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Adjust the brush stamp for a Do-It-Yourself brush

Adjust the roundness, slant, stamp spacing, and brush edges of a Do-It-Yourself brush.

Setting brush stamp roundness and slant

1. Create a Do-It-Yourself brush.
2. Double-click the Do-It-Yourself brush in the Brush Palette.

   The Brush Properties window appears.

3. Use the Roundness and Slant sliders in the Brush Properties window to control the shape of the brush stamp.

   These sliders determine how flat or thin the brush stroke is, and how its thickness varies with the direction you are drawing in.

   The Slant slider is ignored when Roundness is 1, because the brush stamp is circular and looks the same for all nib angles:

   For a thin brush for horizontal strokes, use slants of 0, 180, or 360 degrees:

   For a thin brush for vertical strokes, use slants of 90 or 270 degrees:

4. To save the new brush, click Save.

   The Do-It-Yourself brush in the Brush Palette uses your new settings.

Setting brush stamp spacing

1. Create a Do-It-Yourself brush.
2. Double-click the Do-It-Yourself brush in the Brush Palette.

   The Brush Properties window appears.

3. A series of stamps, separated by a spacing value makes each stroke.

   Use the Stamp Spacing slider in the Brush Properties window to control the spacing between these stamps.

   A small spacing value puts stamps close together, sometimes producing a dark and smooth brush stroke that is less responsive (slower):

   As you increase the spacing value, the stamps spread out, producing a brush stroke that is lighter and not as smooth:

   A high spacing value produces a responsive brush stroke that appears as a series of dots.

4. To save the new brush, click Save.

   The Do-It-Yourself brush in the Brush Palette uses your new settings.

Setting brush edges

1. Create a Do-It-Yourself brush.
2. Double-click the Do-It-Yourself brush in the Brush Palette.

   The Brush Properties window appears.

3. Use the Brush Edges list in the Brush Properties window to control the look of the brush edges.

   Normally, the brush type you have selected determines this setting. To achieve certain effects, change it.

   Soft edges gives soft, feathered brush edges. For example, an airbrush.

   Solid edges gives hard edges that still bleed slightly. For example, markers or ballpoint pens.

   Hard edges are hard. For example, a calligraphy pen on high-quality paper stock, or lines from computer drafting software.

4. To save the new brush, click Save.

   The Do-It-Yourself brush in the Brush Palette uses your new settings.