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Create a Do-It-Yourself brush

Use advanced brush controls to create your own media type.

Creating a Do-It-Yourself brush

1. Click the current brush icon.

   The Brush Palette appears.

2. Click the down arrow to expand the Brush Palette:

3. Click this icon in the Brush Palette.

   The Create Do-It-Yourself Brush window appears.

4. Pick the type of brush you want to base the Do-It-Yourself brush on.

   (To base it on the current brush, select Current Brush.)

5. Click Create.

   The new Do-It-Yourselfbrush appears in the custom area at the bottom of the Brush Palette.

6. Either double-click the Do-It-Yourself brush to fine-tune its settings in the Brush Properties window or click the Brush Properties icon .

See the following topics for more information:

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

Adjust the pressure sensitivity of a Do-It-Yourself brush

Set brush width or transparency for a Do-It-Yourself brush or eraser according to the amount of pressure applied to the stylus.

Changing settings for a Do-It-Yourself brush

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 Size settings in the Brush Properties window to make the brush thickness vary with the pressure you put on the stylus.

   For a thicker brush stroke regardless of how hard you press the stylus, move both sliders to the right.

   For a thinner brush stroke regardless of how hard you press the stylus, move both sliders to the left.

   For a brush stroke that is thinner at light pressure and thicker at heavy pressure, use different Size values.

4. To save the new brush, click Save.

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

   NoteThe brush size values are a rough approximation of pixel size, but can vary. For example, if lines are too thin to be drawn on the screen, they default to being wider.
   - To resize a marker, try adjusting its opacity and stamp spacing.
   - To make a bigger marker, set the opacity lower and the brush stamp spacing lower. See the next topic and Adjust the brush stamp for a Do-It-Yourself brush.

Changing the opacity settings of a Do-It-Yourself brush

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 Opacity settings in the Brush Properties window to make the brush opacity vary with the pressure you put on your stylus.

   For a more transparent brush stroke regardless of how hard you press the stylus, move both sliders to the left.

   Opacity of 0 means that the paint is transparent (invisible).

   For a dark brush stroke regardless of how hard you press the stylus, move both sliders to the right.

   Opacity of 1 means that the paint is opaque (you cannot see through it).

   For a brush stroke that responds to how hard you press the stylus, use different Opacity values.

4. To save the new brush, click Save.

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