At this point New Brush is associated with Stroke Type: Solid Stroke (the default Stroke Type).

The Radius value is 20px and the Strength value is 0.600, therefore drawing a Stroke will

produce a gray line with those values. You change the Radius and Strength values in the Header

and select a different Stroke Type.

4.4 Customising a Brush Type

A Brush may be customised to draw a specific Stroke Type. As an example the New Brush

previously created will be customised to draw Green Leaves.

green_leaves_PNG3678.png

Figure 4.11

To have the Brush draw Green Leaves you should have a PNG (Portable Networks Graphic)

image saved on your computer. The PNG image should have a transparent background. In the

example an image named green_leaves_PNG3678.png has been downloaded from Clipart

Library at: http://clipart-library.com/free/transparent-leaf-png.html

Create a New Brush as described in 4.3. To distinguish the New Brush in the selection menu add

an icon by clicking the Custom Icon button in the Properties Editor, Active Tool and Workspace

settings. Click the Accept button and in the Blender File View that opens, navigate to the leaf

image saved to your computer, select the image and click Accept at the lower RHS of the viewer.

Wait a second for the image to load in the Brushes preview panel.

Active Tool and Workspace

Custom Icon

Brushes Preview Panel

Button

Figure 4.12

Click the Accept

button for the

File Viewer

Brush Selection Menu

Leaf Icon Added

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