[Gimp-user] changing the brush sizes

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> I have a comprehensive (for me) solution to the Brush Size (and
> Hardness) Question.
>
> First, note that there are two major classes of GIMP brush:  GBR brush
> files are bitmaps, fixed in size and hardness.  VBR brush files are
> vectors, with variable size and hardness that can be changed "on the
> fly" with keyboard + mouse commands while using the brushes.
>
> Here's a set of VBR brushes I made; they cover over 90% of my own uses
> for brush tools in the GIMP; I named them to assure that they appear
> at
> the top of the list in the Brushes dialog:
>
> http://pilobilus.net/xfer/Variable-Brushes.zip
>
> Drop them into your /brushes folder, and viola.
>
> Preview:
>
> http://pilobilus.net/xfer/brushes.png
>
> The oval ones are good for getting into tight spaces.
>
> Now about that "change size and hardness on the fly" part:
>
> Go to Edit > Preferences > Input Controllers and double click on Main
> Mouse Wheel to bring up the configuration dialog. Picture worth
> thousand
> words (or at least a hundred or so):
>
> http://pilobilus.net/img/mouse-scale-brush.jpg
>
> I also configure the GIMP to make the current brush "softer" or
> "harder"
> - that is, more or less fuzzy around the edge - in response to holding
> down Ctrl + Shift + Alt and scrolling the mouse wheel up and down.
> Controlling brush size and hardness with the mouse wheel is way more
> efficient than constantly switching between brushes. These settings
> can
> be found in the same menu as above.
>
> These brushes and settings save enough stress and hassle in one
> editing
> project to way more than justify the time and effort it takes to
> configure them.  Then you have them "forever" or at least as long as
> your present GIMP installation is in place.
>
> :o)
Thank you all for the thread, solved my problem, special thanks to Steve Kinney
for pointing out I need to use vector brushes if I want to change hardness, and
for supplying the brushes!
My problem was I was trying to change the hardness of a non vector brush.

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