When you first selected the preset brush fern.mel previously, Maya copied it to the template brush. You then edited the color
and various other attributes of the template brush to create a unique ferns brush. The next steps show how to save the current
settings of the template brush for future use.
To save a brush to the
- On the main menu bar, select . This is the menu item you use to save the template brush as a preset brush.
- Type the name blueFern in the box as well as the box.
This name appears in icons on the or after you save the brush.
- For the option, turn on . This means you’ll put the brush on the but not in the .
- Click .
- On the canvas, drag a selection box around a part of the image that is representative of the brush’s result.
A swatch appears in the window for the selected region. Repeat this step until you are satisfied with the icon.
- Click . An icon for the new preset brush appears on the .
- To check that the blueFern brush works, select a different preset brush and paint on the canvas, then select the blueFern
from the and paint on the canvas.
- Clear the canvas and close the window.