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Pen & pressure

Draw with a stylus and let pressure and tilt shape every mark.

What it does

With a pressure-sensitive pen (Apple Pencil, Wacom, Surface Pen…), Nekudot reads pressure, tilt and the pen's lean direction on every point of a stroke, and can bind them to the things you'd otherwise set with sliders: stroke size, opacity - even how the connecting web grows. A mouse, trackpad or finger draws exactly as before; nothing changes unless a real pen is on the canvas.

The Pen section

Every brush has a Pen section in its settings panel (press b). The bindings are per-brush, so your Marker can respond differently than Round, and they're remembered like every other setting.

Pressure → size
Press harder for a wider mark. On by default. The Size slider stays the maximum - a feather touch draws at about 15% of it, full pressure reaches it exactly.
Pressure → opacity
Press harder for a stronger mark, fading down to nearly transparent at a feather touch. The Opacity slider is the maximum.
Tilt → size / Tilt → opacity
The flatter you hold the pen, the bigger or stronger the mark - like shading with the side of a pencil. A vertical pen draws at the minimum. Tilt and pressure multiply when both are bound.
Pressure → web density / web radius
On connecting brushes (Round, the Eraser), pressure can drive the connecting web itself: press harder and the web grows denser and reaches further; glide lightly and it thins to nothing.
Chisel follows pen Marker
The Marker's chisel nib rotates with the direction the pen leans, like a real calligraphy marker. On by default; with a mouse (or a perfectly vertical pen) the nib keeps its classic 45°.
Smoothing
Evens out sensor wobble so pressure changes read as one confident mark. 0 follows the raw samples instantly, 100 is heaviest; the default sits at 65. Lower it if the response feels laggy, raise it if marks look jittery.
Response
The pressure curve. Low values make a light touch count for a lot (soft); high values demand a firm hand before the mark grows. The midpoint (50) is the natural default. Shapes tilt the same way.
Sliders are maxima. Binding pressure to a slider never changes the slider - it makes your hand sweep from a floor up to the slider's value. Set Size to the thickest line you want, then let pressure do the rest.

Per brush

RoundLine width & opacity per point, plus the web bindings
MarkerNib width & opacity, and the chisel angle follows the pen
Squares & CirclesPressure/tilt scale the speed-driven shape size and its opacity
EraserPressure narrows the eraser or softens the wipe (partial erase)
Try this Pick Round with the Shading style, switch on Pressure → web density, and shade like you would with a real pencil: bear down where you want tone to build, ease off to let it breathe. The web answers your hand instead of a slider.