how to create custom vector brushes?

[Tyrzi]

I've seen many how to install and how to access tutorials on custom brushes, but not how to make them. 

[Rodney]

I have another topic that walks through the process but it probably needs some fine tuning and updates.

That topic is here:

https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer#!searchin/opentoonz_en/vector$20brush%7Csort:date/opentoonz_en/ubb2cyvoZw0/KeOaFvDdBQAJ

To learn the process I recommend opening and editing a current brush rather than just diving in and creating a new brush BECAUSE without using an existing brush as a template we might very likely create a huge brush that won't work very well.   So...

Use OpenToonz Browser Room to navigate to the brushes folder where you will be looking for a .PLI file

That file will contain the frames of your brush.

If there is only one frame in the Level it will be a static brush and if there is more than one frame you'll have an animated brush.

I did read somewhere in the OpenToonz documentation where it stated something about only the first frame being used but.... I can't recall the context of what it was referring to.

I do know that we can create/edit animated brushes in this way.

So, open and edit a current brush.  Saving it back out via 'Save Level As' and placing it in that same directory with a new name (Don't save over the top of the original brush).

You *might* have to restart OpenToonz to get everything working optimally but I don't think that is required.

Let us know how that works for you!

[Jane Eyre]

That process does work well. OT definitely ignores any additional frames, so this can only make a static brush. That is understandable though, since the brush image is stretched out along the stroke it makes when used as a brush.

[Jane Eyre]

If you do want to make an animated brush, it looks like that is possible with the vector trail (custom) styles.