Exploring Brush Studio settings

In this section, you’ll be introduced to the settings available under each attribute in detail. It’s highly recommended that you apply these edits to your own brushes as you read, to see the changes in action. Some settings are more visible when observed in person.

Stroke path

To understand this attribute, you need to understand how digital brushes work. Each brush has a shape associated with it, just like traditional paintbrushes can be round, flat, or pointy. Digital brushes create the effect of a stroke by placing their shape multiple times in quick succession along a specific path. This path is the stroke made by your finger or pencil.

Figure 9.1: Stroke path

For convenience, let’s call each instance of the brush shape a stamp, and the line on which stamps rest the stroke path. There are three adjustable settings under Stroke path:

• Spacing: This is the first slider. It lets you adjust the...