Corel Painter 2015 Guide de l'utilisateur

8 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideApplying a color as a fill...

72 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideFor more information, see “Working with reference layers” on page 559.Supported file formatsCorel Painter lets you o

Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 73To browse for a document (Mac OS)1Choose File Open.2 Click Browse.The Browse dialog box shows th

74 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideCreating and opening templatesIf you regularly work with documents that contain similar dimensions, formatting, and

Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 75Full-Screen mode lets you hide your computer’s desktop and view the document window without scrol

76 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideThe Navigator’s canvas preview allows you to viewthe entire image even when you’re zoomed in.The Navigator also lets

Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 77To Do the followingRotate the image in the document window Open the Rotate Canvas list box, and a

78 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideThe Magnifier tool lets you zoom in and out by clicking in the document window.To zoom in1In the toolbox, click the

Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 792 Click in the document window.Each click reduces the magnification to the next level, as defined

80 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can also specify zooming preferences by clicking Edit Preferences Performance, andenabling options in the View

Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 81You can alsoConstrain rotation to 90° increments Hold down Shift while rotating.Rotate an image

Contents | 9Posterizing an image...

82 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can alsoRotate the Canvas layer 90 degreescounterclockwiseChoose Canvas Rotate Canvas 90 CCW.Rotate the Canva

Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 83Image flipped horizontally.Image flipped vertically.To flip the canvas and layers together1Choose

84 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo flip Do the followingThe canvas Click the Canvas in the Layers panel.A layer Click one or multiple layers in the

Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 852 In the Navigator panel, click a different area of the preview area.If the Navigator frame is di

86 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideResizing images and the canvasYou can change the physical dimensions of an image by resizing the canvas and the imag

Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 87The canvas area is resized in order to apply an empty border around the edge of an image.It is al

88 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo resize the canvas area1Choose Canvas Canvas Size.2 In the Canvas Size dialog box, specify the number of pixels y

Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 89•(Mac OS) Choose Corel Painter 2015 menu Preferences.•(Windows) Choose Edit Preferences.2 In t

90 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide• The Progressive JPEG check box creates a progressive JPEG file. The progressive format is useful for filesdesigned

Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 91Transparency is displayed in the Preview window by a rectangular lattice. You can toggle between

10 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideImporting and exporting brush libraries, categories, and variants...

92 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo email a document1Choose File Email Image.2 Type the image name in the Image Name text box.3 In the Select Image

Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 93Using two monitorsThe Corel Painter user interface can be displayed across two or more monitors.

94 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideCorel Painter multi-touchThis option, available both on Mac OS and Windows, provides enhanced support for Wacom Intu

Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 95Changing the finger positions from the center of theimage (1) allows you to move the reference po

96 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideWacom Intuos supportCorel Painter supports the use of Wacom® Intuos® tablet, pen, and airbrush technology.Painting w

Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 97Using multiple Intuos pensAll Intuos pens — both standard and airbrush — feature Tool ID, which l

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Keyboard shortcuts | 99Keyboard shortcutsMany features in Corel Painter have keyboard shortcuts which allow you to access a variety of tools quicklyan

100 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideThe four modifier keys on the Windows keyboard are Ctrl, Alt, Shift, and the Spacebar.The keyboard shortcuts rely o

Keyboard shortcuts | 101• “Shape tools” (page 118)• “Animation” (page 120)• “Lighting” (page 120)• “Layer selection tools” (page 121)• “Mosaics” (page

Contents | 11Hard Media controls...

102 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo Do the followingAssign the shortcut to the selected commandwhile deleting the shortcut key from the conflictingc

Keyboard shortcuts | 103To Do the followingSave the active key set Click Save. In the Save Key Set dialog box, type aname for the key set in the Save

104 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo Do the followingDelete the active key setClick the Delete button .Key set files created on the Mac OS cannot be

Keyboard shortcuts | 105Tool name Shortcut keyDropper DDodge ‘Burn = Selection tools Rectangular selection ROval selection OLasso LPolygonal select

106 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTool name Shortcut keyText T Shape object tools Rectangular shape IOval shape J Shape edit tools Scissors ZAd

Keyboard shortcuts | 107Panel commandsCommand Mac OS WindowsBrush controls panel(General or All)Command + B Ctrl + BColors Command + 1 Ctrl + 1Mixer

108 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideCommand Mac OS WindowsQuit Command + Q Ctrl + QFile menu commandsCommand Mac OS WindowsNew Command + N Ctrl + NOpe

Keyboard shortcuts | 109Command Mac OS WindowsFade Command + Shift + F Ctrl + Shift + FCut Command + X Ctrl + XCopy Command + C Ctrl + CCopy merged Sh

110 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideCommand Mac OS WindowsColor managementsettingsOption + Command + K Alt + Ctrl + KLayers menu commandsCommand Mac O

Keyboard shortcuts | 111Shapes menu commandsCommand Mac OS WindowsJoin endpoints Shift + J Shift + JDuplicate Command + ] Ctrl + ]Set shape attribute

12 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideWatercolor...

112 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideCommand Mac OS WindowsZoom in Command + Plus sign Ctrl + Plus signZoom out Command + Minus sign Ctrl + Minus signZo

Keyboard shortcuts | 113Command Mac OS WindowsScroll contents of panel Option + click + drag Alt + click + dragExpand/Collapse all panels Shift + clic

114 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideCommand Mac OS WindowsNew from Command + Shift + M Ctrl + Shift + MClear Command + Shift + U Ctrl + Shift + UGradie

Keyboard shortcuts | 115Command Mac OS WindowsLoad nozzle Command + L Ctrl + L  Cloners  Set clone source Option AltSet clone destination Option

116 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideSelection toolsCommand Mac OS WindowsRectangle, Oval, andLasso selection tools Constrain to square orcircleHold

Keyboard shortcuts | 117Command Mac OS Windowsnavigation or Shape toolsare selected)Selection adjuster Command (whenSelection tools areselected)Ctrl (

118 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideCommand Mac OS WindowsSelection adjuster  Reposition Click inside activeselection, and dragClick inside activesel

Keyboard shortcuts | 119Command Mac OS WindowsShape selection tooltoggleCommand CtrlShape design toolsCommand Mac OS WindowsPen  Add to current poi

120 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideCommand Mac OS WindowsSelect endpoint of shape End EndSelect previous point inshapePage up Page upSelect next point

Keyboard shortcuts | 121Layer selection toolsCommand Mac OS WindowsGroup Command + G Ctrl + GUngroup Command + U Ctrl + UMosaicsCommand Mac OS Windo

Contents | 13Previewing Hard Media dabs... 46

122 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideCommand Mac OS WindowsSwap colors Shift + S Shift + SNudge 1 pixel Arrow key Arrow keyNudge 4 pixels Shift + Arrow

Painting | 123PaintingThe Corel Painter application lets you draw and paint as you might with real artists’ tools and media. Inyour studio, you use br

124 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide• “Reference: Troubleshooting” (page 149)Choosing a painting workflowCorel Painter includes a wide array of tools a

Painting | 125Workflow 2: Start with a sketchIn Corel Painter, you can quickly create a sketch of a photo so you can use it as a guide for applying co

126 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideWorkflow 3: Start with a blank canvasYou can also start a project from scratch by choosing a paper texture and a br

Painting | 127Corel Painter to match your stroke strength for all brushes by using the Brush Tracking preferences, or for aspecific brush, by using th

128 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideUse the scratch pad in the Brush Tracking dialog box to customizehow Corel Painter responds to your stroke pressure

Painting | 129Brush Calibration for individual brush variantsThe Brush Calibration controls are very useful for adjusting individual brush variants. Y

130 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo Do the followingLimit brush tracking to the current brush variant Enable the Apply to current brush variant chec

Painting | 1316Click the Set brush calibration settings button .7 Drag in the scratch pad by using a “normal” stroke.Use the pressure and speed you p

14 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideUsing Liquid Ink controls...

132 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideMedia For informationPatterns “Painting with patterns” on page 711Cloners “Painting in the clone” on page 176Workin

Painting | 133Displaying reference imagesIn Corel Painter, you can open an inspirational photo or image that you want to reference in a painting byusi

134 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo move a reference image1In the Reference Image panel, click the Grabber tool .2 Drag the image to a new position

Painting | 135The Brush ghost (left) gives you information about the size ofyour brush variant. The Enhanced brush ghost (right) gives youinformation

136 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo set brush ghost options1 Do one of the following:•(Mac OS) Choose Corel Painter 2015 Preferences Interface.•(W

Painting | 137Paint with the face of a flat brush for a wide stroke; use the edge for a narrow stroke.TiltSome brush variants, such as the Smeary Flat

138 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide4 Move the Bearing slider.A setting of zero indicates that if a stylus were in use, it would be pointing left.5 Mov

Painting | 139To create a straight line stroke, you click to add thefirst point and then click or drag to create the stroke.To draw freehand lines1On

140 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can also paint in a straight line by holding down Shift as you drag on the canvas.Constraining, fading, and und

Painting | 141You can also undo a stroke by pressing Command + Z (Mac OS) or Ctrl + Z (Windows).Erasing image areasYou can erase any part of your imag

Contents | 15Painting on layers...

