Changing dab profiles

The Dab Profile panel displays a selection of dab profiles that you can apply to your brushes. Each brush tip profile shows a cross-section of density distribution across the diameter of the dab. You can think of a brush tip profile as a bell-curve graph representing the density spread across the brush dab.

Different media have different density distributions. Changes in the density distribution produce different marking qualities in a brushstroke. For rendered airbrush dab types, the brush tip profile controls the concentration of the spray.

Each Corel Painter brush uses one of the following brush tip profiles.

Profile	Description
Pointed Profile	Provides maximum density at the center, with rapid falloff to the edge.
Medium Profile	Has a wide area of greater density at the center, with rapid falloff to the edge.
Linear Profile	Provides maximum density at the center, with even falloff to the edge.
Dull Profile	Provides maximum density at the center, with high density weighting to the edge.
Watercolor Profile	Provides maximum density at the outer edge in a ringlike fashion, with medium internal density. This tip may be used with the rendered dab types to yield a hollow dab or a spray concentration.
1-Pixel Edge	Provides maximum density throughout, with rapid falloff at the edge, producing a 1-pixel, anti-aliased edge.

Artists’ Oils brush tip profiles

There are six brush tips designed specifically for Artists’ Oils brushes. You can also use any brush tip, listed in the table above, with Artists’ Oils brushes.

Artists’ Oils profile	Description
Soft Round	Provides maximum density throughout, with rapid falloff at the edge.
Pointed Rake	Provides a range of bristle lengths, with bristles longer in the center and tapering in length toward the edge.
Flat Rake	Provides a range of bristle lengths and maximum density throughout, producing pronounced, even bristling.
Flat	Designed for Artists’ Oils palette knives, it provides maximum density throughout, with rapid falloff at the edge.
Chisel	Designed for Artists’ Oils palette knives, its maximum density is off-center, with uneven falloff.
Wedge	Designed for Artists’ Oils palette knives, it provides maximum density at one edge, with consistent falloff to the other edge.

Hard Media Profiles

There are six tip profiles designed specifically for the Hard Media variants.

Hard Media profile	Description
Pencil Profile	Provides a sharper tip when perpendicular to the tablet and a wider, softer tip when at an angle.
Medium Profile	Has a wide area of greater density at the center, with rapid falloff toward the edge.
Linear Profile	Provides maximum density at the center, with even falloff toward the edge.
Pointed Profile	Provides maximum density at the center, with rapid falloff toward the edge.
Dull Profile	Provides maximum density at the center, with high-density weighting toward the edge.
1-Pixel Edge	Provides maximum density throughout, with rapid falloff toward the edge, producing a 1-pixel, anti-aliased edge.

To choose a brush tip profile

1	Choose Window Brush Control Panels Dab Profile.

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