
Use the Brushes palette to select and manage your brushes.
To create a new brush preset:
- Click the
plus icon. The brush editor sheet appears.
- Modify the brush preset settings (see below for more information about the brush settings) in the brush editor.
- Click OK or press Return ↩
To create a new brush preset from an image:
- Drag and drop the picture you want to use as a brush from your desktop onto the Brushes palette or Brush editor sheet.
- Double-click the brush that appears in the Brushes palette to modify it.
Or:
- Select New Brush from Image... from the Brushes Action menu.
- Select the image you would like to use as a brush in the Open dialog box and click Open
To create a new brush preset from layer:
- Drag and drop the layer that you want to use as a brush from your layers palette onto the Brushes palette or Brush editor sheet.
- Double-click the brush that appears in the Brushes palette to modify it.
To edit a brush preset:
- Double-click a brush in the Brushes palette for a brush editor to appear.
- Adjust the brush settings. For more information about the brush
settings, see below.
To duplicate a brush preset:
- Control-click or right mouse button click on a brush preset in the
Brushes palette for Brushes contextual menu to appear.
- Choose from the Brushes contextual menu.
Option ⌥-click on the brush to remove it.
To remove a brush preset:
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Control-click or right mouse button click on a brush preset in the
Brushes palette for Brushes contextual menu to appear.
- Choose from the Brushes contextual menu.
Switching Brush Collections
In Pixelmator you can have as many brushes collections as you wish. To switch brush collections select the desired brush collection name from the Brushes Action menu.
Manage Brush Collections
Pixelmator brush collections may be added, removed, renamed and duplicated in Finder in Home > Library > Application Support > Pixelmator > Brushes folder.
A list of brush preset settings:
Shape Tip Settings
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Diameter | Size of the brush tip
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Hardness | Amount of the brush anti-aliasing (simple brush only)
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Spacing | Distance between the brush points
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Scatter | Difference in brush points placement in a stroke
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Flow | Rate at which color is applied in a stroke
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Follow Direction | If selected, the brush point angle follows the direction of the brush stroke (image brush only)
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Shape Jitter Settings
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Size (jitter) | Difference of brush points size in a stroke
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Stroke (jitter) | Amount of stroke difference
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Angle (jitter) | Difference of brush points angle in a stroke (image brush only)
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Opacity (jitter) | Difference of brush points opacity in a stroke
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Color Jitter Settings
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Hue (jitter) | Difference of brush points hue in a stroke
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Saturation (jitter) | Difference of brush points saturation in a stroke
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Lightness (jitter) | Difference in brush points lightness in a stroke
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To control the minimum brush size by graphics tablet sensitivity or
tracking speed:
- Double-click the brush for which you would like to adjust the graphics
tablet or tracking speed control to for a brush editor sheet appear.
- In the brush editor sheet, click on a diameter, scatter, or flow value
number for the graphics tablet and tracking speed menu to appear.
- Adjust one or both sliders:
- Pressure: How much the graphics tablet pressure varies the
brush diameter, scatter, or flow.
- Speed: How much the tracking speed varies the brush
diameter, scatter, or flow.
Sharing Brushes
You can share your brushes with other Pixelmator users. It is as simple as dragging and dropping brushes from the Pixelmator Brushes palette onto your desktop, and vice versa.
Share Brush Collection
To share your brushes collection, go to Home > Library > Application Support > Pixelmator > Brushes folder and share any of the brush collection documents therein with your friends.