142 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can toggle between Soft Mode and Hard Mode by holding down Option (Mac OS) or Alt(Windows) as you drag in the i

Painting | 143If there are multiple shapes within the tolerance area, the brushstroke is aligned to the shape onthe selected layer.To set the toleranc

144 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideMaking 360° strokesBecause there are no restrictions on bearing (stylus direction) in Corel Painter, you can create

Painting | 145Previous versions of airbrushes sprayed a thin layer of dots within an area that was alwayscircular, like a circle of light from a flash

146 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideA good range for the Spread setting is 30° to 40°. Narrow settings for Spread and Angle can causeproblems. Combined

Painting | 147To change the size of airbrush droplets1Choose Window Brush Control Panels General.2 Choose Airbrush from the Dab Type list box.3 In t

148 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideA brushstroke (top) is recorded and played back within a triangular selection.Another way to use a recorded stroke

Painting | 149To save a stroke1Choose Brushes Save Stroke.2 In the Save Stroke dialog box, type a name.Corel Painter adds the stroke to the list of s

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Working with paper texture and grain | 151Working with paper texture and grainWith traditional art media, the results from using a marking tool depend

16 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideEditing channels...

152 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideThe terms “paper grain” and “paper texture” are used synonymously.Applying paper textureCorel Painter allows you to

Working with paper texture and grain | 153The currently selected paper is saved with the document. This includes custom paper textures thatmay not be

154 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide4 Adjust the Spacing slider.Moving the Spacing slider to the right opens up the space between rows and columns in t

Working with paper texture and grain | 155Opening and managing the Paper Textures libraryYou can organize and manage paper textures from the Paper Tex

156 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo invert paper grain1Choose Window Paper Panels Papers.2Click the Paper Textures library button .3 Click a pape

Working with paper texture and grain | 157Brushstrokes on paper grains with different scale values.Controlling brightness and contrast of paper grainB

158 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideIf you want a uniform paper grain across an image, create your artwork first, and then apply the grain asa surface

Auto-painting photos | 159Auto-painting photosCorel Painter’s auto-painting tools streamline the process of creating a painting that is based on a dig

160 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideCreating underpaintingsAn underpainting is a version of the photo in which you adjust the photo’s colors, tones, an

Auto-painting photos | 1615 In the Photo Enhance area, move any of the following sliders:• Brightness — lets you brighten or darken the photo• Contras

Contents | 17Common options for effects...60

162 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide3 In the Underpainting panel, choose the filename for the source image from the Color Scheme list box.The underpain

Auto-painting photos | 163• Pressure — lets you set a value from 0 to 100 to specify the amount of pressure with whichbrushstrokes are applied. This s

164 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide3Click the Play button .Brushstrokes are applied automatically.4Click the Stop button when you are satisfied wit

Auto-painting photos | 165stroke is added to the Stroke list box. For more information, see “Recording and playing backbrushstrokes” on page 147.Resto

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Image cloning and sampling | 167Image cloning and samplingCorel Painter includes powerful image cloning tools to help you transform an existing image,

168 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideThis section explains the manual process of cloning an image. The manual process involves choosingthe image you wan

Image cloning and sampling | 169When the clone document opens in the document window, you need to clear the canvas to begin paintingin the clone by us

170 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideUse the tracing paper feature to view the source image for outlining(left). When you turn tracing paper off, you ca

Image cloning and sampling | 171To display the Source Image window and crosshair cursor1Choose Window Clone Source.2 In the Clone Source panel, enabl

Copyright 2014 Corel Corporation. All rights reserved.Corel® Painter® 2015 User GuideThe contents of this user guide and the associated Corel Painter

18 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideApplying the Maze effect...

172 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide• enables tracing paper• selects a cloner brushYou can also change the Quick Clone preferences. For more informatio

Image cloning and sampling | 173To Do the followingActivate the last Cloner brush variant Enable the Switch To Cloner Brushes check box.Use the curren

174 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide2Choose Window Clone Source.3In the Clone Source panel, click the Open Source Image button , and choose Open Sour

Image cloning and sampling | 175actions flattens all layers and deletes all undo levels from the image. If you want to retain the layers, youcan expor

176 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can also export a clone source image by pressing Command + Shift + S (Mac) or Ctrl +Shift + S (Windows).To disc

Image cloning and sampling | 177Cloning allows you to “filter” source images to create an artistic rendering of the image.You can create new cloner br

178 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo For information, seeAdd three-dimensional effects by applying surfacetexture“Using 3D brushstrokes to create tex

Image cloning and sampling | 179• Grainy Soft Cover Cloning — works like Soft Cover Cloning, but brushstrokes also interact withpaper grain• Drip Clon

180 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo perform offset sampling, you must set a sampling reference point and then set destination referencepoints. Sampl

Image cloning and sampling | 181You can alsoAdjust the randomized jitter of the brushstroke On the property bar, type a value in the StrokeJitter box

Contents | 19Applying the Sketch effect...

182 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can alsoControl the amount of color that is replenished ina strokeOn the property bar, type a percentage in th

Image cloning and sampling | 183Multi-point Cloners brush variant ExampleRotate, Scale 2P lets you turn the sampled areaaround its center of rotation

184 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideMulti-point Cloners brush variant ExampleRotate, Mirror 2P lets you turn the sampled areaaround its center of rotat

Image cloning and sampling | 185Multi-point Cloners brush variant ExamplePerspective 4P lets you give the sampled area theappearance of depth. Perspec

186 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideWith 4-Point Tiling, the source image is repeated.Tiling is particularly useful when you want to fill an area with

Image cloning and sampling | 187To rotate the sample source1Click the Cloner tool in the toolbox.2 Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector ba

188 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guidethen set the destination points at the same vertical angle but from top to bottom, the sampled imagewill be flipped

Image cloning and sampling | 189To rotate, scale, and shear the sample source1Click the Cloner tool in the toolbox.2 Click the Brush Selector on the

190 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide7 Apply brushstrokes to the destination area.You can disable offset sampling by clicking the Clone Color button i

Image cloning and sampling | 191Using selections and transformations when samplingYou can use a selection when sampling an image area in two ways: by

20 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideGradients...

192 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideIf you want to closely outline the sample source area, choose the Lasso tool . For informationabout setting up a s

Image cloning and sampling | 193Filling an area with a sampled imageYou can apply a transformed sample by filling, instead of using a brush. Filling a

194 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideThe destination points determine where the transformation occurs.By using transformed clone information, the brick

Working with composition tools, symmetry tools, rulers, and guides | 195Working with composition tools, symmetrytools, rulers, and guidesThe placement

196 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideUsing the Layout GridThe Layout Grid provides an easy way to divide your canvas so that you can plan your compositi

Working with composition tools, symmetry tools, rulers, and guides | 197In the Layout Grid panel, ensure that the Enable Layout Grid check box is enab

198 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide3 Click Save.The preset appears in the Type list box.You can also save a preset by clicking the Layout Grid tool

Working with composition tools, symmetry tools, rulers, and guides | 199that contains previously applied brushstrokes, the mirrored brushstrokes blend

200 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo Do the followingDisable mirror painting modeClick the Toggle Mirror Painting button onthe property bar.The Bru

Working with composition tools, symmetry tools, rulers, and guides | 201Using the Kaleidoscope Painting modeCorel Painter lets you to transform basic

Contents | 21Defining warp and weft color expressions... 765Desig

202 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo Do the followingDisable the Kaleidoscope Painting mode Click the Toggle Kaleidoscope Painting button on the prop

Working with composition tools, symmetry tools, rulers, and guides | 203Using Perspective GuidesYou can display non-printing Perspective Guides to cre

204 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideThe Perspective-Guided Strokes are constrained todirect them towards the closest vanishing point.You can also modif

Working with composition tools, symmetry tools, rulers, and guides | 205To show or hide Perspective Guides1In the toolbox, click the Perspective Guide

206 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo control the display of the primary lines1In the toolbox, click the Perspective Guides tool .2 Perform a task fr

Working with composition tools, symmetry tools, rulers, and guides | 207To control the display of the intermediate lines1In the toolbox, click the Per

208 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideIf you export your workspace, any Perspective Guides presets that you created are saved with theworkspace.To delete

Working with composition tools, symmetry tools, rulers, and guides | 209To show or hide the Divine Proportion guide•Choose Canvas Compositions, and t

210 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo Do the followingChange the numbers of levels Move the Levels slider to the right to increase thenumber of levels

Working with composition tools, symmetry tools, rulers, and guides | 211To move the Divine Proportion guide1In the toolbox, click the Divine Proportio

22 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideAdding text...

