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Selecting pressure settings (PB only)


    Note: Strokes that do not have either Stylus Radius or Stylus Opacity options selected are not affected by the Wiggle Pressure Settings. However, these options can be enabled even when a tablet is not installed.

    To make the Radius and Opacity of mouse-drawn strokes wiggle, select those strokes in the Composition window, and then select the Stylus Radius and Stylus Opacity options in the Effect Controls window.

    Checking the Stylus Radius and Stylus Opacity flags for strokes drawn with a pressure- sensitive pen allows pressure information to be recorded. This information then contributes to the variation of the stroke while wiggling is enabled.

    Pressure Variation

    This value determines how much the Radius and Opacity values of the stroke vary while wiggling. For strokes that have Stylus: Radius enabled, the Radius wiggles. For strokes that have Stylus: Opacity enabled, the Opacity wiggles. The amount of variation in either the Radius or Opacity value while wiggling depends on the value specified for Pressure Variation.

    The Radius and Opacity settings in the Brush Settings act as maximum amounts, not to be exceeded while wiggling.

    No Pressure Variation (left), Low Pressure Variation (center), and High Pressure Variation (right)
    No Pressure Variation (left), Low Pressure Variation (center), and High Pressure Variation (right)

    In the Effect Controls window, set the Pressure Variation value by clicking the underlined Pressure Variation value and typing a number between -30,000 and 30,000, or by dragging the Pressure Variation slider.

    Pressure Detail

    This value determines how tight the pressure variation appears along the stroke. Higher values create more dense variations.

    Low Pressure Detail (left), Medium Pressure Detail (center), and High Pressure Detail (right)
    Low Pressure Detail (left), Medium Pressure Detail (center), and High Pressure Detail (right)

    In the Effect Controls window, set the Pressure Detail value by clicking the underlined Pressure Detail value and typing a number between 0 and 1000, or by dragging the Pressure Detail slider.

    Individual Stroke Seeds

    When selected, this option creates a different random wiggle seed for each stroke on a layer.

    Because the Wiggle Controls apply to all strokes on a layer, the wiggle parameters are always the same. To randomize the wiggling of the individual strokes, select the Individual Stroke Seeds option.

    If Individual Stroke Seeds is not selected, all strokes use the same wiggle seed, so they all have the same spatial wiggle values. For example, two strokes exactly on top of each other will wiggle equally. By setting individual seeds for each stroke, you avoid identical strokes wiggling in the same way.

    Original (left), Individual Stroke Seeds Off (center), and Individual Stroke Seeds On (right)
    Original (left), Individual Stroke Seeds Off (center), and Individual Stroke Seeds On (right)