Brushes

The Brush Presets Library is new in Bryce 6 and is accessed from within the Terrain Editor. The brushes allow you to add frequently used shapes or special brushes to be used to paint terrains.

To add a brush preset to the Brush Presets Library:

1. In your paint program, create a new square image (i.e., 256x256, 512x512, etc.) with a black background. You can build a brush in color, but it will be converted to grayscale when imported into the Brush Library.
   
   
2. Select a brush preset from the program or create your own image. The brush color should be set to white or a light gray.
   
   
3. Save the image in one of the following formats:

• .SGI
• .BMP
• .DIB
• .EMF
• .FPI
• .FPX
• .GIF
• .JP2
• .JPE
• .JPG
• .MAC
• .PCT
• .PSD
• .PIC
• .PNG
• .PNT
• .TIF

4. In Bryce, create a new terrain or symlat.
5. Click on the button next to the selected terrain to enter the Terrain Editor.
6. Click on New to load a new terrain.
7. In the Brush Palette, click on the new Brush Tool.
   
   
   
   The Brushes Library will open up.
   
   
8. Click on Add at the bottom of the library.
   
   
9. The Open File dialog will come up. Locate your brush image, select it, and click on Open.
   
   
   
   The brush will be imported into the library, ready to use.
   
   
10. To use the brushes, select the brush and click on the OK icon.
    
    
11. In the Terrain Editor, adjust the brush size and flow as needed and paint on the terrain or use the brush as a stamp to stamp the design on the terrain.
    
    
    
    

Refer to the "Terrain Editor" section for more on working in the Terrain Editor.

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