212 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo restore the origin• Double-click the box at the intersection of the rulers (upper-left corner of the document wi

Working with composition tools, symmetry tools, rulers, and guides | 213You can also double-click the guide’s marker to display the Guide Options dial

214 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide•Clicking with the Text tool to create a text entry point•Clicking and dragging with the Paint Bucket tool and

Working with composition tools, symmetry tools, rulers, and guides | 2154 Click the Grid Color chip to set the color of the gridlines.5 Click the Back

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Color | 217ColorCorel Painter offers many ways to select color and apply it to your image. For example, you can change thepaper color, choose colors f

218 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide• “Opening images in the Mixer panel” (page 231)• “Changing and saving the Mixer color swatches” (page 232)• “Savin

Color | 219• Saturation levels increase from left to right. Dragging to the right, or clicking on the right, producespurer colors within the predomina

220 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideDrag in the Hue Ring to select a hue. Drag in theSaturation/Value Triangle to pick the saturation.You can also sele

Color | 221To swap the Main and Additional Colors•Click the Color Swap icon in the lower-left corner of the Color Selector.You can also swap the Mai

Contents | 23Repeating frames...

222 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo show or hide the color information•In the Color panel, click the Color options button , and choose Color Info.A

Color | 223Keys. In the Customize Keys dialog box, choose Other from the Shortcuts list box, and clickToggle Temporal Color Palette from the Applicati

224 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide2Click the Dropper tool in the toolbox.3 Move the cursor to the color that you want to sample, and click.The colo

Color | 225You can use two colors at once in a brushstroke.To set up a two-color brushstroke1In the Color panel, click the Main Color (front) swatch

226 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideExploring the Mixer panel and mixing controlsThe Mixer panel lets you mimic the experience of mixing colors on a tr

Color | 227Mixer panel tool DescriptionApply Color tool Acts as a loaded paint source; applies color to theMixer pad. Color loaded on the Apply Color

228 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guidewhen sampling with the Sample Multiple Colors tool. If you adjust the Change Brush Size slider, the newvalue is ret

Color | 229• Restore Skip Allen’s Mixer Pad• Restore Default MixerTo resize the Mixer panel• With the Mixer panel undocked, drag the resize handle at

230 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideWhen you have finished mixing and sampling colors, you can clear the mixer pad, or save it as a mixer pad(MXS) file

Color | 231To sample multiple colors1 In the Brush library panel, choose a brush category and variant that supports mixing.2 Mix the color you want in

24 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideSaving files in EPS format for printing...

232 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide3 Browse to the folder where the image file is stored.4 Choose the image, and click Open.Changing and saving the Mi

Color | 2332Click the Mixer options button , and choose Add Swatch to Color Set.The selected color is added to the current color set.To create a colo

234 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideSaving the Mixer padWhen you have finished mixing and sampling colors, you can save the Mixer pad contents as a Mix

Color | 2352015\Support Files\Color Sets\[Color Set Name], type *.* in the File name box, and press Enter.A list of hidden user files appears. Double-

236 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo open a color set•In the Color Set Libraries panel, click the Color Set Libraries options button , and choose Co

Color | 237• Saved — sorts colors in the order in which they were originally entered.• HLS — sorts colors by hue, luminance, and saturation.• LHS — so

238 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide• New Color Set from Layer — Includes all colors that are found in the active layer in the color set.This option is

Color | 239You can alsoAdd a sampled color to a color setClick the Dropper tool in the toolbox, clicka color in the image, then click the Add Colo

240 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo name or rename a color1 Right-click a color swatch in the Color Set Libraries panel, and choose Rename Color.2 T

Color | 2413Choose Window Brush Control Panels General.4 Choose Static Bristle from the Dab Type list box.5 Choose Multi from the Stroke Type list b

Contents | 25Creating web buttons...

242 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideFill type For more information seeGradient “Applying gradients” on page 723Pattern “Applying pattern fills” on page

Color | 243• A layer — Click a layer in the Layers panel.• A channel — Click a channel in the Channels panel.4Choose Edit Fill.If you prefer, press C

244 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can alsoAnti-aliasing is desirable when the Feather settingis set to zero or extremely low.You can constrain t

Color | 245To close a leak1 Copy the lines to a selection.2Choose Select Save Selection.3 In the Save Selection dialog box, choose New from the Save

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Color management | 247Color managementCorel Painter lets you manage colors when you create or open images, or place images in a document. Thecolor man

248 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideWhat is color management?Color management is a process that lets you predict and control color reproduction, regard

Color management | 249Color management lets you do the following:• reproduce colors consistently across your digital imaging workflow, especially when

250 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guideprofile does more than affect the display of colors — it produces irreversible changes to the colors in thedocument

Color management | 251white areas of an image use the white of the paper to reproduce the color. Therefore, this renderingintent is a good option for

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252 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can also access the Color Management Settings dialog box from the Navigator panel byclicking the Open Navigator

Color management | 253Specifying the default CMYK color profile for converting CMYK images toRGBBecause Corel Painter works with RGB colors, all CMYK

254 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo soft-proof an image1Choose Canvas  Color Proofing Settings.2 Choose a profile from the Simulate Device list box

Color management | 255You can also assign a color profile from the Navigator panel by clicking the Open NavigatorSettings button , clicking Color Man

256 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can also convert the color profile from the Navigator panel by clicking the Open NavigatorSettings button , cl

Color management | 257• Relative Colorimetric — is ideal for producing proofs on inkjet printers• Absolute Colorimetric — preserves the white point an

258 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide3Click the Add button next to the Preset list box.4 Type a name for the preset in the Preset Name box.You can als

Correcting and adjusting colors | 259Correcting and adjusting colorsCorel Painter includes a variety of effects and tools that let you correct and adj

260 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideCorrecting colors using curvesCorel Painter lets you correct colors by using curves to adjust the relative amounts

Correcting and adjusting colors | 261Use the Color Correction dialog box to correct colors.You can use a single curve method, or a combination of curv

Welcome to Corel Painter | 1Welcome to Corel PainterCorel® Painter® 2015 is the ultimate digital art studio. Its inventive drawing tools, realistic br

262 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideBefore (left) and after (right) applying the Brightness/Contrast effect.When using the curve, you can adjust the co

Correcting and adjusting colors | 263An example of increasing the contrast by using the curve.Brightness moves all values on a curve to a brighter ton

264 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can reset the sliders to the default settings by clicking Reset.You can compare the adjusted image with the ori

Correcting and adjusting colors | 265Curve method of color correction.To quickly adjust colors, you can use the automatic correction controls.To corre

266 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can alsoAutomatically adjust the contrast in an imageaccording to the black pointChoose Black Point from the C

Correcting and adjusting colors | 267You can clear all corrections so that you can start again by clicking Reset.You can compare the adjusted image wi

268 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can compare the adjusted image with the original image by enabling and disabling the Preview checkbox.To adjus

Correcting and adjusting colors | 269• Paper — uses the selected paper grain to control the color adjustment• Image Luminance — uses the luminance of

270 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo adjust colors by using paper luminance1Choose Window Paper Panels Papers.2 Choose a paper swatch from the Pape

Correcting and adjusting colors | 2714 Choose Original Luminance from the Using list box.5 Adjust any of the Adjust Colors controls. For information,

Contents | 1ContentsWelcome to Corel Painter...

2 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideThe Help is also provided as a PDF file, which is available online. In addition, you can refer to the CorelPainter 20

272 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideA replaced color with and without feathering.You can choose from any of the following adjustment methods:• Uniform

Correcting and adjusting colors | 273• A selection — Click a selection tool from the toolbox, and drag in the document window to select anarea.• A lay

274 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideAdjust Selected Colors controlsThe following controls in the Select area let you refine the color selection.Hue con

Correcting and adjusting colors | 275Before (left) and after (right) applying the Equalize effect.To automatically set black and white points1Choose E

276 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide3 In the Equalize dialog box, adjust contrast by dragging the black and white markers under thehistogram, or type v

Correcting and adjusting colors | 277• Color — lets you determine how the colors from the source image blend with the colors in thedestination image.

