Graphics Programs Reference
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Immediately below the color bar are two sliders.
“Radius” controls the size of the brush (the circular 3D
cursor), and “Strength” controls how much paint color
is applied. Another way of controlling the size of the
brush is to press the F key and click and drag the cur-
sor towards or away from the center of the brush circle
(Figure 4.23). Click the LMB when finished. The size of
the brush circle changes and the slider value in the tool
shelf is reset.
Press the F key and drag the
cursor to change the brush size.
Figure 4.23
Besides the “Brush” tab, the tool panel contains five
other tabs. Starting at the bottom:
The “To o l” t a b. Here you can select the
tool specific to vertex paint and use a drop
down menu for selecting the brush mode
(Figure 4.24). The default mode is “Mix.”
he “Appearance” tab. Here you can see a
color bar showing the color of the brush
circle. Clicking on the bar opens a color
picker for changing the color of the circle.
The “Options” tab. This tab provides settings for how the brush operates. For
example, with “All Faces” ticked, the brush will apply paint to all faces adjacent
to the vertex being painted (Figure 4.25). Placing the cursor over each option
displays a description of the function. Unfortunately, some of the descriptions
are ambiguous.
he “Curve” tab. This tab provides a graphical method for controlling how the
brush applies paint. A small graph is displayed with a curve containing control
handles (Figure 4.26). The handles may be manipulated, altering the curve
shape and changing the brush paint application. There are also quick select
buttons for changing the shape of the curve.
Figure 4.22
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