You can also enter a drawing from the folks over at SnapVillage for a Wacom Cintiq 21UX. If you don’t have a Wacom yet, maybe some of these features will inspire you to get one. Under the option you can check the option for using pen pressure.
If you double-click on a particular Liquify Tool it will bring up the options for that tool. The Liquify Tool includes the: Warp, Twirl, Pucker, Bloat, Scallop, Crystallize, and Wrinkle tools. The Liquify Tools (located on the Tools Panel) can utilize pen pressure. It helps train your mind to look at Illustrator elements differently. I experiment with the Eraser Tool all the time. You can create the same kind of line and effects as the Calligraphic Brush, but in reverse. The Eraser Tool uses the same options as the Calligraphic Brush Options. Below is a simple example of using all the Symbol Sprayer Tools. Using the pen feature will gives a more natural variance in the Symbol Sprayer rather than the static default Intensity. Experiment with the different Symbol Sprayer Tools to get different effects. Changing the Intensity with the pen options will also change the Symbol Shifter, Scruncher, Sizer, Spinner, Stainer, Screener, and Styler Tool. Double-click on the Symbol Sprayer Tool in the Tools Panel to bring up the Symbolism Tools Options. Within the Symbol Sprayer options you can set the sprayer intensity using the same pen options as the Calligraphic Brush.
This creates a brush that you can easily create hair, grass and swirls with. I like setting the diameter to the same point value will using Pressure for the setting. This is a great place to experiment with different setting to see what kind of line you can produce. You can set the Pressure, Stylus Wheel, Tilt, Bearing, and Rotation for the Calligraphic Brush’s Angle, Roundness, and Diameter. You can also access these options of an existing calligraphic brush by double clicking on the brush you want to edit in the Brush Panel. This will bring up the Calligraphic Brush Options. To create a new calligraphic brush, press the New Brush button at the bottom of the Brush Panel and choose New Calligraphic Brush from the options. You can either create a new calligraphic brush from the Brush Panel or edit an existing one. This is probably my favorite Illustrator tool that utilizes Wacom’s features. Rotation: The orientation of the pen around its long axis.Bearing: The direction the pen is tilted.Stylus Wheel: The location of pressure on the touch strip.Pressure: The amount of pressure applied to tablet by the pen.Definitionsīefore we get into which tools utilize the Wacom’s pen features, it is useful to know the definition of Illustrator’s options associated with the pen. With some tools you can set how the tool responds to the Pressure, Stylus Wheel, Tilt, Bearing, and Rotation of the pen. Not only is it more natural using the Wacom compared to a mouse, Illustrator has some tool features you can only use with a pen tablet. It has become a important tool in my Illustrator work. I have been using a 6×8 Wacom Intuos3 for the past 4 months, and can’t live without it.
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