Your stroke's flow will also accumulate if you draw over it. This means that a lower flow will make your brush strokes more transparent towards its extremities and more opaque in its center. Contrary to the Opacity parameter, the flow parameter has a cumulative effect. If used with a mouse, the width of the stroke will always be its maximum size.Īllows you to set the opacity for each instance of the brush tip that gets printed into your canvas. If the tool is used with a pressure sensitive pen tablet, the width of the stroke will vary between its maximum size and minimum size depending on the amount of pressure used. For more information on the Brush Properties dialog, see the Brush Properties Dialog section below.ĭefines the maximum width of brush strokes. While the Tool Properties view only gives you access to a few of the brush properties, a list of brush presets and other drawing options, the Brush Properties dialog gives you access to all the available options for your brush's tip and texture. The arrow button right of the preview area opens the Brush Properties dialog. The Preview area lets you see a preview of the stroke your drawing tool will make. Those properties can be saved into brush presets for later use. The following properties affect the brush's size, smoothing and other properties for the drawing style of your brush. NOTE To learn how to use the Brush tool, see About the Brush Tool.