278 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuidePosterizing an imageCorel Painter offers two different options for posterizing images. You can use the Posterize ef

Correcting and adjusting colors | 2794Choose Effects Tonal Control Posterize Using Color Set.The image is replaced with the colors in the current co

280 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideThe Dodge tool was used to lighten the girl’s eye.To darken the tone1Choose the Burn tool from the toolbox.If the

Libraries | 281LibrariesA library is a storage place for a collection of tools or media. In Corel Painter, default libraries are availablefor the foll

Welcome to Corel Painter | 3Convention Description ExamplePanel tab The panel tab appears at the topof a panel. You can click a paneltab to expand tha

282 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo import a library1In a library panel, click the Import[Resource type] Library button .For example, if you want t

Libraries | 283To create a library1In a library panel, click the New [Resource type] Library button .For example, if you want to open a pattern libra

284 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo modify the display of a library panel1 Open a library panel.2 Perform a task from the following table.To Do the

Libraries | 285Moving, renaming, and deleting library resourcesYou can move a library resource to a new position within a library, or drag it to a dif

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Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 287Selecting, managing, and creating brushesCorel Painter offers an impressive array of realistic and resp

288 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideUnderstanding brushesCorel Painter offers users a wide range of preset brushes that are designed with the real medi

Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 289Acrylics Airbrushes Artists BlendersImage Hose Impasto Liquid Ink MarkersOils Palette Knives Pastels Pa

290 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideDigital soft flowairbrushDigital hard edgeairbrushDigital soft flatairbrushThe Wacom airbrush styluses are fully co

Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 291BlendersBlenders brushes affect underlying pixels by moving and mixing them. The variants can reproduce

4 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo use the Help1Choose Help Corel Painter 2015Help (Mac OS) or Help topics (Windows).2 Perform a task from the follo

292 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideBasic Crayon Grainy Hard Crayon Waxy CrayonCharcoal & ConteCharcoal brush variants range from pencils to hard o

Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 293Original photo Soft Cloner Impressionist ClonerDigital WatercolorDigital Watercolor brush variants pro

294 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideBleach Eraser Flat EraserF/XF/X brush variants can give you an array of creative results. Some add color; others af

Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 295is similar to blending layers by using the Gel composite method; however, you do not require any layers

296 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideLinear-Angle-B(Bearing)Linear-Size-P(Pressure)Spray-Size-P(Pressure) controlssize and spreadImpastoImpasto brush va

Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 297Clumpy Ink Coarse Bristle Smooth FlatMarkersThe brush variants in the Marker category replicate convent

298 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideFine Camel Opaque Flat Smeary RoundSome Oil brush variants let you mix media as though you were working with tradit

Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 299Flow Aurora Gravity DecoStreamlineSpring ConceptCreaturePastelsPastels, which include oil pastels, rang

300 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guideof the pattern, and Pattern Pen Transparent applies a semitransparent version of the pattern. For moreinformation,

Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 301PensPens brush variants, like the Scratchboard Rake and Bamboo Pen, create realistic effects without th

Welcome to Corel Painter | 5• To increase the zoom level, press Ctrl and + (Windows), or Command and + (Mac).• To decrease the zoom level, press Ctrl

302 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideReal WatercolorThe brushstrokes of the Real Watercolor brush variants flow and apply pigments in a very natural way

Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 303Smeary Wet Sponge variant lets you blend the current paint color with existing colors as you drag acros

304 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideBasic Round Blender Soft Grainy RoundWatercolorWatercolor brush variants paint onto a watercolor layer, which enabl

Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 305of the panel. The Brush library panel also displays the most recently used brushes at the top of the pa

306 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideIf you previously hid the Search bar, you can show it by clicking Window Search.Setting basic brush attributesTo q

Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 307The circle provides a visual representation of the brush size onscreen.You can also access additional b

308 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo set opacity1In the toolbox, click the Brush tool .2 Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar.3 In the

Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 309To Do the followingChange the brush size Hold down Command + Option (Mac OS) or Ctrl+ Alt (Windows), an

310 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can also revert to an onscreen brush sizing control that has the look and feel ofthe brush sizing control in ea

Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 311To Do the followingHide the recently used brushes In the Brush library panel, click the Brush libraryop

6 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideCorel Cinco for PainterCorel® Cinco™ for Painter® is a companion app that lets you control Painter remotely from your

312 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideUnhide all brush categories In the Brush library panel, click the Brush libraryoptions button , choose Category Di

Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 313To rename brush categories and variants1 Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar.2 In the Br

314 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can alsoCopy the variant to another category With a variant selected, click the Brush libraryoptions button ,

Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 315You can also delete a brush variant from the Brush library panel by clicking the Brush libraryoptions b

316 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can also change the brush category icon by right-clicking a category in the Brush library panel,choosing Set Cu

Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 3173 In the Choose Brush Library dialog box, choose the brush library that you want to export from theLibr

318 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideCorel Painter 11 (or earlier) brush librariesYou can open brush libraries that were created in an older version of

Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 3196In the Brush library panel, click the Brush library options button , and choose Brush Library Painte

320 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can also export a brush category from the Brush library panel by clicking the Brush libraryoptions button , ch

Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 321Saving a brush lookA look retains all brush variant settings, plus the paper, pattern, gradient, or noz

Welcome to Corel Painter | 72 Enable the Allow companion application to connect to Painter check box.3 Type a name in the Service Name box to give you

322 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideThis musical note was captured as a brush dab.To create a brush dab shape1 On a white background, draw a shape in b

Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 323You can paint with a captured brush just as you would with other brushes.

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Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 325Adjusting brushes with brush controlsLike a fully stocked art store, Corel Painter supplies you with many d

326 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide• “Real Watercolor controls” (page 362)• “Real Wet Oil controls” (page 367)• “Computed Circular controls” (page 373

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 327Modifying Brush VariantsWhen you modify a brush variant using the brush controls, the modified brush varian

328 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guideyou choose the Pressure expression on the Opacity panel, set the Opacity slider to 50%, and then set theMin Opacity

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 329To Do the followingAdjust the brushstroke as you turn a flat-tipIntuos Art Pen that supports 360-degrees of

330 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideRemember that some brushes vary the line width based on pressure or stroke speed. The differencebetween the diamete

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 331The most common way of adjusting brush calibration is to apply a typical brush stroke, such as a wavystroke

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332 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideGeneral controlsCorel Painter provides extensive control over brush properties and dab types. You can also choose h

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 333Dab-based dab type DescriptionCircular Dabs are controlled by the sliders in the Size andAngle brush contro

334 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideRendered dab type DescriptionCamel Hair Creates bristle brushes with circular arrays ofbristles. Individual brush h

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 335Rendered dab type DescriptionBy adjusting the Feature slider in the Bristlespanel, you can separate bristle

336 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideRendered dab type Descriptionairbrush from previous versions of the application,but react to bearing and angle data

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 337Additional dab typeswetness and evaporation rate of the paper.There are five types of Watercolor dab types

338 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideThe Multi stroke type draws a set of randomly distributed dab paths.• The Rake stroke type draws a set of evenly di

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 339General controls: Methods and subcategoriesThe brush method defines the most basic level of brush behavior

340 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide• Drip• Mask (Cover)• Cloning• Wet• Digital Wet• Marker• Plug-inThe Buildup methods allow you to produce brushstrok

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 341An example of the Drip method.The Mask method is provided only for compatibility with earlier versions of t

What’s new in Corel Painter 2015 | 9What’s new in Corel Painter 2015Corel Painter takes you far beyond what’s possible in a traditional art environmen

342 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can give any built-in brush the power of aplug-in by changing its method and subcategory.To choose a method and

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 343General controls: MulticoreCorel Painter helps you maximize brush performance when working on a multicore c

344 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideDigital Airbrush brushstrokes without Opacity Jitter (left) and with Opacity Jitter (right)Opacity Jitter applied t

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 345You can alsoSmooth the opacity variation Move the Smoothness slider.When adjusting Opacity Jitter, make su

346 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideBrushstrokes with Random Brush Stroke Grain disabled (top) and enabled (bottom)In addition, you can use the paper’s

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 347You can alsoSmooth the grain variation Move the Smoothness slider.Randomize the brushstroke grain interact

348 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideMerge Mode DescriptionDarken Darkens the underlying color with the brushstrokecolor — whichever is darkerDefault Co

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 349Merge Mode DescriptionMagic Combine Combines the brushstroke color with theunderlying color based on lumina

350 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideSize lets you control the width of the brush and the brushstroke. As size changes, you may need to adjustthe spacin

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 351Oils Real Round brushstrokes without Size Jitter (left) and with Size Jitter (right)Size Jitter applied to

10 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guidefactors, such as pressure, bearing, tilt or velocity. Or you can let them run free, with beautiful, unpredictableres

352 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can alsoAdjust the amount of variation that is applied toSizeMove the Size Jitter slider.Smooth the size varia

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 353Angle controlsThe Angle controls let you change the shape of a brush. Some Angle controls work in conjuncti

354 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideBrushstrokes with Angle set to 90° (top) and 45° (bottom)The Angle Jitter control lets you introduce variation to t

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 355Angle Jitter applied to an Image Hose brushstroke withoutjitter smoothing (top) and with jitter smoothing (

356 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo set brush shape1Choose Window Brush Control Panels Angle.2 Move the Squeeze slider to the left to make the bru

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 357To set brush angle increment1Choose Window Brush Control Panels Angle.2 Move the Ang Step slider to the r

358 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo set spacing between brush dabs1Choose Window Brush Control Panels Spacing.2 Perform a task from the following

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 359Changing dab profilesThe Dab Profile panel displays a selection of dab profiles that you can apply to your

360 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideProfile Description1-Pixel EdgeProvides maximum density throughout, with rapidfalloff at the edge, producing a 1-p

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 361Hard Media ProfilesThere are six tip profiles designed specifically for the Hard Media variants.Hard Media

What’s new in Corel Painter 2015 | 11Angle Jitter applied to a brushstroke without JitterSmoothing (top) and with Jitter Smoothing (bottom).Opacity Ji

362 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo choose a brush tip profile1Choose Window Brush Control Panels Dab Profile.2 In the Dab Profile panel, click a

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 363Brushstrokes set at a lower Viscosity setting (left) and higher Viscosity setting (right)Flow controlsThe F

364 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuidePaper controlsWith the Paper controls, you can adjust how the Real Watercolor brushes interact with paper texture a

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 365To adjust the Real Watercolor controls1Choose Window Brush Control Panels Real Watercolor.2 Perform an ac

366 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo Do the followingAdjust the paper roughness In the Paper area, move the Roughness slider tothe left to decrease t

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 367To control Real Watercolor diffusion1Choose Window Brush Control Panels Real Watercolor.2 Perform an acti

368 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideBrushstrokes set at a lower Wetness setting (left) and higher Wetness setting (right)Liquid Flow controlsThe Liquid

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 369Brushstrokes set at a lower Flow Resistance setting(left) and higher Flow Resistance setting (right)Paint c

370 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideWind controlsThe Wind controls let you to set the angle at which the paint spreads on the canvas. You can also spec

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 371To Do the followingAdjust the oil thickness to control the way itspreads on the surface of the canvasIn the

2 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideDisplaying the property bar...

