[SOLVED] Working with the PAINT ROLLER tool

[kaiko]

Hi

I would like to have a helping hand here to understand if I am missing something or it is just an issue related to the Paint Roller tool (AR 4.5.10 64 bits)

As a picture is worth a thousand words, here it is:



[* Slaithly = Slightly]

So, let us start with image A: is this a normal behaviour? The paint stroke at the bottom behaves as slightly touching the canvas, so I firstly consider it to be an issue.

Image C: the same idea of the image A, the bottom stroke image doesn't show the maximum pressure of the pen but a slightly touch of the canvas.
The colours of A and C are different (I should have used the same colour strokes to all strokes) and comparing settings from A and C they are different as well, but the render strokes are similar!


I haven't used ArtRage for a long time. I still think I am in need just a bit of information on how to handle with these "issues"

Thank you in advance!
Kaíko

[HannahRage]

Okay, that looks pretty normal to me, so I'll try and explain what's supposed to happen.

1. Pressure: Your stylus pressure combines with the settings pressure. If you set it to 0% or 100%, there is very little room for variation. If you set it to 50%, it can vary widely around that point. So you'll find it hard to vary the stroke at 0% or 100%.

2. Paint: the paint roller paint is very realistic, but a bit counter intuitive compared to other brushes. The harder your press with a roller, the more paint is squeezed out from under it, so the less thickly it is applied, the opposite of squeezing paint out of bristles or spreading a brush out for a larger stroke. Imagine having a thick gloop of paint on your thumb and pushing it against some paper - you'd want a light touch instead of a heavy one. Thinners change the paint properties so you can't get a thick buildup of paint on the roller, just a thin smear, so it ends up looking a lot like a high pressure stroke.

Does that make sense and match what you're seeing?

[kaiko]

1. Pressure: (...) If you set it to 50%, it can vary widely around that point. So you'll find it hard to vary the stroke at 0% or 100%.
2. Paint: the paint roller paint is very realistic, but a bit counter intuitive compared to other brushes... (...)... Imagine having a thick gloop of paint on your thumb and pushing it against some paper...

Thank you @HannahRage, you really got to the point.
I will keep in mind those main words that I Quote from you which made a click here. It definitely makes sense to me right now, starting with the PaintRoller be a bit different compared to other brushes



Thanks for the fast reply.