Applies pencil strokes to the active image layer.
To select a brush and sketch with it
You can also select a brush from the default Sketching or Annotate shelf.
The Pencil, Marker, Airbrush, Pastel Soft, and Solid tools let you drag the stylus to apply strokes of paint to a sketch image plane.
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The Eraser tool lets you drag the stylus to remove paint from a sketch image plane in strokes.
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When a brush tool is active, the cursor becomes a crosshair with the letter P (for paint) or E (for eraser).
When you hold the cursor over a sketch image plane, the cursor also displays a preview image of how the brush will apply paint to the sketch.
In the Paint Panel or Brush Options box, adjust the Min Radius and Max Radius sliders or enter values in the Min Radius and Max Radius fields. These values are measured in pixels (of the sketch image plane). The maximum brush size is 255. Max Radius is displayed in a solid line and Min Radius is displayed in a dotted line.
(or the equivalent stylus
button).
To create a vertical brush
stroke in an orthographic window, drag the 
(or the equivalent stylus
button).
button to the right of the
prompt line (or hold down the 
and 
keys). 
Brush strokes may appear slow when you are zoomed out of a sketch image plane; however, this is because the stroke is actually very large relative to the sketch image plane.
Resets all Brush Options to their default settings. If brushes have been saved to the shelf, reset will reset to those settings at the time the brush was saved to the shelf.
Controls whether the brush will:
The color of the brush’s paint. See Set brush paint color.
Controls how see-through the paint applied by the brush is. If Color Opacity is less than 1, and you sketch several times in the same spot, the paint will not build up and become more opaque. The valid range is 0 (entirely clear and invisible) to 1 (entirely opaque). See Set brush and paint opacity.
Check—When you save the brush to a shelf, its current color is saved with it. When you later select the brush from the shelf, its color will be the same as when you saved it to the shelf. When you save the brush to a palette, its current color is not saved when exiting.
No check—When you save the brush to a shelf, its current color is not saved with it. When you later select the brush from the shelf, its color will be the current color.
The radius of the brush (measured in pixels) when you press the stylus lightly against the tablet. The valid range is 0 to 255. See Set brush size, shape, and profile.
The radius of the brush (measured in pixels) when you press the stylus strongly against the tablet. The valid range is 0 to 255. See Set brush size, shape, and profile.
Controls how see-through the paint applied by the brush is when you press the stylus very lightly against the tablet. If Min Opacity is less than 1, and you sketch several times in the same spot, the paint will build up and become more opaque. The valid range is 0 (fully transparent) to 1 (fully opaque). See Set brush and paint opacity.
Controls how see-through the paint applied by the brush is when you press the stylus very strongly against the tablet. If Max Opacity is less than 1, and you sketch several times in the same spot, the paint will build up and become more opaque. The valid range is 0 (fully transparent) to 1 (fully opaque). See Set brush and paint opacity.
Controls how flat or circular the brush stamp is. The valid range is 0.01 (very flat and thin) to 1 (circular). See Set brush size, shape, and profile.
The angle (measured in degrees) of the brush stamp. If Aspect is less than 1, changing Rotation makes the brush stamp more horizontal (0) or more vertical (90). The valid range is 0 to 360. See Set brush size, shape, and profile.
Off — No capture will take place.
Shape — The next click of the mouse on the image will capture the Shape (the alpha channel) directly beneath the brush as a snapshot to use for a brush stamp.
Shape and Texture — The next click of the mouse on the image will capture both the paint and the Shape directly beneath the brush as a snapshot to use for a brush stamp. Any transparency on the image layer will be captured, as will the colors.
Off — Do not use any stamp. Use the regular brush.
Shape — Use the captured shape (alpha channel) for the brush.
Shape and Texture — Use the captured shape (alpha channel) and texture (color) for the brush.
Controls the softness or hardness of the brush stamp edges. See Set brush size, shape, and profile. Select one of Regular, Solid, Hard Solid, or Buzz from the pop-up menu to obtain the following brush profiles.
To use a brush profile you have customized, select the Custom menu item. To create a custom brush profile, double-click any brush icon in the Sketch#2 shelf to open the brush editor.
Controls the space between stamps in a stroke. Low values produce smooth strokes with no spaces between stamps. Higher values produce strokes that appear as a series of dots. The valid range is 0 to 255. See Set brush stroke properties.
The amount of random variation in the space between stamps in a stroke. The valid range is 0 (no random variation) to 25 (high random variation). See Set brush stroke properties.
The angle (measured in degrees) of the brush stamp. If Aspect is less than 1, changing Rotation makes the brush stamp more horizontal (0) or more vertical (90). The valid range is 0 to 360. See Set brush size, shape, and profile.
The amount of random variation in the brush stamp direction. The valid range is 0 (no random variation) to 255 (high random variation). See Set brush stroke properties.
