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<a name="1016731"> </a>Using a Stylus or Mouse
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<a name="1016732"> </a>When you reach for a wide, flat brush, you expect the stroke you make with it to be dependent on how you hold the brush. A stroke using the face of the brush comes out wide. A mark using the edge is narrow.
<a name="1016737"> </a><i>Paint with the face of a flat brush for a wide stroke; use the edge for a narrow stroke.
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<a name="1016741"> </a>Corel Painter produces realistic brush strokes that fade in and out; change width, tilt and angle; or penetrate based on the stylus input. Brush variants that use computed brushes, such as the Smeary Flat variant in the Oils category, also react to stylus tilt (how vertical the stylus is held) and bearing (the compass direction in which the stylus is pointing).
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<a name="1016742"> </a>Tilt can significantly affect brush strokes. If you get unexpected results, especially with bristle-type brushes or airbrushes, try reducing the tilt of your stylus. Extreme tilt angles are usually undesirable.
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<a name="1016746"> </a>Many Corel Painter brushes also respond to stylus pressure (how hard you press with the stylus). Depending on variant settings, greater stylus pressure can increase the width of a brush stroke, the penetration of color, or the degree of other effects. The Corel Painter airbrushes also respond to the finger-wheel on the Wacom Intuos airbrush, simulating a needle control that adjusts how much ink is sprayed.
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<a name="1016750"> </a>You can link brush settings, like size, opacity, and angle, to stylus input data such as velocity, direction, pressure, airbrush wheel, tilt, and bearing. Refer to <a href="10-Brushes13.html#1003448">"Expression Settings"</a> for more information about linking brush settings to stylus input controls.
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<a name="1016754"> </a>In theory, a mouse has no pressure information. A mouse button is either "on" (button down), or "off" (button up). Corel Painter introduces mouse controls that let you simulate stylus pressure, tilt, bearing, and wheel settings.
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<a name="1016761"> </a>If you are using a mouse with Corel Painter, you can compensate for the lack of pressure information by adjusting size, opacity and grain on the property bar. For example, reducing opacity or grain can produce the same results as pressing more lightly with a stylus.
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<a name="1016763"> </a>The content CD contains brushes designed specifically for use with a mouse. For information about loading alternate brush libraries, refer to <a href="02-Workspace13.html#999999">"Loading Alternate Libraries"</a>.
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<a name="1016770"> </a>Corel Painter lets you record brush strokes, save them, and use stroke data. This means you can record a brush stroke created using a stylus, save it, and then have Corel Painter use the recorded stroke data. This makes it possible to paint using a mouse and get results based upon a stroke made with a stylus. Refer to <a href="06-Painting13.html#1013418">"Recording and Playing Back Strokes"</a> for more information about recording brush strokes to further enhance mouse functionality.
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<a name="1016780"> </a>To adjust pressure, tilt, and bearing when using a mouse
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<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1016783"> </a>On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Mouse.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="1016784"> </a>Move the Pressure slider. </li>
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<a name="1016785"> </a>A 100% setting uses maximum pressure.
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<li class="SmartList1" value="3"><a name="1016786"> </a>Move the Tilt slider. </li>
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<a name="1016787"> </a>A 90-degree setting simulates a stylus that is perpendicular to the tablet.
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<li class="SmartList1" value="4"><a name="1016789"> </a>Move the Bearing slider. </li>
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<a name="1016790"> </a>A setting of zero indicates that if a stylus were in use, it would be pointing left.
