You
can load images into the Paint Brush and
use them as color stamps. Painting the model with a stamp is like
painting a decal or tattoo directly on the model. That is, each
time you click on the model when a stamp is loaded onto the Paint
Brush, the image is applied to the model.
You can produce an infinite
variety of paint brush effects based on the combination of bitmap
images and brush property settings.
- Click Paint Tools tab,
and select the Paint Brush.
NoteIf you are painting
on the model for the first time, you will need to create a new paint
layer. Clicking the model displays a list of options for doing this.
For more information, see
Create a new paint layer.
- To load an image as a stamp, do one of
the following:
- From the Stamp tray,
select an image to apply as a paint stamp.
- In the Image Browser,
select an image, then click the Set Stamp icon
on the Icon Bar. For more information,
see
Using the Image Browser.
NoteA stamp image does
not automatically appear in the
Stamp tray
until you save it as a preset by selecting
Add
> Stamp in the
Stamp tray
menu (
).
- Stroke on the model to begin painting
with the brush stamp.
The image is immediately
applied in the area as a single image stamp.
- When finished using the brush stamp,
click the Off icon in the Stamp tray, otherwise
the stamp remains active on the tool.
NoteThe default color
for the Paint Brush is white. This
ensures that the original color of a stamp image is maintained when
you load a stamp onto your brush. Keep this in mind if you change
the brush color and then assign a stamp to it. You can tint the
color of a stamp image by modifying the Color property for
the Paint Brush tool.
