392 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide
Rake controls
The Rake controls let you control the sophisticated features of a Rake stroke, which
maintains the angle of the brush head as the stroke changes direction. As the brush
turns, bristles come in and out of contact with the painting surface.
The Contact Ang slider adjusts how much of the brush touches the painting surface —
in other words, the number of rake “tines” that touch the canvas at any one time.
Brushstrokes with Contact Ang set to 180° (left), 125° (middle), and right
0° (right), with a Brush Scale setting of 450%
Brush Scale controls the spacing between individual bristles that compose the Rake.
The size of each dab is determined in the Size brush control panel. For more
information, see “Spacing controls” on page 346.
Brushstrokes with Brush Scale set to 2500% (left) and 0% (right)
When you turn a real brush to paint a curve, bristles at the edges move in and out of
contact with the painting surface, depending on the brush’s location on the curve (inside
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