<a name="1017771"> </a>When a brush stroke uses a dab-based dab type, Corel Painter creates the stroke with a series of dabs. By adjusting the spacing between those dabs, you can control the continuity of the brush stroke.
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<a name="999500"> </a>Spacing
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<a name="999502"> </a>The Spacing slider controls the distance between brush dabs in a stroke.
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<a name="999503"> </a>To set spacing between brush dabs
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<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1016910"> </a>On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Spacing. </li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="999506"> </a>Move the Spacing slider right to increase the spacing between dabs, bringing spacing closer to the size of the dab itself.</li>
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<a name="999516"> </a>When the Spacing slider is at 100%, the Size of the dab equals the spacing. For example, a dab that's 10 pixels across is repeated every 10 pixels.
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<li class="SmartList1" value="3"><a name="999517"> </a>Move the Spacing slider left to decrease the distance between dabs, until they begin to overlap. </li>
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<a name="999518"> </a>Overlapping increases the density of the stroke and makes it look more continuous.
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<a name="999519"> </a>Min Spacing
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<a name="999521"> </a>The Min Spacing slider specifies the minimum number of pixels between dabs. If you don't want a continuous stroke, you can adjust the Min Spacing to create a dotted or dashed line. Each dot or dash is one brush dab.
<a name="1003993"> </a><i>The Min Spacing slider controls the minimum number of pixels between dabs. Top=2.0, bottom=10.5.
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<a name="999531"> </a>To set minimum dab spacing
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<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="999534"> </a>On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Spacing.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="1016922"> </a>Move the Min Spacing slider right to increase the minimum spacing between dabs. Move it left to decrease the minimum spacing between dabs.</li>
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<a name="999535"> </a>Damping
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<a name="1016925"> </a>Damping is used to smooth otherwise jagged brush strokes for brushes using rendered dab types. Higher values make the stroke smoother. (On a very technical note, Damping suspends a stroke in a mathematical spring area, using calculations to even out edges and reduce jaggedness.)
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<a name="999551"> </a>High values of Damping will actually round out corners of a stroke. A value of 50% works best. Higher values might be necessary for jittery input devices like a mouse.
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<a name="1016959"> </a>To set smooth rendered dab strokes
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<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1016967"> </a>On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Spacing.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="1016962"> </a>Move the Damping slider to the right to even out jagged strokes. Move it left to allow for more ragged transitions between points on the stroke.</li>
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<a name="999556"> </a>Continuous Time Deposition
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<a name="999557"> </a>Continuous Time Deposition controls whether you must move a brush before media is applied. With Continuous Time Deposition enabled, media begins flowing at the first touch.
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<a name="999559"> </a>Brushes that use rendered dab types take full advantage of this setting, causing media to pool realistically when the stroke is slowed or paused. Brushes that use dab-based dab types require a full pause in the stroke before media begins to pool. You use Continuous Time Deposition mostly with airbrush tools.
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<a name="999560"> </a>With Continuous Time Deposition disabled, you must move a brush before media flows.
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<a name="999561"> </a>To set Continuous Time Deposition
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<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1020081"> </a>On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Spacing.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="999564"> </a>Enable the Continuous Time Deposition check box.</li>
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<a name="999565"> </a>Cubic Interpolation
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<a name="1004025"> </a>Cubic Interpolation smooths jagged brush strokes by adding points to dab paths, primarily for brushes that use dab-based dab types. Unlike Damping, which uses mathematical calculations to smooth jagged edges, Cubic Interpolation inserts additional points into dab paths, which are used to replot brush strokes.
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<a name="1016983"> </a>Cubic Interpolation is best for dab-based dab types, while Damping is best for rendered dab types.
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<a name="1016991"> </a>To set smooth strokes by adding path points
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<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1016999"> </a>On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Spacing.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="1016994"> </a>Move the Points slider to the right to add points and even out jagged strokes. Move it left to decrease the number of additional points.</li>