Adjusting and Editing

You can change the Opacity, Size, and Spacing of Imagestamp images and determine the placement of images in the stroke. In addition, brush expression settings let you use different pen attributes, such as pressure, and direction to change the size of images on the fly.

Adjusting Opacity, Size, and Color

You can use the property bar to adjust the Opacity and Size of Imagestamp images or to mix them with the background color.

The Opacity slider allows you to make Imagestamp images semitransparent. If you move the slider all the way to the left, the images become invisible.

The Size slider lets you control the size of image elements delivered by the Imagestamp. If you move the slider all the way to right, the images become very huge.

The Grain slider allows you to mix the background color with the Imagestamp images. As you move the slider to the left, more of the background color appears in the images.

Spacing Images

You control the space between images with the Spacing settings on the Brush palette. Moving the Spacing slider to the right increases the spacing between image elements.

Placing Images (Indexing)

When you paint with the Imagestamp, the Imagestamp images are requested by rules. This operation is called indexing and controls, how particular images from the many images in a Imagestamp file are selected.

Imagestamp indexing preview

Left: Indexing with the rule Sequential. Right: Indexing with the rule Random.

To choose Indexing Rules

  • Choose Main Window menu -> Window -> Show Brush to display the Brush palette
  • Click the tab Imagestamp on the Brush palette
  • Choose an Indexing rule for the expression Imagestamp
Expression Description
None expression None Returns one element only; the first in the rank.
Pressure expression Pressure Indexes images based on pen pressure. Greater pressure selects images from later in the rank.
Random expression Random Selects images from the rank at random.
Direction expression Direction Indexes images from the rank based on the direction of the stroke.
Sequential expression Sequential Indexes images in the order they appear in the rank; moving left to right, and top to bottom.
Speed expression Speed Indexes images from the rank based on the speed of the stroke. A faster stroke delivers elements from later in the rank.
Growing expression Growing Indexes images once from moving left to right, and top to bottom.
Shrinking expression Shrinking Indexes images once from moving right to left, and bottom to top.