Serif PhotoPlus X3 ECD518624M User Manual
Product codes
ECD518624M
74
Painting and Drawing
To draw with the Picture Brush:
1. Choose the
Picture Brush Tool and (on the Brush Tip tab) pick a
brush tip from one of the categories.
2. To "stamp" single images at specific points, click in various places on
your canvas. To spray a continuous line of images, drag a path across
the page.
the page.
You can scale the size of the image elements produced by the tool, and control
the spacing and sequencing of elements for individual brush tips via the Context
toolbar, set the image Diameter to be higher or lower as needed.
Note that this isn't an absolute setting, but a relative one. Each picture brush
stores its own pre-defined elements, and this scaling determines how the tool
toolbar, set the image Diameter to be higher or lower as needed.
Note that this isn't an absolute setting, but a relative one. Each picture brush
stores its own pre-defined elements, and this scaling determines how the tool
scales elements up or down when drawing. The actual size of stored elements
varies between brushes, so you may need to adjust the image diameter when
switching between different brushes.
To control image elements, right-click a brush sample from any Brush Tip tab
category, and choose Brush Options.... Adjust Spacing to determine how
closely elements are packed together, or set the Order to present elements
Randomly, Sequentially (as per the preset thumbnail) or By direction (according
switching between different brushes.
To control image elements, right-click a brush sample from any Brush Tip tab
category, and choose Brush Options.... Adjust Spacing to determine how
closely elements are packed together, or set the Order to present elements
Randomly, Sequentially (as per the preset thumbnail) or By direction (according
to stroke).
To import a Paint Shop Pro picture tube file:
To import a Paint Shop Pro picture tube file:
1. On the Brush Tip tab, right-click any brush tip from any category and
choose Import....
2. Use the dialog to browse for and select the picture tube (.TUB) file to
import.
If you right-click on any gallery sample, you can manage categories, and access
brush options. With a bit of forethought, it’s not difficult to lay out your own
master images and from them create your own custom Picture Brush tips. (For
master images and from them create your own custom Picture Brush tips. (For
details, see online help.)