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For anyone curious about exactly why the brush tool comes up short: http://i.imgur.com/E0LdU.png http://i.imgur.com/E0LdU.png It relies on a stamp-like drawin
by tomku 15y ago
For anyone curious about exactly why the brush tool comes up short:
http://i.imgur.com/E0LdU.png http://i.imgur.com/E0LdU.png
It relies on a stamp-like drawing method of copying the brush at time intervals, and simply can't do it fast enough for even moderately quick drawing.
- figglesonrails 15y agoOdd. I thought the general algorithm was to record a number points where the user traced, interpolate between them (so you don't end up with giant discontinuities), and THEN rubber stamp on the full list. That drawing looks like my attempt a pencil tool when I was using BASIC back in the day. Of course, if the program can't keep up with that, then the drawing would appear to lag behind the pen.
- tomku 15y agoIf I had to guess, I'd say that the pencil uses solid brushes and the "right" algorithm because it performs acceptably in that case, while the brush tool stamps instead because it can't keep up using that algorithm with an antialiased brush.
- cmf028 15y agoInterestingly, the pencil tool doesn't have this limitation. Even when turning the size up.
- lean 15y agoIt's missing Photoshop's Brush > Brush Tip Shape > Spacing setting.