Corel Painter Help | Previewing brushstrokes and brush dabs

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Previewing brushstrokes and brush dabs

The Stroke Preview and Dab Preview panels include preview windows that show how brush control changes affect the appearance of the currently selected variant’s brushstrokes and brush dabs. Both preview panels display changes in real-time. In addition, the Stroke Preview panel reflects how brushstrokes blend with colors and textures. For example, if you change the brush size (Size panel) or dab type (General panel), you can preview the impact of the changes on both the dab and stroke.

The Dab Preview window lets you choose different viewing modes, to reveal different aspects of the brush dabs.

The Dab Preview window lets you toggle between Size and Shape, Hard Media, and Brush Dab views.

In the Size and Shape view, concentric circles show the minimum and maximum sizes of a brush. The inner (black) circle shows the minimum dab width. The outer (gray) circle shows the maximum dab width. Remember that some brushes vary the line width based on pressure or stroke speed. The difference between the diameter of the two circles shows the range in which the stroke width can vary.

In the Hard Media view, you can preview what a Hard Media, such as a Pencil variant, will look like at various angles. This is useful when modifying the settings in the Hard Media brush control panel. The dab appears in the Dab Preview window at the corresponding angle.

In the Dab Preview, shading shows the density distribution of the brush tip. The density distribution describes how much of the medium is conveyed by a given point on the brush dab. For example, an individual dab made by an airbrush produces a soft-edged circular mark with minimum density at the outer edge of the dab. Density increases inward to a maximum value at the exact center of the dab. The Dab Preview cannot be used for the Image Hose or rendered dab types.

To preview brushstrokes