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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2
User Guide
See also
“About brush libraries and the Brushes palette” on page 236
Calligraphic brush options
Angle
Determines the angle of rotation for the brush. Drag the arrowhead in the preview, or enter a value in the
Angle text box.
Roundness
Determines roundness of the brush. Drag a black dot in the preview away from or toward the center,
or enter a value in the Roundness text box. The higher the value, the greater the roundness.
Diameter
Determines the diameter of the brush. Use the Diameter slider, or enter a value in the Diameter text box.
The pop-up list to the right of each option lets you control variations in the shape of the brush. Select one of the
following options:
Fixed
Creates a brush with a fixed angle, roundness, or diameter.
Random
Creates a brush with random variations in angle, roundness, or diameter. Enter a value in the Variation text
box to specify the range within which the brush characteristic can vary. For example, when the Diameter value is 15
and the Variation value is 5, the diameter can be 10, or 20, or any value in between.
Pressure
Creates a brush that varies in angle, roundness, or diameter based on the pressure of a drawing stylus. This
option is available only if you have a graphics tablet. Enter a value in the Variation text box to specify how much more
or less the original value the brush characteristic will vary. For example, when the Roundness value is 75% and the
Variation value is 25%, the lightest stroke is 50% and the heaviest stroke is 100%. The lighter the pressure, the more
angular the brush stroke.
Scatter brush options
Size
Controls the size of the objects.
Spacing
Controls the amount of space between objects.
Scatter
Controls how closely objects follow the path independently on each side of the path. The higher the value,
the farther the objects are from the path.
Rotation
Controls the angle of rotation of the objects.
Rotation Relative To
Sets the angle of rotation for scattered objects relative to the page or the path. For example, if
you select Page, at 0˚ of rotation objects point to the top of the page. If you select Path, at 0˚ of rotation, objects are
tangent to the path.
The pop-up list to the right of each option lets you control variations in the shape of the brush. Select one of the
following options:
Fixed
Creates a brush with a fixed size, spacing, scattering, and rotation.
Random
Creates a brush with random variations in size, spacing, scattering, and rotation. Enter a value in the
Variation text box to specify the range within which the brush characteristic can vary. For example, when the
Diameter value is 15 and the Variation value is 5, the diameter can be 10, or 20, or any value in between.
Pressure
Creates a brush that varies in angle, roundness, or diameter based on the pressure of a drawing stylus. This
option is available only if you have a graphics tablet. Enter a value in the rightmost text box, or use the Maximum
slider. Pressure uses the Minimum value for the lightest tablet pressure and the Maximum value for the heaviest
pressure. The heavier the stroke, the larger the objects.