Corel DESIGNER Help | Applying brushstrokes that respond to pen pressure, tilt, and bearing

Quick links to procedures on this page:

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To apply a brushstroke that responds to pen pressure, tilt, and bearing

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To use a brush nib of fixed width, flatness, or rotation

Applying brushstrokes that respond to pen pressure, tilt, and bearing

You can apply brushstrokes that respond to pen pressure, tilt, and bearing provided your stylus or pen supports these features. Pen pressure lets you vary the size of the brush nib. Pen tilt lets you vary the flatness of the brush nib, and pen bearing lets you vary the rotation of the brush nib.

The Expression tool lets you vary brushstroke appearance by using the pressure, tilt, and bearing of your stylus.

You can use pen pressure, tilt, and bearing at the same time, or you can use only one or two of these features. For example, you can use pen pressure to vary the size of the brush nib, but disable pen tilt so that the flatness of the brush nib does not change. You can set a fixed value for pen tilt to flatten the nib. Disabling pen pressure lets you set a fixed nib size. Disabling pen bearing lets you use a nib of fixed rotation.

To apply a brushstroke that responds to pen pressure, tilt, and bearing

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In the toolbox, click the Expression tool

, located on the Linear Pattern flyout.

2 .

Make sure the following buttons on the property bar are enabled:

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Pen pressure

— lets you vary the size of the brush nib. If you are using the mouse, press the Up arrow or Down arrow to simulate changes in pen pressure and change the width of the stroke.

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Pen tilt

— lets you vary the flatness of the nib

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Pen bearing

— lets you vary the rotation of the brush nib

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Drag until the stroke is the shape you want.

You can also
Change the width of the stroke	Type a value in the Stroke width box on the property bar.
Change the stroke width when scaling the object	Click the Scale stroke with object button on the property bar.

The width you set represents the stroke’s maximum width. The amount of pressure you apply determines the actual size of the brush nib.

You can use pen tilt and pen bearing to vary brushstrokes only if your stylus or pen supports these features.

To use a brush nib of fixed width, flatness, or rotation

1 .

In the toolbox, click the Expression tool

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Perform a task from the following table.

To	Do the following...
Set the size of the brush nib	Click the Pen pressure button on the property bar to disable it. Type a value in the Stroke width box.
Flatten the brush nib by using a fixed value for pen tilt	Click the Pen tilt button on the property bar to disable it. Type a value in the Tilt angle box. Use a value between 15 and 90 degrees.
Rotate the brush nib by using a fixed value for pen bearing	Click the Pen bearing button on the property bar to disable it. Type a value in the Bearing angle box.

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