Vector Brush ToolWith the Vector Brush Tool you can create a hand-painted look by painting freehand, variable width, lines and shapes as if you were painting on paper. Its vector characteristics means you can edit the stroke at any time.
The Vector Brush Tool paints by scaling or repeating an image along a path (line).
As you paint, nodes are created automatically and can be edited with the Node Tool.
The tool uses many of the standard line settings to control the appearance of the applied stroke. Brush types are applied using the Brushes panel.
The brush stroke's width can be controlled with your Apple Pencil which responds to pressure automatically. Alternatively, you can use velocity (finger speed when drawing stroke).
The following settings can be adjusted using vertical tool sliders:
Width—controls the width of the stroke using a vertical slider next to the tool's location. Slide up or down to set the width.
Opacity—controls how see-through the brush is. Slide up or down to set the value.The following settings can be adjusted from the context toolbar:
For rope mode—drag the stroke end by a 'rope' to smooth the stroke but introduce sharp corners at increasing rope Length (radius) values by redirecting the slackened rope. Set the value by toggling the Length vertical slider icon. For window mode—smooths the stroke by averaging sampled input positions within a Window whose size is configurable. Set the value by toggling the Width vertical slider icon.