Paint stroke tool controls in the hud – Apple Motion 5.1.1 User Manual
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Chapter 20
Shapes, masks, and paint strokes
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Important:
Some operations, as well as the application of some filters or a mask, cause a group
to be rasterized. Because all paint strokes reside in groups, this affects how strokes interact
with other objects in your project. For more information, see
page 1045.
Paint Stroke tool controls in the HUD
The Paint Stroke Tool HUD appears after the Paint Stroke tool is selected in the toolbar and
before a stroke is drawn. This HUD contains controls that define the color and width of the stroke
and how pen pressure and speed affect the stroke (opacity, width, and so on), a checkbox that
allows the stroke to be “drawn in” over time, smoothing controls, and a Shape Style pop-up menu
for quick access to preset brush styles and a sketch area for sampling these brush styles.
Controls in the HUD
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Brush Color: Color controls that set the color of the brush. For more information on using these
controls, see
on page 132.
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Width: A slider that defines the width of the paint stroke.
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Pen Pressure: A pop-up menu that sets stroke properties derived from the pressure of your pen
before creating the stroke. This parameter is not available for solid brush types. Only strokes
drawn using a stylus and tablet will have recorded pressure variations. Choose from one of
the following:
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Nothing: Pen pressure is ignored.
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Width: The harder the pen pressure, the wider the stroke. To adjust the width of the
dabs after the stroke is created, use the width and brush scale controls in the Style and
Stroke panes.
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Opacity: The harder the pen pressure, the more opaque the stroke. To adjust the opacity of
the dabs after the stroke is created, use the opacity controls in the Style or Stroke pane.
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Spacing: The harder the pen pressure, the greater the spacing between stroke dabs. To adjust
the spacing of the dabs after the stroke is created, use the spacing controls in the Style or
Stroke pane.
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Angle: The harder the pen pressure, the greater the angle of the stroke dabs. To adjust the
angle of the dabs after the stroke is created, use the angle controls in the Stroke pane.
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Jitter: The harder the pen pressure, the larger the amount of jitter on the stroke. Jitter
randomizes the position of the paint dabs, giving the dabs a particle-like appearance.
To adjust the jitter of the dabs after the stroke is created, use the jitter controls in the
Stroke pane.
Note: You can affect multiple parameters on a single stroke, such as pressure affecting
opacity and spacing. Choose an option, such as Opacity, before the stroke is created. After you
create the stroke, apply a pen shape behavior to the stroke and apply the action to another
parameter, such as Spacing. For more information on the pen shape behaviors, see
on page 871.
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Pen Speed: A pop-up menu that sets the stroke’s width, opacity, spacing, angle, and jitter based
on the speed recorded when drawing the stroke with the Paint Stroke tool. These settings
can be applied to paint strokes created using a stylus and graphics tablet or mouse. This
parameter is not available for solid brush types. Choose from one of the following:
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Nothing: Pen speed is ignored.
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Width: The faster you move the pen, the more narrow the stroke; the slower you move the
pen, the wider the stroke. To adjust the width of the dabs after the stroke is created, use the
width and brush scale controls in the Style and Stroke panes.
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