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Ink tool: can I make it get thinner instead of thicker? - tolworthy - 02-28-2018
I love the ink tool (the calligraphy pen): a slow movement is a thick like, and a fast movement is thin, just like using a quill pen. But for drawing I need the opposite: when quickly drawing a person's arm I need a thick line, but when I slow down to draw the fingers I need it thinner. Is there some way to do that?
(Using Gimp 2.8.16 on Linux Mint)
RE: Ink tool: can I make it get thinner instead of thicker? - Ofnuts - 02-28-2018
(02-28-2018, 03:44 PM)tolworthy Wrote: I love the ink tool (the calligraphy pen): a slow movement is a thick like, and a fast movement is thin, just like using a quill pen. But for drawing I need the opposite: when quickly drawing a person's arm I need a thick line, but when I slow down to draw the fingers I need it thinner. Is there some way to do that?
(Using Gimp 2.8.16 on Linux Mint)
Maybe you should be using the brush instead, with an reverse Velocity->Size dynamics:
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RE: Ink tool: can I make it get thinner instead of thicker? - tolworthy - 03-01-2018
(02-28-2018, 04:06 PM)Ofnuts Wrote:(02-28-2018, 03:44 PM)tolworthy Wrote: I need a thick line, but when I slow down I need it thinner.
Maybe you should be using the brush instead, with an reverse Velocity->Size dynamics:
Thanks for the tip! How do I make a brush editable? The options are all grayed out and won't respond. https://imgur.com/a/O5CKo
![[Image: O5CKo]](https://imgur.com/a/O5CKo)
RE: Ink tool: can I make it get thinner instead of thicker? - Ofnuts - 03-01-2018
You can't change the standard brushes, you have to make a copy (and for the "parametric" brushes you can just create a new one).
RE: Ink tool: can I make it get thinner instead of thicker? - tolworthy - 03-01-2018
That's perfect! Thanks!
For any other noobs like me, this is how you create a new dynamic:
Select a brush tool. -> find the "dynamics" field -> click the big blue arrow -> at the bottom of the list dialog, click ANOTHER big blue arrow -> at the top is is a tiny arrow fo the configure menu. This lets you duplicate a dynamic. You can then edit the new one. Phew!