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Copyright 2015 Corel Corporation. All rights reserved. Corel® Painter® 2016 User Guide The contents of this user guide and the associated Corel Painter software are the property of Corel Corporation and its respective licensors, and are protected by copyright.
Contents | 1 Contents Welcome to Corel Painter...................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Using the documentation.............
2 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Saving, exporting, and importing custom palettes................................................................................................................................ 44 Working with libraries...............
Contents | 3 Panel commands.................................................................................................................................................................................. 82 Corel Painter menu commands...............
4 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Using a stylus vs. a mouse................................................................................................................................................................. 104 Applying freehand and straight brushstrokes.
Contents | 5 Using brush loading........................................................................................................................................................................... 137 Performing offset sampling.................
6 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Changing and saving the Mixer color swatches.................................................................................................................................. 175 Saving Mixer panel colors to a color set.
Contents | 7 Specifying the curve values to adjust colors........................................................................................................................................200 Adjusting hue, saturation, and value..................
8 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Importing Photoshop brush images.................................................................................................................................................... 239 Saving a brush look.............
Contents | 9 Impasto controls................................................................................................................................................................................. 288 Digital Watercolor controls.............
10 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Particles - Thin Lines brush controls.................................................................................................................................................... 338 Using Dynamic Speckles with Particle brushes.
Contents | 11 Using RealBristle brushes with Dynamic Speckles ................................................................................................................................ 376 Liquid Ink..............................................
12 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Adjusting layer opacity....................................................................................................................................................................... 410 Adding drop shadows to layers.
Contents | 13 Viewing selections.............................................................................................................................................................................. 446 Inverting selections....................
14 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Applying the Auto V an Gogh effect................................................................................................................................................... 470 Applying Blobs................
Contents | 15 Dynamic Plug-ins............................................................................................................................................................................... 505 Getting started with dynamic plug-ins....
16 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Selecting and removing tiles............................................................................................................................................................... 550 Specifying tile and grout color.
Contents | 17 Resizing, rotating, skewing, and flipping shapes................................................................................................................................ 596 Duplicating shapes......................................
18 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Repeating frames................................................................................................................................................................................ 618 Inserting movies...
Contents | 19 Setting preferences............................................................................................................................................................................ 643 General preferences......................
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Welcome to Corel P ainter | 1 W elcome to Corel P ainter Corel® Painter® 2016 is the ultimate digital art studio. Its inventive drawing tools, realistic brushes, cloning capabilities, and customizable features let you expand your creative output in exciting new ways.
2 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Convention Description Example MacOS and Windows commands Commands for MacOS and Windows sometimes appear within the same procedural step, with the operating systems specified in parentheses. Hold down Command (MacOS) or Ctrl (Windows).
Welcome to Corel P ainter | 3 Convention Description Example A tip contains suggestions related to the procedure. Some tips present alternative methods of performing the steps, or information about other benefits and uses of the procedure. Y ou can choose a brush category and variant in the main application or in the Brush library panel.
4 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o adjust the size of text in Internet Explorer • In the Internet Explorer browser , do one of the following: • T o increase the zoom level, press Ctrl and + .
Welcome to Corel P ainter | 5 W elcome Screen With the Welcome Screen, you can quickly start or open an image, choose a workspace that suits your needs, access online learning videos, find new brushes and other content online, and get inspired by a gallery of original artwork created with Corel Painter .
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What’s new in Corel Painter 2016 | 7 What’s new in Corel P ainter 2016 Corel Painter takes you far beyond what’s possible in a traditional art environment.
8 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Dynamic Speckles This feature combines Particle System physics and brush-thickness control linked to your touch, allowing you to create luscious Natural- Media brushstrokes or progressive-looking Pollock splatters.
What’s new in Corel Painter 2016 | 9 Brush Hints Depending on the brush type you are currently working with, context-sensitive brush hints ( Help Hints ) provide useful tips about brush technologies.
10 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Y ou can share content saved to a custom palette. Welcome Screen With the Welcome Screen, you can quickly start or open an image, choose a workspace that suits your .
What’s new in Corel Painter 2016 | 11 Layer blending Whether you are painting with a single color or blending two or more colors on a layer , the Enhanced Layer Blending option can help you produce brushstrokes without white fringes. For more information, see “Blending controls” on page 297.
12 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Enhanced speed and performance Native 64-bit application for Mac Users on the Mac OS will notice extended processing power right away , especially during operations that require big data transfers, such as opening files, switching clone sources, working with multiple layers, using large documents and more.
What’s new in Corel Painter 2016 | 13 no stylus driver to install, so you can use Corel Painter 2016 right away . For more information, see “Support for tablets and other devices” on page 72. Painter Mobile for Android The Painter Mobile for Android app gives you the ability to paint anywhere, anytime.
14 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Real- Time Stylus and Windows T ablet PC support let you create art on the go. What was new in Corel Painter X3? If you are upgrading to Corel Painter 2016 from Update 2 of Corel P ainter 12, you may not be aware of the features and enhancements that were added in Corel Painter X3.
