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Experimental settings
Try Finger pressure and tilt, which gives finger strokes a swell and a taper.
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- Everything in this guide works in Free.
The experimental setting is in Settings, under Interface and input. It's off until you turn it on; here, it's on.
The experimental setting is in Settings, under Interface and input. It's off until you turn it on; here, it's on.
Finger pressure and tilt appears while Finger draws is on. A finger has neither, so they're made up from how you move.
Finger pressure and tilt appears while Finger draws is on. A finger has neither, so they're made up from how you move.
Tap Done and paint with a finger, slowly, then quickly. Slow is heavy and fast is light, and the line swells as it starts and tapers as you lift.
Tap Done and paint with a finger, slowly, then quickly. Slow is heavy and fast is light, and the line swells as it starts and tapers as you lift.
Click Done and paint with a finger, slowly, then quickly. Slow is heavy and fast is light, and the line swells as it starts and tapers as you lift.
One setting in Settings → Interface & input is marked experimental. It works, but it's still being judged, so it's off until you turn it on, and it may change or become the normal behaviour later.
Finger pressure and tilt (experimental)
This setting appears only while Finger draws is on.
| Setting | A finger stroke |
|---|---|
| Off (the default) | Even pressure, straight down |
| On | Pressure and tilt made up from how you move: slow is heavy, fast is light, and the line swells as it starts and tapers as you lift. The made-up pen leans at a relaxed angle. |
It changes only finger strokes: Apple Pencil and the Mac's pointer aren't affected. Brushes that respond to pressure and tilt respond to the made-up values in the same way.
On iPhone, where you paint with your finger, this is the way to get strokes that thicken and thin with your movement.
On the Mac, the pointer isn't a finger, so Finger pressure and tilt doesn't change it.
Tip: The caption under the switch says what its current setting does, so you can compare before you decide.
Try it in the app.
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