Settings Cheat Sheet

Here is a complete list of all the brushes settings available in TVPaint, along with example pictures.

Setting	Description	Examples (top or left: lower values bottom or right: higher values)
Drawing Mode	Select the painting mode for the chosen brush. You will find an overview of Drawing Modes here.	Refer to the Drawing Modes section for examples.
Brush Edit	Edit your Custom Brush's tip basic settings (size, angle etc.).	Refer to the Custom Brush section for examples.
Profile	Edit a regular brush tip's shape.	Refer to the Brush Profiles section for examples.
Wet Profile	Edit the Custom Brush's tip behaviour when Alpha Stamp or Alpha Max Stamp modes are in use.	Refer to the Custom Brush section for examples.
Stamp Mode	Select the Custom Brush's tip Stamp mode. You can for example keep the colors of the drawing the Custom Brush was created upon (Origin) or apply your current colors to the brush using Alpha Stamps. Stamp Modes are explained in greater detail here.	Refer to the Stamp Modes section for examples.
Grain	Choose between different settings to get a soft-grained or a rough-grained brush.
Hardness	Choose between the Soft and Hard settings to get a brush with softer, blurrier edges or a hard-edged brush.
Size	Set the current brush's size (radius) in pixels. This parameter can also be set by using the "Z" key shortcut to resize the brush on your Canvas.
Power	Set the amount of color applied on the Canvas. Its Connection must be set to a different setting than Constant if you wish to apply a gradient to your brush.
Shift	Shift existing pixels on the Canvas. It is often used on brushes with lower opacity levels to notice its full effect.
Jitter	Set the amount of paint dispersion when using your brush.
Opacity	Set the opacity level of your brush. It is different from the Power setting as it relates to transparency.
Light	Add light and shadow effects on your brush strokes. Only available on specific brushes like the OilBrush.
Aspect	Change the aspect ratio of your brush tip.
Angle	Edit your brush's tip angle. Change the Aspect parameter first if your brush's tip is a perfect circle.
Step	Set the distance between repetitions of your brush tip.
AAliasing	Apply anti aliasing to your brush or not. Several algorithms are available for Custom Brushes.
Warp	Adjust your Custom Brush's tip size to the Canvas' zoom level automatically.	No examples.
Projection	Create paint splashes depending on your pen inclination when using your brush. This option may not work with every graphics tablets' pens models.
Drying	Mimic paint drying. When off, strokes will blend together. When on, strokes will not blend together.
Preview	Display a preview of the current brush's tip under the cursor while drawing.	No examples.
Handle	Set the area of your Custom Brush your cursor will be attached to.
Revert	When on, will reverse the Anim Brush's images order.	No examples.
Anim	Choose a looping mode for your Anim Brush's images.	No examples.
Optimize	Click on this button to crop the transparent areas surrounding a Custom Brush's tip.
Stamp in Place	Click on this button to stamp the current Custom Brush / Anim Brush image at the coordinates the original brush tip was cut.	No examples.
Activate Line Smoothing	Activate Line Smoothing for the current brush.	No examples.
Local Smoothing	Override the general Line Smoothing settings for the selected brush. The selected brush will have its own Line Smoothing settings.	No examples.
Reset	Reset the brush's parameters to their default values.	No examples.