You can save a brushstroke and then reapply it to the same image or other images. You can also repeat a brushstroke along the border of a path or mask. For information about applying a brushstroke to a path, see “Applying brushstrokes to paths.”
You can edit a saved brushstroke to create new effects by adjusting attributes such as the size, number, angle, and color of the brushstroke.
To save a brushstroke
1.
In the toolbox, click the Paint tool .
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On the property bar, open the Brush tool picker, and click a tool.
3.
Apply a brushstroke.
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Click EditRepeat brushstroke.
5.
In the Repeat stroke dialog box, click the Stroke flyout arrow, and click Add last tool stroke.
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Choose the folder where you want to save the brushstroke.
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Type a filename in the Filename box.
To apply a saved brushstroke
1.
In the toolbox, click the Paint tool .
2.
On the property bar, open the Brush tool picker, and click a tool.
3.
Click EditRepeat brushstroke.
If there are two menu items called Repeat brushstroke, click the second one.
4.
Choose a brushstroke from the Stroke list box.
5.
Click in the image window to apply the brushstroke.
If you want to apply more than one brushstroke, continue clicking.
To edit a saved brushstroke
1.
In the toolbox, click the Paint tool .
2.
On the property bar, open the Brush tool picker, and click a tool.
3.
Click EditRepeat brushstroke.
If there are two menu items called Repeat brushstroke, click the second one.
4.
In the Repeat stroke dialog box, choose a saved brushstroke from the Stroke list box.
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In the Repeat stroke dialog box, modify any attributes.
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Click in the image window to apply the brushstroke.
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Repeat brushstroke.