Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Custom texture
To capture a shape, you can either create the shape on the canvas or import an im-
age that has the shape you want to capture. Select
Shape
or
Shape + Color
from
the drop-down list in the
Brush Texture
section and click on
Capture
. An ellipse ap-
pears; place this ellipse over the shape you want to capture and click on the selec-
tion. You can adjust the size of the ellipse using the brush puck so that you can cap-
ture more or less of the shape within the ellipse area. Once you capture the shape,
you can tweak the spacing, opacity, and so on to get the effect you want.
When you capture
Shape + Color
, you will not be able to use the brush with any
color other than the one assigned when you created the brush.
The following screenshot shows two textures that were created by capturing a shape
and then tweaking it further by changing the spacing and rotation. On the sample
screenshot labeled
1
, randomize color was also selected to give an added effect
to the new texture. In that same screenshot the example
2
, shows how to capture
shape and color. In the
Custom Texture
field, choose the
Shape + Color
option.
While using the
Shape + Color
option, the color of the brush cannot be changed.
You will notice in the screenshot that the color puck reads one color but the color of
the final stroke is independent of that selection. You can vary the value by placing a
layer underneath the existing layer with one transparency setting and the top layer
with either a higher or a lower transparency setting:
