diff --git a/crates/brush/src/lib.rs b/crates/brush/src/lib.rs
index 91523163e..a53d20519 100644
--- a/crates/brush/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/brush/src/lib.rs
@@ -287,6 +287,8 @@ pub struct ArtBrush {
     pub width: f64,
     pub flip_along: bool,
     pub flip_across: bool,
+    /// When true, art is placed on each run between sharp corners so folds do not overlap.
+    pub overlap: bool,
     pub colorization: Colorization,
 }
 
@@ -304,6 +306,7 @@ impl Default for ArtBrush {
             width: 100.0,
             flip_along: false,
             flip_across: false,
+            overlap: false,
             colorization: Colorization::Tints,
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/brush/src/tests.rs b/crates/brush/src/tests.rs
index 94e9e6014..6f11bbe5c 100644
--- a/crates/brush/src/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/brush/src/tests.rs
@@ -152,6 +152,24 @@ fn art_brush_between_guides_keeps_ends() {
     assert!(near(h.x0, 280.0, 1e-6) && near(h.x1, 300.0, 1e-6), "{h:?}");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn art_brush_overlap_splits_at_corners() {
+    let mut bp = BezPath::new();
+    bp.move_to((0.0, 0.0));
+    bp.line_to((100.0, 0.0));
+    bp.line_to((100.0, 100.0));
+    let brush = |overlap: bool| {
+        Brush {
+            name: "a".into(),
+            kind: BrushKind::Art(ArtBrush { art: rect_art(10.0, 4.0), scale: ArtScale::Stretch, overlap, colorization: Colorization::None, ..Default::default() }),
+        }
+    };
+    let one = stroke_pieces(&Document::new(1.0, 1.0), &brush(false), &bp, &stroke(1.0));
+    let two = stroke_pieces(&Document::new(1.0, 1.0), &brush(true), &bp, &stroke(1.0));
+    assert_eq!(one.len(), 1, "one bent copy along the whole path");
+    assert_eq!(two.len(), 2, "one copy per run between corners");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn art_brush_follows_curves() {
     let bp = shapes::ellipse(Rect::new(0.0, 0.0, 200.0, 200.0)).to_bezpath();
diff --git a/crates/brush/src/warp.rs b/crates/brush/src/warp.rs
index 8eef08c04..35031741e 100644
--- a/crates/brush/src/warp.rs
+++ b/crates/brush/src/warp.rs
@@ -154,35 +154,65 @@ fn bend(t: &Track, art: &Node, b: Rect, along: AlongMap, cross: f64) -> Option<N
     warp_node(art, &f, flat_tol, MAX_SEG / along.max_scale(), cross.abs())
 }
 
+/// Arc-length spans to place art on when [`ArtBrush::overlap`] is on: one run between each sharp
+/// corner (the whole path when it has none).
+fn art_runs(t: &Track) -> Vec<(f64, f64)> {
+    let l = t.len();
+    let corners = t.corner_positions();
+    if corners.is_empty() {
+        return vec![(0.0, l)];
+    }
+    if t.closed {
+        let first = corners[0].1;
+        let mut bounds = corners.iter().map(|c| c.1).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        bounds.push(first + l);
+        return bounds.windows(2).map(|w| (w[0], w[1])).collect();
+    }
+    let mut bounds = vec![0.0];
+    bounds.extend(corners.iter().map(|c| c.1));
+    bounds.push(l);
+    bounds.windows(2).map(|w| (w[0], w[1])).collect()
+}
+
+fn art_on_run(a: &ArtBrush, t: &Track, s0: f64, s1: f64, art: &Node, b: Rect, cross: f64) -> Option<Node> {
+    let l = s1 - s0;
+    if l <= 1e-9 {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let w = b.width();
+    let (along, cross) = match a.scale {
+        ArtScale::Stretch => (AlongMap::linear(w, s0, s1), cross),
+        ArtScale::Proportional => {
+            let k = l / w;
+            (AlongMap::linear(w, s0, s1), k * a.width / 100.0)
+        }
+        ArtScale::BetweenGuides { start, end } => {
+            let (g0, g1) = (start.clamp(0.0, 1.0) * w, end.clamp(0.0, 1.0) * w);
+            let (g0, g1) = (g0.min(g1), g0.max(g1));
+            let fixed = (g0 + (w - g1)) * cross;
+            if fixed >= l || g1 - g0 < 1e-9 {
+                (AlongMap::linear(w, s0, s1), cross)
+            } else {
+                (AlongMap { xs: [0.0, g0, g1, w], ss: [s0, s0 + g0 * cross, s1 - (w - g1) * cross, s1] }, cross)
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    bend(t, art, b, along, cross)
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn art(a: &ArtBrush, bp: &BezPath, weight: f64) -> Vec<Node> {
     let Some((art, b)) = oriented(&a.art, a.direction, a.flip_along, a.flip_across) else { return vec![] };
     let cross = weight * a.width / 100.0;
     let mut out = vec![];
     for t in tracks(bp, 0.05) {
-        let l = t.len();
-        if l <= 1e-9 {
+        if t.len() <= 1e-9 {
             continue;
         }
-        let w = b.width();
-        let (along, cross) = match a.scale {
-            ArtScale::Stretch => (AlongMap::linear(w, 0.0, l), cross),
-            ArtScale::Proportional => {
-                let k = l / w;
-                (AlongMap::linear(w, 0.0, l), k * a.width / 100.0)
+        let runs = if a.overlap { art_runs(&t) } else { vec![(0.0, t.len())] };
+        for (s0, s1) in runs {
+            if let Some(n) = art_on_run(a, &t, s0, s1, &art, b, cross) {
+                out.push(n);
             }
-            ArtScale::BetweenGuides { start, end } => {
-                let (g0, g1) = (start.clamp(0.0, 1.0) * w, end.clamp(0.0, 1.0) * w);
-                let (g0, g1) = (g0.min(g1), g0.max(g1));
-                let fixed = (g0 + (w - g1)) * cross;
-                if fixed >= l || g1 - g0 < 1e-9 {
-                    (AlongMap::linear(w, 0.0, l), cross)
-                } else {
-                    (AlongMap { xs: [0.0, g0, g1, w], ss: [0.0, g0 * cross, l - (w - g1) * cross, l] }, cross)
-                }
-            }
-        };
-        if let Some(n) = bend(&t, &art, b, along, cross) {
-            out.push(n);
         }
     }
     out
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/brushsym.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/brushsym.rs
index ba6911408..61e994993 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/brushsym.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/brushsym.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ pub fn specs() -> Vec<CommandSpec> {
             "Brush Options…",
             [],
             None,
-            "{name, params?: {…fields to change (brush.get shows them; values outside their ranges are clamped). calligraphic: angle −180..180°, roundness 0..100%, size 0..1296 pt, variation: [angle°, roundness%, size pt], modes: [fixed|random|pressure for angle, roundness, size] (pressure goes from value − variation at the lightest pen pressure to value + variation at the heaviest). scatter: size [a, b] 1..10000%, spacing [a, b] 1..10000%, scatter [a, b] −1000..1000%, rotation [a, b] −180..180°, modes: [fixed|random|pressure for size, spacing, scatter, rotation] (fixed: a; random: between a and b; pressure: a at the lightest pen pressure to b at the heaviest), rotation_relative_to_path. art: width 1..1000%, scale: {mode: proportional|stretch|betweenGuides, start, end: 0..1 of the art length}, direction: leftToRight|rightToLeft|topToBottom|bottomToTop, flip_along, flip_across. pattern: scale 1..10000%, spacing 0..10000%, fit: stretch|addSpace|approximate, flip_along, flip_across. scatter, art and pattern: colorization: {method: none|tints|tintsAndShades|hueShift, key: colour (hueShift: the art colour that becomes the stroke colour)}}, newName? (trimmed; blank: the name is kept)} edit a brush definition (strokes using it update) → {name}",
+            "{name, params?: {…fields to change (brush.get shows them; values outside their ranges are clamped). calligraphic: angle −180..180°, roundness 0..100%, size 0..1296 pt, variation: [angle°, roundness%, size pt], modes: [fixed|random|pressure for angle, roundness, size] (pressure goes from value − variation at the lightest pen pressure to value + variation at the heaviest). scatter: size [a, b] 1..10000%, spacing [a, b] 1..10000%, scatter [a, b] −1000..1000%, rotation [a, b] −180..180°, modes: [fixed|random|pressure for size, spacing, scatter, rotation] (fixed: a; random: between a and b; pressure: a at the lightest pen pressure to b at the heaviest), rotation_relative_to_path. art: width 1..1000%, scale: {mode: proportional|stretch|betweenGuides, start, end: 0..1 of the art length}, direction: leftToRight|rightToLeft|topToBottom|bottomToTop, flip_along, flip_across, overlap. pattern: scale 1..10000%, spacing 0..10000%, fit: stretch|addSpace|approximate, flip_along, flip_across. scatter, art and pattern: colorization: {method: none|tints|tintsAndShades|hueShift, key: colour (hueShift: the art colour that becomes the stroke colour)}}, newName? (trimmed; blank: the name is kept)} edit a brush definition (strokes using it update) → {name}",
             has_doc,
             brush_options
         ),
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/brush_art_options.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/brush_art_options.rs
index cf2edf290..43e747d8b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/brush_art_options.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/brush_art_options.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 //! Scatter: per value (`size`, `spacing`, `scatter` %, `rotation` °) `…Min`, `…Max` and `…Mode`
 //! (`fixed` | `random` | `pressure`), `rotationRelativeTo` (`page` | `path`).
 //! Art: `width` (%), `scaleMode` (`proportional` | `stretch` | `betweenGuides`), `guideStart` and
-//! `guideEnd` (% of the art's length), `direction` (`leftToRight` …), `flipAlong`, `flipAcross`.
+//! `guideEnd` (% of the art's length), `direction` (`leftToRight` …), `flipAlong`, `flipAcross`,
+//! `overlap` (bend on each run between sharp corners).
 //! Pattern: `scale`, `spacing` (%), `fit` (`stretch` | `addSpace` | `approximate`), `flipAlong`,
 //! `flipAcross`, `__tiles` (slot → preview key, for the tiles the brush has).
 
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ pub(super) fn fields(b: &Brush, def: Value, f: &mut Map<String, Value>) {
             f.insert("direction".into(), json!(id_of(&a.direction)));
             f.insert("flipAlong".into(), json!(a.flip_along));
             f.insert("flipAcross".into(), json!(a.flip_across));
+            f.insert("overlap".into(), json!(a.overlap));
         }
         BrushKind::Pattern(p) => {
             f.insert("scale".into(), json!(p.scale));
@@ -168,6 +170,7 @@ pub(super) fn params(d: &Dialog) -> Value {
                 "direction": id_of(&parse_field::<Direction>(d, "direction")),
                 "flip_along": d.bool("flipAlong"),
                 "flip_across": d.bool("flipAcross"),
+                "overlap": d.bool("overlap"),
             })
         }
         _ => json!({
@@ -284,6 +287,8 @@ fn art_body(ui: &mut egui::Ui, d: &mut Dialog) {
         }
     });
     flips(ui, d);
+    ui.add_space(4.0);
+    super::form::check(ui, d, "overlap", tl!("Overlap"));
 }
 
 /// A toggle button showing an arrow pointing the way `dir` runs. Whether it was clicked.