If you like playing around with brushes, lines and doodles I think you’ll really enjoy using Livebrush. It’s a drawing app that lets you create some very interesting graphics simply by drawing a few lines. Livebrush is an AIR application available either for free as Livebrush Lite or for a very recession-friendly price of $10 for the full version.
如果您喜欢玩画笔，线条和涂鸦，我想您真的会喜欢使用Livebrush的 。 这是一个绘图应用程序，通过绘制几条线，您就可以创建一些非常有趣的图形。 Livebrush是一个AIR应用程序，可以作为Livebrush Lite免费获得，也可以以非常经济实惠的价格(完整版)支付10美元。
The app works by letting you choose from a fairly large selection of brush styles. With each brush style you can set preferences which dictate how the brush will behave. When you start drawing you’ll find that how you move your mouse (or ideally a pen and graphics tablet) greatly affects how the line appears. Drawing slowly produces thin lines, but start to make sweeping gestures with the mouse and you’ll find the lines are bolder, thicker and in some cases have patterns.
该应用程序的工作原理是让您从相当大的画笔样式中进行选择。 对于每种笔刷样式，您都可以设置首选项，以决定笔刷的行为方式。 当您开始绘制图形时，您会发现移动鼠标(或理想的是笔和图形输入板)的方式会极大地影响线条的显示方式。 缓慢绘制会产生细线，但是开始用鼠标做出清晰的手势，您会发现这些线更粗，更粗，并且在某些情况下具有图案。
You can draw with more than one brush style at a time and also with more than one color at a time. If you hit upon a style you like by experimentation you can save it as a brush style and if you create a doodle or line that you like, you can save it as a reusable graphic called a decoration. You can share the decoration with the Livebrush community, export it as an image or attach it to other lines that you draw.
您一次可以使用一种以上的笔刷样式，也可以一次使用一种以上的颜色来绘画。 如果您通过实验找到了喜欢的样式，则可以将其另存为画笔样式；如果创建喜欢的涂鸦或线条，则可以将其另存为可重复使用的图形，称为装饰。 您可以与Livebrush社区共享装饰，将其导出为图像或将其附加到您绘制的其他线条上。
To get the best out of this program would definitely take a bit of time and effort. The user interface is not unlike other graphics programs in that it consists of a drawing area and has a number of palettes, including Layers and a small toolbar, but there are a huge amount of settings available for each brush type and the best way to figure out how they work is trial and error. You can draw with pixels or with vectors and I found it very easy to manipulate the vector shapes and anchor points after they had been drawn.
要充分利用该程序，肯定会花费一些时间和精力。 用户界面与其他图形程序不同，它包含一个绘图区域并具有许多调色板，包括“图层”和一个小的工具栏，但是每种笔刷类型都有大量设置可用，并且是绘制图形的最佳方法他们的工作方式是反复试验。 您可以使用像素或矢量进行绘制，我发现在绘制矢量形状和锚点后非常容易操作。
As well as starting an image from scratch, you can import in your own photographs and drawings and paint on top of them. The main difference between the free and paid version is the paid version of Livebrush has the following features:
除了从头开始创建图像外，您还可以导入自己的照片和绘图并在其上绘画。 免费版和付费版之间的主要区别在于Livebrush的付费版具有以下功能：
- Vector Export 向量导出
- Canvas Sizes 画布大小
- Over 100 Styles & Decorations 超过100种样式和装饰
Here’s a video of the brushes in action.
这是使用中的刷子的视频。
I think this is a terrific tool for designers and is really a lot of fun to play with.
我认为这对设计师来说是一个了不起的工具，并且确实很有趣。
Have you used Livebrush before? What did you think of it?
您以前使用过Livebrush吗？ 你觉得怎么样？