How to save brushes...

[arthurg webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

Hi,

This seems like a silly question, and the answer must be staring me in the face, and yet I'm clueless:

How can I save the characteristics of a paint brush or eraser I use? For instance, I have an eraser I've set to a size of 5, a circular shape, and and edge of 8. How can I save this eraser setting to use over and over again--what I really need is a palette where I can store multiple sizes and characteristics that I use often--it's become a real pain to change the settings everytime I need a different eraser size.

Can anyone point me to the (what is probably very obvious) answer?

Thanks!

[Richie Bee]

I don't think you can (though I'm no bitmap tool expert). I'd suggest
trying to switch to vector editing. It's so much more flexible than
painting pixels with a bitmap tool.

Vector Strokes can be saved as styles.



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"arthurg" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:bekbik$3g7$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> Hi,
>
> This seems like a silly question, and the answer must be staring me in the

face, and yet I'm clueless:

>
> How can I save the characteristics of a paint brush or eraser I use? For

instance, I have an eraser I've set to a size of 5, a circular shape, and
and edge of 8. How can I save this eraser setting to use over and over
again--what I really need is a palette where I can store multiple sizes and
characteristics that I use often--it's become a real pain to change the
settings everytime I need a different eraser size.

>
> Can anyone point me to the (what is probably very obvious) answer?
>
> Thanks!
>
>

[Sam Poikail]

Obvious is a relative term... sometimes it requires requires standing on
your head and looking through a prism.

Saving The Brush - Method One
1) Select the paint brush
2) Set size, shape, edge, etc.
3) Select "Stroke Category" (use the tooltip to identify it) dropdown in the
properties panel. Select "Stroke Options". Click the "Save custom strok
button (with the plus sign) in the lower left hand corner). Name the
stroke, and click ok.
4) However this doesn't save the texture or amount of texture.
5) The stroke will be saved in the group (Pencil, Basic, etc.) that is was
derived from. Recall it whenever you need it.

Saving The Brush - Method Two
1) Select the paint brush
2) Set size, shape, edge, etc.
3) Go To the last Stroke command in the history panel, and save it as a
command. Texture and Amount of Texture are preserved.
4) When you want the brush again, select the paint brush and run the
command.

I don't believe erasers can be saved directly. However, if you are
creative.... erasers are just specialized brushes (i.e. shape is selected
indirectly) and you can save a brush that acts like an eraser.

Hope that helps.....

Cheers,
Sam



"arthurg" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:bekbik$3g7$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> Hi,
>
> This seems like a silly question, and the answer must be staring me in the

face, and yet I'm clueless:

>
> How can I save the characteristics of a paint brush or eraser I use? For

instance, I have an eraser I've set to a size of 5, a circular shape, and
and edge of 8. How can I save this eraser setting to use over and over
again--what I really need is a palette where I can store multiple sizes and
characteristics that I use often--it's become a real pain to change the
settings everytime I need a different eraser size.

>
> Can anyone point me to the (what is probably very obvious) answer?
>
> Thanks!
>
>