Vector brushstrokes

CorelDRAW provides a wide set of vector brushes that let you customize and enhance the appearance of paths in your designs. The brush marks of vector brushes are vector objects that can be scaled to any size without compromising quality. Additionally, vector brushes offer precise control over shapes, enabling you to easily edit and modify brushstrokes with accuracy.

A vector brushstroke: (1) vector path; (2) vector brush mark

The ability to create strokes with accuracy and precision, coupled with the flexibility of adjusting line thickness and shape while maintaining the integrity of brush marks, renders vector brushes an invaluable tool for digital artists and designers working on graphics across diverse platforms and devices, ranging from small icons to large banners.

In CorelDRAW, you can apply vector brushstrokes along a path by using the following modes of the Artistic Media tool :

• Preset

— lets you apply a preset shape along a curve

• Vector Brush

— lets you apply a vector brushstroke along a curve

• Sprayer

— lets you spray objects along a curve

• Calligraphic

— lets you apply a calligraphic pen stroke along a curve

For information about applying calligraphic and preset strokes, see Calligraphic and preset lines. For information about spraying objects along a curve, see Spray objects along a line.

The Artistic Media docker (Effects Artistic Media) provides a central location where you can preview and access all available brushes, view a list of recently used brushes, and save custom brushes.

The Artistic Media docker facilitates the preview and access of all available and recently used brushes

CorelDRAW also allows you to apply brushstrokes with pixel-based brush marks. For more information, see Painterly brushstrokes.

This section contains the following topics:

• Apply vector brushstrokes

• Vector brushstrokes and stylus input