Wacom Intuos 3 User Manual

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WORKING WITH INTUOS3INDEXCONTENTSINDEXCONTENTS 1616Drawing with pressure-sensitivityThe Intuos3 Pen responds to the nuance and inflection of your hand movements, enabling you to createnatural-looking pen and brush strokes. Many graphics applications have drawing tools that respond to thepressure you place on the pen. For example, in some drawing programs sliders are used to vary brushcharacteristics (width, color, and opacity). These characteristics can be controlled much better by the pen’spressure-sensitivity – you can vary line width, blend colors, and change opacity with the pressure you exertupon the pen.Drawing with tiltAs with pressure-sensitivity, the tablet recognizes when you tilt the pen from vertical to inclined positions.In some drawing applications, tilt can be used to control line shape and thickness. This is like working withan airbrush where tilt can be used to make a line thin when the tool is vertical, or wide when the tool is tilted.In other applications, you can adjust tilt to define brush characteristics such as width, color and opacity.To adjust the amount of pen tilt required to produce a desired tilt effect in your application, see customizingtilt sensitivity. Visit our web site for a list of applications that support tilt. See product information.To draw with pressure-sensitivity, first select a pressure-sensitive tool from your application’s tool palette. Then drawalong the surface of the tablet while applying various amountsof pressure downward on the tip of the pen. Press hard forthick lines or dense color. Press gently for thin lines or softercolor. To adjust the tip feel, see adjusting tip feel and double-click.Visit our web site for a list of graphics applications that supportpressure. See product information.To test tilt, draw a curve in a graphics application (such asPainter) that supports tilt. Be sure that the tilt function inyour application is active, then change the tilt of the pen asyou draw to vary the shape and thickness of the brushstroke.As an example, when the brush shape dynamics inPhotoshop have been configured for tilt operation, tiltingthe pen results in an elongated pattern. This simulatesthe effects of an airbrush spray that is angled away fromthe paint surface.