12 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideEnhanced brush trackingBecause each artist uses a different strength or pressure level in a stroke, the enhanced Bru

372 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo Do the followingControl the degree to which paint settles into thevalleys of the canvas grain when it driesIn th

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 373Suspend diffusion temporarily Enable the Pause Diffusion check box to suspendthe diffusion. You need to dis

374 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guideand erasers. The Hard Media controls can be used only with the Circular, Captured, and Eraser dab types.For more in

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 375RealBristle controlsRealBristle controls let you choose a brush tip profile, adjust the brush, and determin

376 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideBrushstrokes with Clumpiness set to 0% (left) and 100% (right)The Hair Scale lets you control the density of bristl

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 377Brushstrokes with Scale/Size set to 0% (top) and 100% (bottom)At a Scale/Size setting of 100%, when the bru

378 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo scale bristles according to brush size1Choose Window Brush Control Panels Static Bristle.2 Move the Scale/Size

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 379Broad Wheel Airbrush brushstrokes without Flow Jitter (left) and with Flow Jitter (right)Finer Spray Airbru

380 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideFeature Jitter applied to a brushstroke without jittersmoothing (top) and with jitter smoothing (bottom)To adjust t

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 381To set paint spread1Choose Window Brush Control Panels Airbrush.2 Move the Spread slider to the left to r

What’s new in Corel Painter 2015 | 13Fresh new contentYou can add an extra special touch to your artwork with new, freshly inspirational papers, nozzl

382 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideThe Grain slider on the General panel affects the look of Artists’ Oils by controlling the level at whichpaper abso

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 383Trail-off determines the length of a brushstroke tail when the brush is running out of paint. This doesn’tc

384 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can also set how Artists’ Oils paint blend on the Blend slider on the Artists’ Oils property bar.To set Artists

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 385Impasto controlsThe Impasto brush controls let you modify and create brush variants that give the illusion

386 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuidePickup controls how much dry paint gets picked up during diffusion. Lower values mean that there is nomixing or lea

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 387Brushstrokes with Evap Thresh set to 1% (top) and 50% (bottom)The diffusion setting (Diffuse Amt slider) co

388 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideEnable the Accurate Diffusion check box to use a smaller diffusion window. Disabling Accurate Diffusionresults in a

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 389To Do the followingAdjust wetness Move the Wetness slider to the left to create amore uniform brushstroke,

390 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo Do the followingDelay diffusion Enable the Delay Diffusion check box. Diffusionbegins when you finish the brushs

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 391Example DescriptionColor Only applies only the color component.Soften Ink Plus Color applies color to an in

14 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideWhat was new in Corel Painter X3?If you are migrating to Corel Painter 2015 from Update 2 of Corel Painter 12, you m

392 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideExample DescriptionErase deletes ink and color.Presoftened Ink Plus Color is applied inconjunction with surface dep

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 393Brushstrokes with Volume set to 100% (top) and 500% (bottom)You can also use the Expression settings to lin

394 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideBrushstrokes with Rand Size set to 0% (top) and 100% (bottom)The bristle fraction (Bristle Frac slider) controls th

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 395Brushstrokes with Rand Br Size set to 0% (top) and 100% (bottom)To choose an ink type1Choose Window Brush

396 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can alsoAdjust the angle of the Direction expression Move the Direction slider until the desired angle isachie

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 397Stroke Jitter controlsThe Stroke Jitter controls introduces a randomized jitter to the brushstroke. Instead

398 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideWell controlsThe Well controls determine how a brush conveys its medium (color) to the paper. The Resaturation, Ble

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 399to the Resat control, set the Resat slider to 40% and set the Min Resat slider to 50%, the amount ofresatur

400 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can alsoSet the percentage of variability that you want theexpression to applyMove the Min Resat slider.Adjust

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 401Mouse controlsIn theory, a mouse has no pressure information. A mouse button is either on (button down), or

What’s new in Corel Painter 2015 | 15Inspirational Mixer Pads Lets you choose colors from a collection of originalmixer pads that were created for you

402 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide2 Move the Rotation slider.A 360° setting simulates a stylus that completes a 360° barrel rotation.Rotation is supp

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 403Image Hose controlsThe Image Hose controls let you design nozzles designated Rank 1, 2, and 3. For more inf

404 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideBrushstrokes with Contact Ang set to 180° (left), 125° (middle),and right 0° (right), with a Brush Scale setting of

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 405Brushstrokes with Turn Amount set to 0% (left) and 150% (right)The Bristle controls set the number of brist

406 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo set brush contact angle1Choose Window Brush Control Panels Rake.2 Move the Contact Ang slider to the left to c

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 407To adjust the number of Rake brush bristles1Choose Window Brush Control Panels Rake.2 Move the Bristle sl

408 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideThe Obey Source Selection option uses any selection in the clone source region to constrain painting inthe destinat

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 409Scale cloning.• Rotate (2) cloning rotates the source image using two reference points. The line between th

410 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideRotate & Mirror cloning.• Rotate, Scale, & Shear (3) cloning rotates, scales, and shears (slants) the sourc

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 411Bilinear cloning.• Perspective (4) cloning applies perspective to the source image using four reference poi

16 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideSmart Brush Settings with added media panel(Advanced Brush Controls)Provides you with a more intuitive way ofmodifyi

412 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideBrushstrokes with Variability set to 0 (top) and 12 (bottom)Introducing a degree of randomness disturbs the pixel-t

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 413Brushstrokes with Random Clone Source disabled (left) and enabled (right)To set clone color1Choose Window 

414 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo set clone location variability1Choose Window Brush Control Panels Cloning.2 Perform a task from the following

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 415Color Variability controlsColor variability allows you to create brushstrokes of more than one color. Color

416 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can try different hue, saturation, and variability settings with any of the brushes to produceinteresting resul

Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 417To ignore color set variability1Choose Window Brush Control Panels Color Variability.2 Enable the Ignore

418 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide• Direction — adjusts the color expression based on the direction of the stroke, and according to thevalue you set

Jitter brushes | 419Jitter brushesCorel Painter includes a collection of Jitter brushes that let you introduce a range of random behaviors tobrushstro

420 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideAn example of the Artist Impressionist brush variant (no Jitter) (left) and the ArtistImpressionist Blender Jitter

Jitter brushes | 421Brush category Jitter brush variantGouache Gouache Rake JitterImage Hose Color Hose JitterImpasto Captured Impasto Blender JitterC

What’s new in Corel Painter 2015 | 17For more information, see “Using onion skinning”on page 829.PerformanceMemory Extender Lets you take advantage o

422 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideControlling the behavior of Jitter variantsYou can control the amount of Jitter a brush produces. The Jitter contro

Watercolor | 423WatercolorCorel Painter features different tools and controls that allow you to produce natural-looking watercoloreffects. The tools i

424 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideBrush category DescriptionLayer. However, the brush control options forDigital Watercolor are limited.You can also

Watercolor | 425To create a new Watercolor layer1Choose Window Layers.2In the Layers panel, click the Layer options button , and choose New Watercol

426 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guideincreases the height of the grain and adds more texture as a result. For more information, see “Controllingbrightne

Watercolor | 427Working with Watercolor brushesThe Watercolor brush variants produce natural-looking watercolor effects. When working with Watercolorb

428 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo customize a Watercolor brush variant•Choose Window Brush Control Panels Water.For more information about each

Watercolor | 4292 Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar.3 In the Brush library panel, click the Digital Watercolor brush category, and cl

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Particle brushes | 431Particle brushesParticle brushes are physics-inspired brushes that give a unique look and feel to your artwork. They emitparticl

18 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideCorel Painter 12 brush control panels Corel Painter X3 brush control panelsGeneral panelGeneral panel (Modified)Stro

432 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideGravity, Flow, and Spring Particle brushes were used to create smoke and AuroraBorealis effects in this artwork, as

