Page 176 - Xara Designer Pro X17

176 Drawing Lines and Shapes

1. Select the Scatter brush line that you wish to edit with the FREEHAND AND BRUSH
TOOL
2. Click EDIT BRUSH on the InfoBar.

You will see the following dialog - you can alter:
• SPACING: Gap between the objects in
the brush.
• OFFSET: Distance between the
original line and the objects in the
brush.
• SCALING: Size of objects in the brush.
• ROTATION: Rotation of the objects in
the brush as they follow the line.
• TRANSPARENCY: Transparency of the
brush.
• FILL PROPERTIES: Miscellaneous
options, including color options.

Transparency is described in "Transparency" and colors are described in "Color handling
(on page 189)".

If you use a pressure-sensitive graphics tablet, the transparency and scaling options
allow you to configure the brush’s sensitivity levels. If you do not have a pressure-
sensitive graphics tablet, you can mimic the effects using brush shapes (on page 170).
Save your edits with the SAVE button, with the SAVE AS NEW button a new brush is
created.

Editing an Art brush
To edit an Art brush:

1. Select the Art brush line that you wish to edit with the FREEHAND AND BRUSH TOOL.
2. Click EDIT BRUSH on the InfoBar.