When you select a preset brush, Maya copies its brush settings to a template brush. A template brush is a holder for the attribute settings of the next strokes you paint. When you change the settings of the
template brush, they affect only the next strokes, not previous strokes.
To edit the template brush settings
- Select to select the default brush, then paint on the canvas so you remember the brush effect.
- Select or click the following button in the toolbar:
You can edit various brush settings, for example, the brush width, in the window that appears.
- To resize the brush, change the value.
TipYou can also move the brush over the canvas, press and hold the b Hotkey and the left mouse button while dragging the mouse
left or right.
The circle on the canvas represents the size of your brush.
- Paint on the canvas to try out a new size.
- Close the window.
- On the toolbar, click the swatch to the right of C (color) to display the .
- Select a color from the and paint on the canvas.
- On the toolbar, slide the T (transparency) slider to the right until the T box is a light gray. Paint on the canvas.
When you paint over existing paint strokes you will notice that your paint is transparent allowing the previous strokes to
show through.
Note
The color boxes, for example, C and T, are also available in the window. (Select .)