Particle brushes | 433Gravity Particle brushstrokesGravity brushes include the following variants:• Gravity Bristle• Gravity Jagged Light Pen• Gravity

434 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideA brushstroke with low velocity and acceleration(left) and high velocity and acceleration (right)The Spin Rate slid

Particle brushes | 435To choose a Gravity Particle brush variant1In the toolbox, click the Brush tool .2 Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Select

436 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideFlow Particle brushstrokesFlow brushes include the following variants:• Flow Organic Texture• Flow Flare• Flow Spar

Particle brushes | 437A brushstroke with low position jitter (left) and high position jitter (right)The Randomize Chaos check box lets you change the

438 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo customize a Flow Particle brush variant1Choose Window Brush Control Panels Flow Particles.2 Adjust any of the

Particle brushes | 439Spring Particle brush controlsYou can customize Spring Particle brushes by using the Spring Particles control panel, which inclu

440 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideA brushstroke with Appearance set to GeometricThe Path Opacity slider sets the opacity of the particle path (the ma

Particle brushes | 441an expression by choosing an option from the Expression list box. The Stiffness Jitter slider randomly variesthe strength of ind

What’s new in Corel Painter 2015 | 19Corel Painter 12 brush control panels Corel Painter X3 brush control panelsSpacing panelSpacing panel (Modified)S

442 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideLow minimum length (left) and high minimum length (right)A brushstroke with low minimum length (left) and high mini

Particle brushes | 443Low count (left) and high count (right)A brushstroke with low count (left) and high count (right)The Weight slider sets the opac

444 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideWeight jitter applied to individual pathsA brushstroke with low weight jitter (left) and high weight jitter (right)

Particle brushes | 445A brushstroke with low chaos (top), high globalchaos (lower-left) and high local chaos (lower-right)Smoothness applied to chaosA

446 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideThe Damping slider allows or inhibits particle movement. Low damping allows particles to move fasterand be more res

Particle brushes | 447A brushstroke with low force, direction 0 (left) and high force, direction 90 (right)The Flow Map slider sets the degree to whic

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Applying and adjusting flow maps | 449Applying and adjusting flow mapsFlow maps are designed to maximize the creative potential of the Real Watercolor

450 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideA flow map (1) works with paper texture (2) to add relief to the image and encourage waterdisplacement. The elevate

Applying and adjusting flow maps | 451Brushstrokes using the Melted Flowmap (1), Noisy Flowmap Fringe (2), andWet Flowmap Fringe (3) brush variants wi

20 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideFor more information, “Creating and deletingbrush categories” on page 315.Saving brush variants Allows you to quickl

452 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo choose a flow map1Choose Window Flow Map Panels Flow Map Libraries.2 Click a flow map swatch.Enabling flow map

Applying and adjusting flow maps | 453Brushstrokes using the Noisy Flowmap Fringe brush variant set at a flow resistanceof 0 (1), 33 (2), 66 (3), and

454 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guidefrom increased scale and contrast; therefore, if you create a flow map from a paper texture or image, youshould inc

Applying and adjusting flow maps | 455You can also capture a flow map from the Flow Map Libraries panel by clicking the Capture FlowMap button .To cu

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Hard Media | 457Hard MediaCorel Painter lets you simulate many different types of traditional hard media, such as pencils, pens,and markers. The hard

458 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can modify select chalk (top) and pencil(bottom) variants using the Hard Media controls.The Hard Media brush va

Hard Media | 459Brush category Hard Media brush variantChalk and Crayons Real Soft ChalkReal Fat ChalkReal Hard ChalkCharcoal and Conté Real Hard Cont

460 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide• Markers3 Click a Hard Media brush variant.Modifying Hard Media profilesYou can modify Hard Media profiles to chan

Hard Media | 461Hard Media profile Description1-Pixel EdgeProvides maximum density throughout, with rapidfalloff toward the edge, producing a 1-pixe

What’s new in Corel Painter 2015 | 21Corel Painter 12 Update 2 FeaturesFlow Maps Introduces an additional textured surface forworking with Real Water

462 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideControlling the behavior of Hard Media variantsCorel Painter lets you control how a Hard Media variant behaves when

Hard Media | 4633 Move the Finish slider to set the angle at which the transition will finish.Moving the slider to the right increases the angle; movi

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Markers | 465MarkersCorel Painter includes a Markers brush category to simulate the professional markers that are used byillustrators, graphic designe

466 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideFelt Art Marker Felt MarkerFine Point Marker Fine Tip MarkerFine Tip Flat Rendering MarkerLeaky Marker Medium Tip F

Markers | 467Customizing markersYou can customize a preset Marker variant by using various brush controls, such as General controls orSize controls. I

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Image hose | 469Image hoseThe Image hose lets you paint with images instead of painting with color. The images flowing from thehose change as you make

470 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide• “Creating a 1-Rank nozzle” (page 479)• “Creating a 2-Rank nozzle” (page 481)• “Creating a 3-Rank nozzle” (page 48

Image hose | 471You can also control the image output by increasing stylus pressure, so you can paint larger or morecolorful images, or by changing th

Contents | 3Cropping images...

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472 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can turn down the Grain to mix in the additional color.Settings shown are 100% grain (left) and 39% grain (righ

Image hose | 473Adjusting the size and spacing of image hose elementsYou can scale the size of image elements that are applied by the Image hose. At 1

474 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo randomize the spacing between Image hose elements• On the property bar, move the Stroke Jitter slider to the rig

Image hose | 475from a nozzle. For example, if you set up your nozzle file to progress from small to large images, heavierstrokes deliver larger image

476 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideLeft: sequential indexing. Right: random indexing.To change the indexing rule1Choose Window Brush Control Panels 

Image hose | 477is located where the selected column and row intersect. For this to work properly, you must use differentindexing rules (input factors

478 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideA 2-Rank nozzle progresses in two dimensions. In this example,changing angle is the first rank, and changing size i

Image hose | 479It is recommended that you consider how you will control each rank before you build a nozzle. The way youlay out the images can limit

480 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideNozzles are most useful when they deliver similar imageswith some irregularity — for example, butterflies on flower

Image hose | 481Creating a nozzle from layers.Creating a 2-Rank nozzleIf you want to create a 2-Rank nozzle, such as a nozzle with a two-dimensional p

Workspace tour | 23Workspace tourThe Corel Painter workspace has been designed to give you easy access to tools, effects, commands, andfeatures. The w

482 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo create the grid1From the menu bar, choose File  New, and enter the nozzle’s width and height in the Width andH

Image hose | 483In this finished 2-Rank nozzle, variety is the first rank, and size is the second rank.To paint with your new nozzle file, you’ll need

484 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideThis nozzle file has three items in Rank 1, three items in Rank 2, and three items in Rank 3.Painting with the 3-Ra

Image hose | 485The result will be the height of your 3-Rank nozzle file.5Choose Select  Reselect.6Choose Select  Float.7Choose Edit  Copy.Now y

486 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo load a 1-Rank nozzle file1Choose Window Media Library Panels Nozzles.2In the Nozzle Libraries panel, click the

Image hose | 487If necessary, enter the values to define the number of elements, their size, and rank.4In the Nozzle Libraries panel, click the Nozzle

488 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide2Choose Window Media Library Panels Nozzles.3In the Nozzle Libraries panel, click the Nozzle options button , an

Image hose | 489The image elements in this movie are arranged in color sets according to the second rank.6In the Frame Stacks panel, click the Rewind

490 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideFor example, the statement “Image hose 9 items” describes a 1-Rank nozzle with nine image elements.To describe a 2-

RealBristle brushes | 491RealBristle brushesRealBristle brushes bring a new level of realism to the digital painting experience by simulating the natu

24 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideCorel Painter termsBefore you get started with Corel Painter, you should be familiar with the following terms.Term

492 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide• “Getting started with RealBristle brushes” (page 492)• “Modifying RealBristle settings” (page 492)Getting started

RealBristle brushes | 493The brush on the left approximates the rounded edges created bya flat brush with a Roundness setting of 100%; the brush on th

494 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideThe brush on the left approximates a Bristle rigidity setting of approximately90%; the brush on the right approxima

RealBristle brushes | 495To open the RealBristle panel•Choose Window Brush Control Panels RealBristle.To customize a RealBristle brush variant1 Clic

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Liquid Ink | 497Liquid InkLiquid Ink brushes in Corel Painter create liquid paint effects that simulate traditional ink-based media.This section conta

498 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo choose a Liquid Ink brush variant1In the toolbox, click the Brush tool .2 Click the Brush Selector on the Brush

Liquid Ink | 499SizeThe Feature slider lets you determine the space between bristles. You can experiment with the Featureslider and its effect on diff

500 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideBy adjusting lighting angles and adding multiple lightsources, you can add height to Liquid Ink brushstrokes.To cus

Impasto | 501ImpastoImpasto is a painting technique that involves using a brush or palette knife to apply thick paint on acanvas and retain visible br

