1. A method, comprising: using a computer to perform: collecting information about a user manipulation of a stylus in relation to a tablet device associated with the computer; recognizing, from the collected information, a stylus gesture performed by the user via manipulation of the stylus, such that: the stylus gesture is one of a plurality of stylus gestures that are recognized by the computer to perform at least one of a plurality of actions in a graphics application that comprises a natural media painting application, at least some of the stylus gestures are mapped to user manipulation of the stylus at a distance from the tablet device, at least some of the stylus gestures involve contact of the stylus with the tablet device, and the stylus gestures include a brush switching gesture in which a proximity of the stylus to the tablet changes from a first position relative to the tablet to a second position that is further away from the tablet and with at least a rate of change that corresponds to the brush switching gesture, the first position being within a first pre-defined distance threshold relative the tablet and the second position being beyond a second pre-defined distance threshold, and switching between paintbrushes of a brush tool being performed responsive to recognition of the brush switching gesture; determining which of the plurality of actions to perform based on the recognized stylus gesture; and performing a painting function for a digital image in the graphics application including performing the determined actions.
1. A method, comprising: using a computer to perform: collecting information about a user manipulation of a stylus in relation to a tablet device associated with the computer; recognizing, from the collected information, a stylus gesture performed by the user via manipulation of the stylus, such that: the stylus gesture is one of a plurality of stylus gestures that are recognized by the computer to perform at least one of a plurality of actions in a graphics application that comprises a natural media painting application, at least some of the stylus gestures are mapped to user manipulation of the stylus at a distance from the tablet device, at least some of the stylus gestures involve contact of the stylus with the tablet device, and the stylus gestures include a brush switching gesture in which a proximity of the stylus to the tablet changes from a first position relative to the tablet to a second position that is further away from the tablet and with at least a rate of change that corresponds to the brush switching gesture, the first position being within a first pre-defined distance threshold relative the tablet and the second position being beyond a second pre-defined distance threshold, and switching between paintbrushes of a brush tool being performed responsive to recognition of the brush switching gesture; determining which of the plurality of actions to perform based on the recognized stylus gesture; and performing a painting function for a digital image in the graphics application including performing the determined actions. 2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the tablet device is an integrated component of the computer.