Corel Painter Help | Modifying Hard Media profiles

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Modifying Hard Media profiles

You can modify Hard Media profiles to change the shape and size of the dabs that you apply to the canvas. By changing the profile, you can simulate the real-world hard media that have different shapes, sharpness, or thickness. Using the Hard Media controls, you can change the size, and choose one of six profiles to modify the shape.

Hard Media profile	Description
Pencil Profile	Provides a sharper tip when perpendicular to the tablet, and provides 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.

When changing the shape, you can use the Squeeze controls to specify the vertical and horizontal ranges of the dab. For example, tilting the tool while drawing can change the dab shape from round to elliptical. You can also change the size of the tip.

The Hard Media controls are usable only with the Circular, Captured, and Eraser dab types. For more information about dab types, see General controls.

You can also save your customized Hard Media variant. For more information, see Adjusting brushes with brush controls.

To choose a Hard Media tip profile

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With a Hard Media variant selected, choose Window

Brush Control Panels

Hard Media.

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Click the Hard Media tip profile that you want to use.

To set the Hard Media tip size

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With a Hard Media variant selected, choose Window

Brush Control Panels

Size.

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Move the Size slider to the right to increase the size of the tip, or move the slider to the left to decrease the size of the tip.

To set the Hard Media tip shape

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With a Hard Media variant active, choose Window

Brush Control Panels

Hard Media.

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In the Squeeze area, adjust any of the following sliders:

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V Min — sets the amount of squeeze applied to the dab on the vertical axis. This setting represents the dab at its smallest.

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V Max — sets the amount of squeeze applied to the dab on the vertical axis. This setting represents the dab at its maximum size.

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H Min — sets the amount of squeeze applied to the dab on the horizontal axis. This setting represents the dab at its smallest.

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H Max — sets the amount of squeeze applied to the dab on the horizontal axis. This setting represents the dab at its maximum size.

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