Brush Strokes controls

Adjust the following controls for the Brush Strokes effect:

Stroke Angle

Specifies the direction in which the strokes are made. The image is effectively shifted in this direction, which may cause some clipping at the layer boundaries. To avoid this, place the layer you want to brush into a larger composition, and then apply the Brush Strokes effect to the composition.

Brush Size

Specifies the size of the brush in pixels.

Stroke Length

Indicates the maximum length of each stroke, in pixels. If Stroke Randomness is not 0, the actual length of any given stroke may be slightly less than this maximum length.

Stroke Density

Higher densities result in overlapping brush strokes and interesting visual effects.

Stroke Randomness

Creates non-uniform strokes. The more randomness, the more the strokes vary from the brush and stroke settings you've specified.

Paint Surface

Specifies where brush strokes are applied. Paint on Original Image puts the strokes on top of the unmodified layer. This is the default setting. Paint on Transparent causes only the strokes themselves to appear, leaving the layer transparent between the strokes. Paint on White and Paint on Black let you apply your strokes over a white or black background.

Blend With Original

Specifies the percentage of effect applied--the higher you set this value, the more of the original layer you can see in the background. For example, if you set this value to 50%, 50% of the original layer shows through the effect; if you set this value to 100%, the effect has no affect on the layer. If you want to create an affect of a rainstorm, set this value to about 50%.