Brush

Brush data-block menu.

Brushes

The Data-Block Menu to select a preset brush type or a custom brush. They are a combination of a “tool”, along with stroke, texture, and options.

The brush can be selected by numbers: 0 to 9 and Shift-0 to Shift-9.

Add +

When you add a brush, the new brush is a clone of the current one.

Note

In order to save in a blend-user a custom brush, set a Fake User.

• Increase/decrease brush size [ and ]

Radial Control

• Set brush size F
• Set brush strength Shift-F
• Rotate brush texture Ctrl-F

You can then either adjust the value interactively or by typing in numbers. After pressing the hotkey move the mouse to increase/reduce the value (additionally with precision and/or snapping activated). Finally confirm (LMB, Return) or cancel (RMB, Esc).

Options

Overlay

Brush appearance options.

Allows you to customize the display in the viewport of the Curve and Texture that is applied to the brush.

View

The eye icon is used as a toggle to show or hide the given brush texture.

Alpha

You can change the amount of transparency used when showing the texture using the Alpha slider.

Stroke Overlay

The brush icon allows you to turn off the viewport overlay during strokes.

Appearance

Brush cursor.

Allows you to customize the color of the brush radius outline and to specify a custom icon.

Show Brush

Shows the brush shape in the viewport.

Color

Set the color of the brush ring.

Custom Icon

Allows definition of a custom brush icon.