Workspace tour | 25Term DescriptionRendered dab type The rendered dab type produces continuous,smooth-edged strokes. For example, Camel Hairand Airbru

502 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideAn image with impasto information hidden (left) and displayed (right).You can choose one of the available Impasto b

Impasto | 503To clear the impasto information•Choose Canvas  Clear Impasto.Adjusting and creating Impasto brushesThe Impasto brush controls let you

504 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can also apply negative depth, which allows you to use a brushstroke to excavate, or dig into the paint.The Neg

Impasto | 505Depth Jitter applied to a brushstroke without jittersmoothing (top) and with jitter smoothing (bottom)To choose an impasto drawing method

506 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideThe impasto depth method option is not supported by all brush types.You can create Impasto brush variants using onl

Impasto | 507You can alsoSmooth the depth variation Move the Smoothness slider.Specify the transitions in the brushstroke texture Move the Smoothing

508 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideSetting light position and colorYou can adjust surface lighting by using preset (simple) lighting or custom lightin

Impasto | 509To add, remove, or modify a light source1Choose Canvas Surface Lighting.2 Enable the Enable Impasto check box.3 In the Light Controls ar

510 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide• Picture — controls how much color appears in the image. At its lowest value, all color is washed out,leaving only

Impasto | 511An example of the Subtract composite depth method.• The Replace method uses layer masks to replace the depth information from lower layer

26 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTerm Descriptioncloning, but, unlike cloning, it does not create aseparate document that stores clone sources.Compos

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Layers | 513LayersLayers provide one of the great advantages of creating images in a digital workspace — the freedom toexperiment with different compo

514 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide• “Viewing layer position” (page 536)• “Grouping layers” (page 536)• “Dropping layers with the canvas” (page 539)Wo

Layers | 515Think of layers as sheets of clear material, such as acetate. Painting on a layer obscuresthe image below it. Areas of a layer that don’t

516 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideLayer type DescriptionDefault Stores the paint applied by most brush variants.You can also apply effects to pixel-b

Layers | 517Layer type Descriptionmore information, see “Dynamic Plug-ins” on page679.Shape Stores any shapes that you create using one ofthe shape to

518 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideLayer panel components1. Composite Method list box 8. New Layer button2. Preserve Transparency button 9. New Layer

Layers | 519Icon DescriptionReference layerDynamic layerWatercolor layerLiquid Ink layerText layerLayer groupExpanded groupVisible layerHidden layerLo

520 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideThe Navigator panel displays information about the dimensions and position of layer content. For moreinformation, s

Layers | 521To Do the followingCreate a Liquid Ink layer In the Layers panel, click the Layer options button, and choose New Liquid Ink Layer.If you c

Workspace tour | 27Circled numbers correspond to the numbers in the following table, which describesthe main components of the application window. (Ar

522 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can move floating objects around a layer to create new compositions. Each layer in a document canhave only one

Layers | 523To reposition or drop a floating object1 In the Layers panel, select the floating object.2 Perform an action from the following table.To

524 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo add a layer description1 Select a layer or group.2 Do one of the following:•Choose Layers Layer Attributes.•Cli

Layers | 525Displaying layer indicatorsYou can also display layer indicators, which are handles that display at the corners of a selected layer’sconte

526 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo Do the following•In the Layers panel, click the Layer optionsbutton , and choose Select All Layers.•Press Ctrl

Layers | 5272Click the Auto Select Layer button on the property bar.3 In the document window, click the layer that you want to copy.4Choose Edit Co

528 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can also copy from multiple layers by pressing Command + Option+C (Mac OS) or Ctrl +Alt + C (Windows).Moving la

Layers | 529To Do the followingMove a layerClick the Layer Adjuster tool in the toolbox,and drag the selected layer in the documentwindow.Move a lay

530 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTransforming layersYou can apply transformations to layers individually or multiple layers simultaneously, which al

Layers | 531Fast Preview Mode displays the selected layers ingrayscale to perform the transformation more quickly.In addition, you can apply a transfo

28 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuidePart Description2. Brush Selector bar Lets you open the Brush library panel to choose abrush category and variant. I

532 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide•Distort button •Perspective Distortion button 5 Perform the transformation.6On the property bar, click the Commit

Layers | 5332Choose Layers Align, and choose any of the following commands:• Left Edges — aligns the left edges of the layers’ content• Horizontal Ce

534 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideIn the example on the right, the layer containing the background is hidden;in the example on the left, the layer co

Layers | 535To change the order of layers1Choose the Layer Adjuster tool from the toolbox.2 In the Layers panel, select the layer you want to reposi

536 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideViewing layer positionYou can display information about the size of a layer’s content and its position on the canva

Layers | 537To work with individual layers in a group, you must open the group. To regain control of the group as aunit, you must close the group. Col

538 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can create a nested group by dragging a closed group to the open destination group.To ungroup layers1 In the La

Layers | 539Dropping layers with the canvasYou can drop a layer or layer group to merge its contents with the canvas. Dropping a layer is a permanentc

540 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuidePick up colors from underlying layersWhen painting using brush variants that push paint, rather than apply paint, y

Layers | 5414 Paint on the layer in the document window.The Preserve Transparency button in the Layers panel affects what areas of a layer you can pai

Workspace tour | 29Part Description10. Layers panel Lets you manage the hierarchy of layers andincludes controls for creating, selecting, hiding,locki

542 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideErasing part of a layer (the woman’s hair) with Preserve Transparency disabled restorestransparency (left). When th

Layers | 543The example on the left shows the background layers at 100%opacity. The example on the right shows them at 50% opacity.Adding drop shadows

544 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideCorel Painter provides two types of composite settings:• Composite Method sets the standard composite method.• Comp

Layers | 545Composite method ExampleGelTints the underlying image with the layer’s color.For example, a yellow layer gives the underlyingimage a yello

546 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideComposite method ExampleReverse-OutAllows the layer to invert the colors beneath it. Thismethod is a great way to r

Layers | 547Composite method ExamplePseudocolorTranslates the layer’s luminance into hue. You canuse this method to turn a grayscale layer into aspect

548 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideComposite method ExampleMultiplyCombines colors to create a darker colorScreenCombines colors to create a lighter

Layers | 549Composite method ExampleSoft LightDarkens or lightens colors depending on theluminance of the layer colorHard LightMultiplies or screens

550 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideComposite method ExampleLightenColors with the image color or the layer color —whichever is lighterDifferenceSubtr

Layers | 551Composite method ExampleSaturationCreates a color by combining the luminance andhue of the image color with the saturation of thelayer col

30 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideWorkspace layout DescriptionSimple Displays minimal user interface that includes thetoolbox, the menu bar, and a com

552 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo change a layer’s composite method1 Select a layer.2 In the Layers panel, choose a composite method from the Comp

Layers | 553A layer mask for the butterfly layer is created based on its transparency.Black areas are transparent; white areas reveal the image.To cre

554 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can create layer masks based on transparency for pixel-based layers only. Other layers mustfirst be converted t

Layers | 555To apply a layer mask1 Select a layer mask.2Choose Layers Apply Layer Mask.Loading layer masks to selectionsAlthough a layer mask does no

556 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo Do the followingSelect the transparency mask for a layer Press Command (Mac) or CTRL (Windows), andclick the tit

Layers | 557Copying layer masksYou can copy a layer mask to an alpha channel or copy a channel to a layer mask. The name of a layer maskin the Channel

558 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideEditing layer masksWhen you select a layer mask, you can edit it as you would edit a channel. You can paint in a la

Layers | 559Corel PainterComposite MethodPhotoshop BlendModeCorel PainterComposite MethodPhotoshop BlendModeGel Darken Overlay OverlayGelCover not con

560 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can create a reference layer by basing it on an existing layer or by placing an image. For moreinformation, see

Layers | 561To commit a reference layer• In the Layers panel, right-click a reference layer, and click Convert To Default Layer.The conversion process

Workspace tour | 31• Reposition the display panel of your dual- or multi-mode device (for example, from Notebook modeto Tablet mode).•Choose Window A

562 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideCorel Painter places the Image Portfolio item on a new layer.

Alpha Channels | 563Alpha ChannelsAlpha channels, also referred to simply as channels, let you store and edit path-based and pixel-basedselections in

564 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideCreating and copying channelsYou can create a channel from a selection, create a blank channel, or create a new cha

Alpha Channels | 565To create a blank channel• In the Channels panel, do one of the following:•Click the Channel options button , and choose New.•Cli

566 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo generate a channel based on luminance1 In the Channels panel, do one of the following:• To generate a new channe

Alpha Channels | 5673 With the New Channel from Color Range dialog box open, click in the document window to pick acolor.4 The color you select is the

568 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideYou can view or hide a channel by clicking the eye icon next to the channel’sthumbnail in the Channels panel. When

Alpha Channels | 569Left: The “wings” channel and the RGB image are displayed. Right:The “wings” and “body” channels are displayed as red overlays on

570 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo Do the followingView a channel as a grayscale image In the Channels panel, make sure the channel ishidden (eye c

Alpha Channels | 571A channel is easiest to use as an overlay when its color contrasts strongly with the predominant hue ofthe RGB image. You might wa

4 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideWindow menu commands...

