[o_stryker_o]

Hi
Been snooping around for a long time, first time post.

I want to know what pressure settings everybody uses on their tablets...

I find that if I soften the pressure with the wacom software, the digital paint comes out very strong and I get less of a range of transparency to play with. This, i guess, forces me to choose the correct colour/hue as the brush gets applied quickly. I find it difficult to smooth out gradients like this.

If I use a firmer pressure setting, then I find that I have more ability to rough in the colour and it doesn't matter if I make mistakes on picking the colour.

I'm worried that by using a firmer setting, that I am learning bad habbits i.e. that I'm being lazy in choosing the correct colour and that in the end I am slowing my work process down by paying attention to detail.

I am very envious of artists who can choose exactly the right hue and in one brush stroke, thickly apply it to the correct area.

In this image I was painting the face using a firmer setting and the body with a softer setting.



Thanx

[Mikko K]

Not sure what anyone would do with this info, but I personally prefer using pressure level 4 which is one step softer than the default. I don't like to use much force, like you wouldn't need with real markers etc. The downside is that when using pressure in opacity jitter it's harder to make smooth transitions as the brush is pretty sensitive.

[Jin]

Hi,

In the Wacom Tablet Properties' Tip Feel tab, I keep the Tip Pressure Feel slider at the "notch" between medium and soft.

Then, inside Painter, I adjust pressure as needed using Edit > Preferences > Brush Tracking by making a stroke on the test pad.

If you've never done this, the first time you open Brush Tracking, write down the settings and keep them handy in case you want to reset them to the installed defaults sometime in the future. Then...

If you want to paint using your normal hand pressure, make a stroke on the Brush Tracking pad using normal hand pressure.

If you want more control over the brushstroke, use lighter than normal pressure. Now when you paint, it will take more hand pressure to make the brushstroke.

If you want to be able to lay down a brushstroke using very light hand pressure, make a stroke on the Brush Tracking pad using more pressure than normal.

You'll need to test this to see what works best for you. Also know that specific brush variants may require you to reset Brush Tracking to make them work the way you want.

Remember, after making a stroke on the test pad and before closing the Brush Tracking pad, write down the new settings in case they're ones you want to use for certain kinds of painting or drawing and for certain brush variants.



Jinny Brown
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