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# Recording Brush Strokes

Use User mode to record and play back a series of paint strokes. Only the positions of the brush strokes are recorded. This means that you cannot change the brush type, current colour, or brush attributes while recording the strokes. You can, however, change or animate these parameters after you finish recording and before you play back the strokes.

TipYou can also play paint strokes created by converting objects (write-ons).

To record a series of brush strokes:

1. Click AutoPaint and select User from the AutoPaint Mode box.
2. Set the brush characteristics so that you can see the recorded brush strokes on your image.
   NoteThe strokes you paint are recorded as a series of points or stamps of the brush. The number of strokes is determined by dividing the number of points by the number of frames. The quality of the rendered strokes depends on the number of recorded points. To record a larger number of points, select a small brush size.
3. Enable Record.
4. Begin painting on the image.

   The position of each brush stroke is recorded, and the stroke count appears in the message bar.

5. To stop recording, click below the timebar.

   All paint strokes applied to the image while recording are removed from the image and the number of strokes is recorded.

   NoteAutoPaint stores only one set of recorded paint strokes at a time. If you record another set of paint strokes, you lose your previously recorded strokes.