brushes
6.
(Optional) Enable
Select-on-Create to leave the brush stroke
selected on the page. If disabled, the stroke is left deselected.
7.
(Optional) Enable
Fill-on-Create to fill the unclosed curve
produced by the brush stroke with the default fill colour.
8.
With the
stroke.
brush cursor, drag across your page to create a brush
Photo brushes, available from the Brushes tab (Photo category), can
be recoloured just as any other brush type.
You can also apply a brush stroke around an object's outline
(shape, artistic text, picture, etc.) via Brush Stroke on the Line tab.
See Setting line properties on p. 141.
After this first brush stroke, there are two ways in which you are likely to paint
subsequently, depending on the extent to which you plan to edit brush strokes as
you go. To assist you, the Select-on-Create button on the Brushes context
toolbar can be used:
•
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. 51.