Corel Painter Help | Saving and deleting brush variants

Saving and deleting brush variants

You can save a customized brush variant for future use. When saving a brush variant, you have the option of saving to the currently selected brush category, or saving to a new brush category that you create. The new brush variant is always saved to the currently selected brush library. You can also delete the brush variants that you create.

In addition, you can save the variant as a look. Variant settings are included when you save a look, but looks can also include paper texture, pattern, gradient, and nozzle data. For more information, see Saving a brush look.

To save a brush variant

1 In the Brush Selector, click the brush variant that you want to save.

2 Choose Brushes

Save Variant.

3 In the Save Variant dialog box, type a name for the new variant.

4 Choose the category in which you want to save the variant from the Brush Category list box.

If you want the current main and additional colors to be saved with the variant, enable the Save Current Color check box. You do not need to enable the option if the variant uses the Clone Color option.

5 Click Save.

The new variant appears on the variant menu, in the currently selected brush category.

You can also
Copy the variant to another category	With a variant selected, click the Brush library options button , and choose Copy Variant. Choose the destination brush category from the Copy Variant To list box. (Remember to delete the variant in the category from which it was copied.)

When you create a new variant, the variant files are saved in the operating system’s Users folder. The variant is stored in the brush category folder that was selected when the variant was saved.

You can also create a new brush category by clicking the Add New Brush Category button in the Save Variant dialog box and typing a name in the New Category Name text box.

You can also save a brush variant from the Brush Selector flyout by clicking the Brush library options button and choosing Save Variant.

You can also copy brush variants at the root of the category folder by copying the brush variant files (XML, NIB, STK, and, in some instances, a JPEG file) to the desired category. This is a useful method when you need to copy multiple variant files to a new category.

To delete a brush variant

1 Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar.

2 Click a brush category, and then click the brush variant that you want to delete.

3 Choose Brushes

Remove Variant.

4 Click Yes to delete the variant.

The variant’s related files (XML, NIB, STK, and, in some instances, a JPEG file) are deleted from the operating system’s Users folder.

You cannot delete any of the default brush variants.

You can also delete a brush variant from the Brush Selector flyout by clicking the Brush library options button and choosing Remove Variant.