3
To make available the options under Pressure Varies, you
need to use a pressure-sensitive, plug-in device, such as a
Wacom tablet. Use these options to make a pressure-sensitive
stylus.
4
Click OK and use the procedure Using painting tools on
page 31.597.
Spraying soft strokes with the Airbrush
Using the Airbrush tool, you can apply the foreground color with a
very soft (anti-aliased) stroke. The Airbrush tool paints as long as
you press the mouse button. The Pressure setting in the Brushes pal-
ette controls how fast the Airbrush applies color.
1
To configure the Airbrush tool, double-click the tool to open
its dialog box.
2
Select the options you want to use in the Fade area. In the
Fade within text box, enter the distance in which Canvas will
complete the fade.
To fade the airbrush size, choose Size.
To fade the amount of color applied, choose Pressure.
3
To make available the options under Pressure Varies, you
need to use a pressure-sensitive, plug-in device, such as a
Wacom tablet. Use these options to make a pressure-sensitive
stylus.
4
Click OK and use the procedure Using painting tools on
page 31.597.
Filling areas with color
You can use the Bucket tool to pour color on an image. The Bucket
applies the foreground color where you click. You can adjust its tol-
erance so the color covers adjacent pixels of the same color only, or
adjacent pixels of similar colors.
1
To configure the Bucket tool, double-click the tool. In the
Bucket dialog box, adjust the settings as needed.
To affect only identically-colored pixels, type 0 in the Tol-
erance text box. Type a larger number to affect more pixels.
To soften the edge of the filled area, turn on Anti-Aliased.
Tip
You can also change the Brush
pointer in the Painting tab of the
Preferences dialog box (see
Painting preferences,
page 15.224 and Brush point-
ers, page 15.225).
Airbrush tool
Bucket tool