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General controls: Methods and subcategories

The brush method defines the most basic level of brush behavior and is the foundation on which all

other brush variables are built. The method and method subcategory represent attributes of the stroke’s

appearance.

Because the method sets a brush variant’s most basic behavior, you can alter a variant’s behavior by

changing its method. For example, suppose you want a stroke that looks like charcoal, but instead of hiding

underlying strokes, you want the brushstrokes to build to black. You can get this effect by changing the

method to Buildup. Perhaps you want a variant of the Pens brush category to smear underlying colors. You

can change its method from Cover to Drip. Some brush effects are less easily affected by other methods,

and results may differ.

Each method can have several variations, called method subcategories. These subcategories further refine

the brush behavior. The following terms are used in describing most method subcategories:

• Soft methods produce strokes with feathered edges.

• Flat methods produce hard, aliased strokes with pixelated edges.

• Hard methods produce smooth strokes.

• Grainy methods produce brushstrokes that react to paper texture.

• The words “edge” and “variable” are sometimes used to describe a method subcategory. Edge strokes

are thick and sticky-looking. Variable strokes are affected by tilt and direction.

Combining a method with a method subcategory results in a specific brush style that you can assign

to a given brush. For example, Grainy Hard Cover brushstrokes interact with paper grain and are semi

anti-aliased so that they hide underlying pixels. Grainy Hard Cover is the default method for Chalk and

Charcoal.

Grainy Hard Buildup was used to create the brushstroke on top.

Soft Variable Buildup was used to create the stroke on the bottom.

Corel Painter supplies the following methods:

• Buildup

• Cover

• Eraser

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