32 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTool Descriptionor clone. The property bar shows options for theareas that you can fill and the media that you canus

572 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideBecause the alpha channel is a grayscale image, you edit the channel by applying only white (to removeprotected are

Alpha Channels | 573In addition, you can introduce interesting effects by filling a channel with a pattern, gradient, or weave. Formore information, s

574 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide2Click the Channel options button , and choose Feather.3 In the Feather dialog box, type a number of pixels.To inv

Alpha Channels | 575You can alsoSpecify the range of grey to be filled On the property bar, type a value in the Tolerancebox, or adjust the slider.Sp

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Selections and transformations | 577Selections and transformationsCorel Painter includes various tools for selecting an area of the canvas to mark it

578 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTransforming selections• “Preparing selections for transformations” (page 600)• “Moving selections” (page 600)• “Tr

Selections and transformations | 579To DescriptionApply an image effect Applies an effect to only an isolated area. Youcan also set different levels o

580 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideMagic Wand tool Selects pixels of similar color byclicking or dragging in an image(pixel-based)Transform tool Modif

Selections and transformations | 581inside or the outside of the selection is protected. For more information, see “Choosing the protected areaof a se

Workspace tour | 33Tool Descriptioninformation, see “Creating path-based selections”on page 580.The Magic Wand tool lets you select an area ofsimilar

582 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide• Click a layer.• Click a layer group.• Hold down Command + Shift (Mac OS) or Ctrl + Shift (Windows), and click eac

Selections and transformations | 583anchor points of the polygon selection, anddouble-click to set the last anchor point.If you draw an open path with

584 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideIn addition, there are ways to auto-generate pixel-based selections by using various image, clone, and colorcharact

Selections and transformations | 585You can alsoRemove an area from the current selection On the property bar, click the Subtract FromSelection butto

586 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide• Current Color — creates a selection of pixels based on the current main color. Before using thisoption, you can p

Selections and transformations | 587To create a selection from a layer• With the Layers panel open, perform an action from the following table:To Do

588 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo Do the followingthe selected layer from the Load From list box, andenable the Replace Selection option.You can a

Selections and transformations | 589Combining selections when saving or loading alpha channelsWhen you save or load alpha channels, you can combine th

590 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideThe “outline” channel is loaded.The “eyebeak” channel is loaded and subtractedfrom the “outline” channel. The resul

Selections and transformations | 591The “head” channel (the outline with eyes andbeak subtracted) is loaded and intersected withthe rough “face” selec

34 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTool DescriptionThe Text tool creates text shapes. Use the Textpanel to set the font, point size, and tracking.For m

592 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide• Subtract From Mask — subtracts the current selection from the chosen channel• Intersect With Mask — determines th

Selections and transformations | 5934In the Selection Portfolio panel, click the Selection Portfolio options button , and choose AddSelection To Port

594 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideInverting selectionsYou can invert a selection, which deselects the previously selected area and selects the previo

Selections and transformations | 595To apply anti-aliasing to a selection1 Create a selection by using one of the selection tools.2On the property bar

596 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide8From the menu bar, choose Select Stroke Selection, and repeat the command to build strokes.You can use different

Selections and transformations | 597Border selection with airbrush strokes applied.To smooth a selection1In the toolbox, click the Selection Adjuster

598 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo Do the followingContract a selectionChoose Select Modify Contract. In the ContractSelection dialog box, specif

Selections and transformations | 599Adding to a path-based selection.To subtract from a selection1 Create a selection by using one of the selection to

600 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuidePreparing selections for transformationsBefore attempting to transform a selection, it’s important to determine if

Selections and transformations | 601To move a selection1For a selection made by using the Selection Adjuster tool , choose the Transform tool fromt

Workspace tour | 35Tool Descriptioninformation, see “Painting in the clone” on page176.The Rubber Stamp tool gives you quick accessto the Straight Clo

602 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTransforming a duplicate selectionYou can transform a copy of a selection or the contents of an active layer.To tra

Selections and transformations | 603To Do the followingScale a selection in one dimension Drag a side, top, or bottom handle. On theproperty bar, clic

604 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo rotate a selection1In the toolbox, click the Transform tool .If the Transform tool is not displayed in the tool

Selections and transformations | 605To skew a selection1In the toolbox, click the Transform tool .If the Transform tool is not displayed in the toolb

606 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideIf you want to distort the selection relative to the Reference Point, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option(Mac) while

Selections and transformations | 607To cancel a transformation•Click the Cancel Transformation button on the property bar, or press Esc.

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Common options for effects | 609Common options for effectsCorel Painter includes a wide array of effects that you can use to alter images. The effects

610 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideFade was applied to the image (right) to undo a percentage of the last effect (left).To fade an effect1Choose Edit

Common options for effects | 611Changing effects with open panelsTo experiment with an effect, you must display all required panels before choosing an

36 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTool Descriptioncomposition method. For more information, see“Using the Divine Proportion tool” on page 208.The Layo

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Using focus and esoterica effects | 613Using focus and esoterica effectsCorel Painter includes Focus effects for sharpening, softening, motion blurrin

614 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide• “Applying Highpass” (page 638)• “Applying the Maze effect” (page 639)• “Placing elements” (page 640)• “Applying t

Using focus and esoterica effects | 615Before (left) and after (right) using Camera Motion Blur.To apply Camera Motion Blur1 To apply the effect to:•

616 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideThere are five different methods for applying Depth of Field:• Uniform Color — applies the effect uniformly to the

Using focus and esoterica effects | 617Darker regions of the source receive greater blur.6 Adjust any of the Depth of Field controls. For information,

618 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide•To use an alpha channel, choose Window Channels, and click the alpha channel in the Channelspanel.2 To apply the

Using focus and esoterica effects | 619Before (left) and after (right) applying Glass Distortion.There are five sources of displacement information:•

620 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide5 Choose Paper from the Using list box.6 Adjust any of the Glass Distortion controls. For information, see “Glass D

Using focus and esoterica effects | 6212 To apply the effect to:• The canvas — Click the Canvas in the Layers panel.• A selection — Click a selection

Workspace tour | 37Tool Descriptionthe main color, and the back swatch displaysthe additional color. For more information, see“Choosing colors from th

622 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide• Variance — creates multiple variations in the neighborhood of the displacement. The result ofincreasing variance

Using focus and esoterica effects | 623• Angle — sets the direction in which the image appears to travel. A setting of 0° blurs in the directionof 3 o

624 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideSoftening focusThe Soften and Super Soften effects increase the transition from one part of an image to another bye

Using focus and esoterica effects | 625You can alsoWrap around the effect Enable the Wrap Around check box.Preview the effect Enable the Preview chec

626 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideApplying MarblingThe Marbling effect creates intricate distortions of an image, following a technique that dates ba

Using focus and esoterica effects | 627• Waviness — changes the amplitude (height) of the waves. When this slider is set to zero, the path isstraight.

628 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo Do the followingLoad a recipe In the Apply Marbling dialog box, click LoadMarbling Steps. In the Marbling Recipe

Using focus and esoterica effects | 629To automatically fill an area with cloned brushstrokes1 Open an image file to use as a clone source.2Choose Fil

630 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideThe Auto Van Gogh effect.The effect requires two passes. The first pass determines the angles of the brush dabs. Th

Using focus and esoterica effects | 631Before (left) and after (right) applying a Blob effect created from Clipboard contents.A Blob effect created fr

38 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo open or close the toolbox•Choose Window Toolbox.You can also close the toolbox by clicking the close button on t

632 | Corel Painter 2015 User GuideTo Do the followingFill blobs with a pattern Choose a pattern in the Patterns panel.2 Open the image.3 To apply the

Using focus and esoterica effects | 633Before (left) and after (right) applying tiles generated from a preset pattern.When you generate tiles from eit

634 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide• Square• Triangle• Cross• 12-6-4• 12-6-4 V24 Adjust any of the Custom Tile controls. For information, see “Custom

Using focus and esoterica effects | 635To apply custom tiles by using paper luminance1Choose Window Paper Panels Papers.2 Choose a paper swatch from

636 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide• Use grout — adds grout between the tiles• Grout Color — sets the grout color• Grout Thickness — controls the widt

Using focus and esoterica effects | 637Examples of Growth patterns.Growth patterns are created from the current main color. You have access to the Col

638 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide• Fork Ratio — is similar to Fork, but it affects only the tips of the outermost branches5 Without closing the Grow

Using focus and esoterica effects | 639• A selection — Click a selection tool from the toolbox, and drag in the document window to select anarea.• A l

640 | Corel Painter 2015 User Guide5 Type a value in the Seed box to generate a random maze pattern.6 Type a value in the Thickness box to set the wid

Using focus and esoterica effects | 641To place elements1 Do one of the following:• To use an Image hose, choose an Image hose brush variant from the