Brush scaling with symbols

[darkbloom3]

I want to make a brush with symbols that will scale equally when the brush stroke width changes, but the way they scale is not what I want. I can achieve something similar with the blend tool, but does anyone know if it is possible to do something like this just with the brush?

Thanks

[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

Use a scatter brush and then set it to scale by changing graphic tablet options like "pressure"

[darkbloom3]

Thanks! That definitely works. But any chance there's a way to do this without using a tablet?

[ashu_gupta]

Hi ,

There's a workaround if you want to do it without using tablet/pressure profile. But using pressure profile with brush is easier.

Please see if it can help you.

1. Draw a circle/ Ellipse color it

2. Copy it using Alt + Drag using selection tool. Resize it using shift for constrain scaling with selection tool.

3. Select both shapes . Make a blend ( Object -> Blend -> Make or use shortcut : Alt + Ctrl/Cmd + B)

4. Select Anchor point tool ( shortcut: Shift + C). Its a hidden tool behind pen tool. Click over the path and drag to make  path curve.

5. Now open Blend option by clicking Object -> Blend -> Blend Options . Select spacing as specified steps and rearrange as per your need by providing value.

Thanks and Regards

Ashutosh Gupta

[Monika Gause]

darkbloom3  schrieb

Thanks! That definitely works. But any chance there's a way to do this without using a tablet?

No.

You can't edit the tablet input attributes of brush paths.