
NOTE This option is not available when working on a bitmap layer. The Tip tab allows you to configure the shape, size, hardness and spacing of your brush tip. Below is detailed information about the options available in each tab: The Brush Properties dialog has five different tabs, minus the Smoothing tab if you are working on a bitmap layers.

To open the Brush Properties dialog, click on the arrow button right of the stroke display area. Snap to Alignment Guides: While drawing, the drawing tool will snap against nearby alignment guides -see About Alignment Guides.īrushes have an extensive set of options and properties that are not displayed in the Tool Properties view, but rather, in a dialog you can access from it. This tool supports the following snapping mode: You can also click on this button to toggle it off, which will disable all snapping modes, and click on it again and toggle it on to re-enable the snapping modes which were previously enabled. If you double-click or long-click on this button, it will open a pop-up menu in which you can toggle different snapping modes. When drawing on a bitmap layer, artwork is always flattened.Īllows you to enable or disable snapping for this tool and all other animation and drawing tools that support snapping, as well as to select which types of snapping are enabled. NOTE This option is only available when drawing on a vector layer. When enabled, your brush strokes will appear behind the existing artwork. These options affect the way your drawing strokes are added to your artwork. Stroke View: Displays presets in a list, with their name and a preview of a stroke done with each preset.Large Thumbnail: Displays presets in a grid of big thumbnails, with their name and a preview of their tip.Small Thumbnail: Displays presets in a grid of small thumbnails with a preview of their tip.Export Brushes: Allows you to export your brush presets into an.Import Brushes: Allows you to import brush presets exported from Storyboard Pro.Rename Brush: Allows you to rename the currently selected preset.Delete Brush: Deletes the currently selected preset.New Brush Preset: Creates a new preset based on the current tool properties.Open a menu that contains the following options: It is also possible to export and import brush presets.Ĭreates a new preset based on the current tool properties. You can also create your own brush presets by configuring your brush, then saving its properties into a new preset.

Iconīy default, Storyboard Pro has preloaded brush presets. These options allow you to select, create and manage brush presets. NOTE This option is only displayed in the Tool Properties view when drawing on a bitmap layer.

By default, your brush's flow varies with the amount of pressure you put on your tablet pen. Your stroke's flow will also accumulate if you draw over it. This means that a lower flow will make your brush strokes more transparent towards its extremities and more opaque in its center. Contrary to the Opacity parameter, the flow parameter has a cumulative effect.

If used with a mouse, the width of the stroke will always be its maximum size.Īllows you to set the opacity for each instance of the brush tip that gets printed into your canvas. If the tool is used with a pressure sensitive pen tablet, the width of the stroke will vary between its maximum size and minimum size depending on the amount of pressure used. For more information on the Brush Properties dialog, see the Brush Properties Dialog section below.ĭefines the maximum width of brush strokes. While the Tool Properties view only gives you access to a few of the brush properties, a list of brush presets and other drawing options, the Brush Properties dialog gives you access to all the available options for your brush's tip and texture. The arrow button right of the preview area opens the Brush Properties dialog. The Preview area lets you see a preview of the stroke your drawing tool will make. Those properties can be saved into brush presets for later use. The following properties affect the brush's size, smoothing and other properties for the drawing style of your brush. NOTE For tasks related to this tool, see About the Brush Tool.
