<a name="1001957"> </a>Water Controls work with Water Color layers. A Water Color layer is automatically created when you apply a stroke with a Water Color brush. The layer is editable from the Layers palette.
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<a name="1001958"> </a>Wetness
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<a name="1001959"> </a>Wetness controls the dilution and the spread of the dye. As Wetness is increased, the resulting stroke will expand over a larger area, eliminating the appearance of brush hairs.
<a name="1006030"> </a><i>The Wetness slider controls the dilution and spread of the dye. Top=0, bottom=40.
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<a name="1001960"> </a>To set wetness
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<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1018145"> </a>On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Water.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="1001963"> </a>Move the Wetness slider to the left to create a more uniform brush stroke. Move it right to have the water flow more in the direction of the wind. </li>
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<a name="1001964"> </a>Pickup
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<a name="1001965"> </a>Pickup controls how much dry dye gets picked up during diffusion. Lower values mean that there is no mixing or leaching of dyes. Higher values produce more leaching.
<a name="1006036"> </a><i>The Pickup slider controls how much dye gets picked up during diffusion. Top=0%, bottom=100%.
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<a name="1001972"> </a>To set dye pickup
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<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1018152"> </a>On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Water.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="1001977"> </a>Move the Pickup slider right to increase the amount of leaching. Move it left to reduce the amount of leaching. </li>
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<a name="1001994"> </a>Dry Rate
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<a name="1001995"> </a>Dry Rate controls the rate at which water dries during diffusion. Lower values cause greater spread, while higher values reduce the amount of spread.
<a name="1006042"> </a><i>The Dry Rate slider controls the rate at which water dries during diffusion. Top=1%. bottom=50%.
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<a name="1002008"> </a>To set the dry rate
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<ol type="1">
<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1018159"> </a>On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Water.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="1002013"> </a>Move the Dry Rate slider right to reduce the amount of spread. Move it left to increase the amount of spread. </li>
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<a name="1002009"> </a>Evaporation Threshold
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<a name="1002026"> </a>Evaporation Threshold controls the minimum amount of water which can still diffuse. Lower values cause greater spread, while higher values reduce the amount of spread.
<a name="1006048"> </a><i>The EvapThreshold slider controls the minimum amount of water which can still diffuse.Top=1%, bottom=50%
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<a name="1002031"> </a>To set the evaporation threshold
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<ol type="1">
<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1018164"> </a>On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Water.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="1002032"> </a>Move the Evap Threshold slider right to reduce the amount of spread. Move it left to increase the amount of spread.</li>
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<a name="1000277"> </a>Diffuse Amount
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<a name="1000279"> </a>Diffuse Amount controls the amount of dye that gets diffused. High diffusion creates soft edges that feather into the grain, similar to painting on wet, absorbent paper. Low diffusion is like painting on dry paper.
<a name="1004576"> </a><i>Use the Diffusion slider to control the spread of the stroke. Top=0, bottom=8.
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<a name="1000289"> </a>To set the diffusion amount
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<ol type="1">
<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1018173"> </a>On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Water.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="1002047"> </a>Move the Diffuse Amt slider right to create soft edges that feather into the grain. Move it left to emulate painting on dry paper.</li>
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<a name="1000301"> </a>Capillary Factor
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<a name="1002088"> </a>Capillary Factor controls the grain's effect on diffusion. Lower values result in a smoother edge.
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<a name="1002093"> </a>To set effect of grain on diffusion
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<ol type="1">
<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1018178"> </a>On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Water.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="1002094"> </a>Move the Cap Factor slider right to create rougher edges. Move it left to create smoother, more continuous results.</li>
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<a name="1002087"> </a>Grain Soak-In
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<a name="1002108"> </a>Grain Soak-In controls the graininess of soak-in when drying. You can lower both Capillary Factor and Grain Soak-In values to reduce grain effects.
<a name="1006054"> </a><i>The Grain Soak-in slider controls the graininess of soak-in when drying. Top=0%, bottom=100%.
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<h5 id="1002113" class="ToDoHead">
<a name="1002113"> </a>To set grain soak-in
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<ol type="1">
<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1018187"> </a>On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Water.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="1002116"> </a>Move the Grn Soak-In slider right to create rougher surfaces. Move it left to create smoother, more continuous results.</li>
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<a name="1002107"> </a>Accurate Diffusion
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<a name="1002124"> </a>Enable the Accurate Diffusion check box to use a smaller diffusion window. Disabling Accurate Diffusion results in a larger, less accurate window being used.
<a name="1006060"> </a><i>Enable the Accurate Diffusion check box to use a smaller diffusion window. Top=Accurate Diffusion enabled, bottom=Accurate Diffusion disabled.
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<a name="1018194"> </a>To set accurate diffusion
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<ol type="1">
<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1018201"> </a>On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Water.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="1018206"> </a>Click the Accurate Diffusion check box.</li>
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<a name="1002123"> </a>Wind Force
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<a name="1018214"> </a>You can specify the amount of Wind Force exerted on the diffusing particles. Set the Wind Force slider to zero to turn off directional diffusion.
<a name="1018231"> </a><i>Wind Force controls the amount of force exerted on diffusing particles.Top=0%, bottom=25%.
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<h5 id="1018249" class="ToDoHead">
<a name="1018249"> </a>To set wind force
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<ol type="1">
<li class="SmartList1" value="1"><a name="1018258"> </a>On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Water.</li>
<li class="SmartList1" value="2"><a name="1021357"> </a>Move the Wind Force slider to the right to increase wind force. Move it to the left to decrease wind force. </li>
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<a name="1021358"> </a>Wind Direction
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<a name="1021359"> </a>You can specify Wind Direction, which controls the direction in which the particles diffuse. This can be used to simulate tilting a wet Water Color to introduce dye migration gravity effects.