#SQUARE BRUSH PAINT TOOL SAI HOW TO#

SAI handles three things: brush shapes, brush textures and paper textures, remember? Well, these three files are the master lists of those.Р”В«nf РІР‚вЂњР’В Like its name says, this file contains the list of brushes forms (i.e.Р’В shapes or maps).Р”В«nf РІР‚вЂњ This file contains the list of brushes textures. What are these files? They areР’В lists of the thingsР’В we described above. We are only interested on these configuration files: nf, nf and nf. On SAI they can be chosen on the Layers panel: Papertex contains paper textures.Р’В Unrelated to brushes textures, these are textures you apply on a layer. They are the ones you choose here, right below the brush shape: For example, a simpleР’В circleР’В brushР’В shape can have a РІР‚СљdirtРІР‚СњР’В texture. AР’В brush can have a certainР’В shape and it can have a texture. They are the ones you choose here, on the brush panel:Р”В«rushtex contains brushes textures. There are two types of maps which behave differently, which is why they are kept in two separate folders. If you open any of these folders youРІР‚в„ўll see they contain BMP files, which are image files just like JPGs or GIFs.Р”В«lotmap and elemapР’В contain the brushes shapesР’В (РІР‚СљmapsРІР‚Сњ).

The only folders that interest us are blotmap, brushtex, elemap and papertex. This is where your SAI is installed with all its system files. Click on the Open File Location button.Р”Р„ newР’В window will appear. Click on Properties.Р”Р„ window will appear. Right click on the iconР’В and youРІР‚в„ўll get a menu like this. It can be located on your Start Menu, or your desktop. Locate the PaintTool SAI iconР’В with which you launch it on your computer.

#SQUARE BRUSH PAINT TOOL SAI HOW TO#

HOW TO FIND WHERE PAINTTOOL SAI IS INSTALLED ON YOUR COMPUTER My approach is to explain how SAIР’В works instead. TheР’В easiest way to install new brushes and textures in SAI is to understand how it works.Р’В IРІР‚в„ўve personally found that tutorials or step-by-step guidesР’В are more confusing rather than helpful.

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