<a name="1016120"> </a>The main window of the Brush Creator contains three tabs: Randomizer, Transposer, and Stroke Designer. Each has its own user interface.
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<a name="1020568"> </a>The other components of the main window are the toolbox, the preview grid and window, the Scratch Pad, and the palettes.
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<a name="1020569"> </a>The Toolbox
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<a name="1020570"> </a>The Brush Creator toolbox contains tools, a color picker, and four libraries for use in designing brush variants.
<a name="1019539"> </a>The <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Brush</span> tool applies brush strokes to the Scratch Pad, just as it applies brush strokes to the canvas in Corel Painter. The Brush tool is selected by default when you open the Brush Creator, and it's set to the brush you were last using in Corel Painter.
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<a name="1019559"> </a>The <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Rectangular</span> and <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Oval Selection</span> tools, and the <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Lasso</span> tool, let you make selections on the Scratch Pad, just as you would in Corel Painter.
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<a name="1019571"> </a>The <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Magnifier</span> tool lets you zoom in on areas of the Scratch Pad.
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<a name="1019586"> </a>The <span style="color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline">Grabber</span> tool lets you scroll around the Scratch Pad.
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<a name="1016130"> </a>Color Picker
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<a name="1016131"> </a>The toolbox contains a primary and a secondary color rectangle. Click either rectangle to open the Color Picker dialog box and choose a new color.
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<a name="1016132"> </a>Libraries
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<a name="1019608"> </a>Four libraries are available in the toolbox: papers, gradients, patterns, and nozzles.
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<a name="1016138"> </a>The Preview Grid and Window
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<a name="1019618"> </a>The preview grid is located on the left side of the main window on the Randomizer and Transposer pages. It contains a Brush selector bar, and it displays several variations of brush strokes for the selected brush. You can use these brush strokes as variants to be randomized or transposed. The preview window displays the variant you select.
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<a name="1019645"> </a>By increasing the size of the main window, you also make more brush strokes available in the preview grid.
<li class="SmartList1"><a name="1019851"> </a>Drag the resize handle at the bottom-right corner of the main window.</li>
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<a name="1016158"> </a>Using the Scratch Pad
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<a name="1016159"> </a>When creating new brushes, you can test the brush strokes on the Scratch Pad. You can zoom in to and out of specific areas of the Scratch Pad, adjust the brush size, make selections, and clear the Scratch Pad.
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<a name="1016160"> </a>To zoom in to the Scratch Pad
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<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1026388"> </a>Do one of the following:</li>
<li class="SmartList1"><a name="1020198"> </a>You can also adjust the Zoom slider in the bottom-left corner of the main window to zoom in and out.</li>
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<a name="1019730"> </a>To adjust brush size in the Scratch Pad
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<li class="SmartList1"><a name="1019731"> </a>Adjust the Size slider above the Scratch Pad.</li>
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<a name="1019749"> </a>To make a selection in the Scratch Pad
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<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1019750"> </a>In the toolbox, choose the Rectangular Selection, Oval Selection, or Lasso tool <img src="images/10-Brushes70.jpg" height="16" width="41" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" />
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<a name="1019760"> </a>The three selection tools share the same space in the toolbox. Holding down the tool button provides access to the hidden tool.
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<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="1019753"> </a>Drag in the document to make your selection.</li>
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<a name="1019754"> </a>For more information about making selections, see <a href="12-Selections4.html#999060">"Using Selection Tools"</a>.
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<a name="1016162"> </a>To clear the Scratch Pad
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<li class="SmartList1"><a name="1016163"> </a>Click the Clear button.</li>
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<a name="1016169"> </a>Palettes
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<a name="1019775"> </a>There are seven palettes in the Brush Creator: Colors, Tracker, Color Variability, Color Expression, Papers, Patterns, and Gradients. The Colors and Tracker palettes are open by default.
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<a name="1019779"> </a>You can choose primary and secondary colors on the Colors palette, or you can choose to clone color. For more information, see <a href="05-Color3.html#998992">"Working with Color"</a>.
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<a name="1019783"> </a>The Tracker palette keeps a visual record of all brush strokes made in the Scratch Pad. You can choose a brush variant from the Tracker palette to use in Corel Painter. For more information, see <a href="02-Workspace11.html#1019474">"The Tracker Palette"</a>.
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<a name="1019792"> </a>Colors and brush strokes selected in the Brush Creator will carry over to the main application.