Suggested uses for the brushes
None of the brushes have a “correct” use case, so these are just suggestions on how the shape and functionality of some brushes can be used to the artist’s advantage, and additionally, to understand how the brushes mentioned here can be used in realistic scenarios.
Let’s start with the rounder, smoother brushes such as the Draw, Clay, Inflate, and Blob brushes.
These build up the volume in a spherical manner, so they result in a better appearance when used in situations where, say, liquid runs and/or accumulates, and to show round organic objects and fruits, fat accumulation and veins on characters, and so on, and so forth.
Let’s have a look at candles, for example:
Figure 6.44 – Candle references (images from https://www.pexels.com/)
As you can see, the molten wax accumulates in the borders near the flames and at the bottom, as well as a few running drips down the side...