--- title: "Brush Stroke" url: "https://help.maxon.net/zbp/en-us/Content/html/5_sculpting-and-painting_brush-1-stroke.html" section_path: "Sculpting | Modeling | Painting > Brush Customization > Brush Stroke" description: "These stroke types define how your sculpting and painting brush applies to the mesh. Below, find essential descriptions on each stroke type." --- # Brush Stroke These stroke types define how your sculpting and painting brush applies to the mesh. Below, find essential descriptions on each stroke type. ![Image: 2024-5-sculpting-painting-brush-customization-stroke-menu.png](https://help.maxon.net/zbp/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/2024-5-sculpting-painting-brush-customization-stroke-menu.png) > **Note:** ZBrush for iPad's **Strokes** and **Modifiers** functions work the same as in ZBrush desktop. Learn more in these external ZBrush guides:\ > [Strokes](https://help.maxon.net/zbr/en-us/Default.htm#html/user-guide/3d-modeling/sculpting/sculpting-brushes/strokes/strokes.html)\ > [Stroke Modifiers](https://help.maxon.net/zbr/en-us/Default.htm#html/reference-guide/stroke/modifiers/modifiers.html) --- # Dots & Freehand For each **Strokes** brush, the tip is defined by the stroke **Modifiers** settings listed below. Each brush offers a default **Spacing** setting to create a smooth stroke. ![Image: 2024-5-sculpting-painting-brush-customization-stroke-dots-freehand-example.png](https://help.maxon.net/zbp/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/2024-5-sculpting-painting-brush-customization-stroke-dots-freehand-example.png) > **Important:** Default **Spacing** settings cannot be changed for **Strokes**. > **Note:** Dots spacing = 0.2 > > FreeHand Spacing = 0.75 > **Tip:** Pro Tip: > > You can customize the Stroke's spacing by turning on Lazy Mouse and increasing the lazy stepping. [Video: 2024-5-sculpting-painting-brush-customization-lazy-mouse-example.mp4](https://help.maxon.net/zbp/en-us/Content/Resources/Videos/2024-5-sculpting-painting-brush-customization-lazy-mouse-example.mp4) --- # DragRect Draws a brush shape with a drag-and-release stroke. This is commonly used with alphas to apply stamps onto the surface. [Video: 2024-5-sculpting-painting-brush-customization-drag-rect-example.mp4](https://help.maxon.net/zbp/en-us/Content/Resources/Videos/2024-5-sculpting-painting-brush-customization-drag-rect-example.mp4) **ZAdd** - Drag on the model to draw an additive brush shape. **ZSub** - Drag on the model to draw a subtractive brush shape that carves into the surface. > **Important:** The surface height of the drawn brush tip shape is defined by the **ZAdd** and **ZSub** intensity values. A higher intensity value draws a stronger shape that either grows out from the surface or cuts into the surface. > **Tip:** Experimenting with different combinations of alpha, **Draw Size**, and **ZAdd/ZSub** intensity levels offers a wide variety of customization options. > **Note:** ZBrush for iPad's **Strokes** functionality work the same as in ZBrush desktop. Learn more in our external ZBrush [Strokes](https://help.maxon.net/zbr/en-us/Default.htm#html/reference-guide/stroke/stroke.html) documentation. --- # Color Spray & Spray These two Stroke types splatter the model with semi-random copies of the brush tip, which includes any selected alphas and textures assigned to the brush. > **Note:** The difference between these two Strokes lies in their **Modifiers** slider settings. > > **Color Spray** outputs the selected color along with a wider spectrum of colors added to the brush's output. > > **Spray** outputs the selected color along with saturated variations of the selected color. [Video: 2024-5-sculpting-painting-brush-customization-drag-rect-example.mp4](https://help.maxon.net/zbp/en-us/Content/Resources/Videos/2024-5-sculpting-painting-brush-customization-drag-rect-example.mp4) > **Note:** Adjust the **Color** slider in **Strokes** > **Modifiers** to boost the amount of color variation for each **Spray** stroke. > **Important:** These strokes do not automatically apply color when selected. The RGB channel must be active for the **Color** modifier to colorize the FreeHand and Dots Strokes. > **Note:** Learn more about colorizing and basic Polypaint workflow in this guide's [Polypaint Essentials](https://help.maxon.net/zbp/en-us/Content/html/5_sculpting-and-painting_polypaint-essentials.html.md) section. --- # DragDot Applies an instance of the brush tip to the model by dragging on the model and releasing. > **Note:** This is a handy Stroke to use when you want to apply a single instance of the alpha. DragDot offers the ability to move the stamp around the model before placing it. [Video: 2024-5-sculpting-painting-brush-customization-drag-dot-example.mp4](https://help.maxon.net/zbp/en-us/Content/Resources/Videos/2024-5-sculpting-painting-brush-customization-drag-dot-example.mp4) --- # DragStamp Can be applied by dragging and releasing to apply a brush tip shape. DragStamp offers and additional depth effect when dragging a finger or pencil horizontally or vertically across the screen. > **Note:** With an alpha selected, dragging away from the starting stroke on the surface draws the alpha shape while also growing the alpha shape outward from the model's surface. [Video: 2024-5-sculpting-painting-brush-customization-drag-dot-example.mp4](https://help.maxon.net/zbp/en-us/Content/Resources/Videos/2024-5-sculpting-painting-brush-customization-drag-dot-example.mp4)