What’s new in Corel Painter 2016 | 15 Jitter brushes Produces more realistic brushstrokes by introducing an increased amount of randomness. The Jitter brush variants are found under various brush categories. For more information, see “ Jitter brushes” on page 317.
16 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Set maximum colors for color sets Lets you specify a maximum number of colors when creating new color sets. For more information, see “Creating and exporting color sets” on page 179. Show Onion Skin layers Allows you to display underlying frames when working with movies.
What’s new in Corel Painter 2016 | 17 Corel Painter 12 brush control panels Corel Painter X3 brush control panels General panel General panel (Modified) Stroke Attributes panel (New) Opacity panel (.
18 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide What was new in Corel Painter 12 Updates 1 and 2 If you are upgrading to Corel Painter 2016 from Corel P ainter 12, you may not be aware of the features and enhancements that were added to Corel Painter 12 Updates 1 and 2.
What’s new in Corel Painter 2016 | 19 Navigator panel enhancements Lets you hide the image information area or the controls of the Navigator panel. For more information, see “Navigating images and viewing image information” on page 59.
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Workspace tour | 21 W orkspace tour The Corel Painter workspace has been designed to give you easy access to tools, effects, commands, and features. The workspace is organized by using a series of menus, selectors, panels, and interactive palettes.
22 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T erm Description the image. However , unlike other layers, it is always locked. The size of the canvas also determines the size of the image that you create. Pixels-per -inch (ppi) The default unit of measurement for resolution in Corel Painter .
Workspace tour | 23 T erm Description document. In addition, you can add multiple clone sources to a clone document. Image sampling Image sampling lets you copy part of one image and reuse it elsewhere in the image or in another image.
24 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Circled numbers correspond to the numbers in the following table, which describes the main components of the application window . (Artwork by Karen Bonaker) Part Description 1. Menu bar Lets you access tools and features using pull-down menu options 2.
Workspace tour | 25 Part Description 5. Navigator panel Lets you navigate in the document window , change the magnification level, and access various document viewing options, such as T racing P aper and Drawing Modes 6. Color panel Lets you choose main and additional colors for painting in Corel Painter documents.
26 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Workspace layout Description New to Painter Displays the most essential controls together with the Hints panel to help you get started quickly with Corel Painter New.
Workspace tour | 27 Exploring the toolbox Y ou can use the tools in the toolbox to paint, draw lines and shapes, fill shapes with color , view and navigate documents, and make selections. Under the toolbox is a color selector , plus six content selectors that let you choose papers, gradients, patterns, looks, and nozzles.
28 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T ool Description The Oval Selection tool lets you create oval selections. For more information, see “Getting started with selections” on page 436. The Lasso tool lets you draw a freehand selection. For more information, see “Getting started with selections” on page 436.
Workspace tour | 29 T ool Description adjust their control handles. For more information, see “Selecting a shape” on page 588. The Scissors tool lets you cut an open or closed segment. If the segment is closed, after you click on a line or point, the shape path becomes open.
30 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T ool Description The Kaleidoscope mode lets you transform basic brushstrokes into colorful and symmetrical kaleidoscope images.
Workspace tour | 31 T ool Description more information, see “Working with paper texture and grain” on page 115. The View selector allows you to switch between document views and viewing modes. For more information, see “Switching document views” on page 58.
32 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide • (Windows) Choose Edit Preferences Interface . 2 Choose an option from the T oolbox Layout list box. Displaying the Media Selector bar The Media Selector bar gives you quick access to the libraries for the following Corel Painter media: patterns, gradients, nozzles, weaves, and looks.
Workspace tour | 33 T o move or dock the property bar • Perform a task from the following table. T o Do the following Move the property bar Drag the property bar’s header bar to a new location. Dock the property bar Drag the header area of the property bar , and place it under the menu bar .
34 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide The Navigator panel also displays document information such as the X and Y coordinates and the cursor position to help you navigate the image. Y ou can also view document width, height, and resolution. For more information, see “Navigating images and viewing image information” on page 59.
Workspace tour | 35 T o hide or show the Brush Selector bar • Choose Window Brush Selector . Y ou can also close the Brush Selector bar by clicking the close button on the header bar . T o move the Brush Selector bar • Perform a task from the following table.
36 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide This palette includes three color -related panels: Color , Mixer , and Color Set Libraries. Y ou can access a panel’s content by clicking its tabs. Corel Painter also includes the Brush controls palette, which is a preset palette that groups all panels that contain brush-related settings.
Workspace tour | 37 Panel Description Color Set Libraries Displays the colors in the current color set so you can organize groups of colors. For more information, refer to “W orking with color sets” on page 178. Paper panels Papers Lets you apply and edit paper textures Paper Libraries Lets you open and manage paper libraries.
38 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Panel Description Clone Source panel Lets you open and manage clone sources. F or more information, see “Cloning images” on page 129. Reference Image panel Lets you display an inspirational image in the document window while maintaining focus on the canvas.
Workspace tour | 39 Panel Description Layout Grid Lets you customize the Layout Grid — a tool that helps you divide your canvas so that you can plan your composition.
40 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide By default, the Color panel is open and is grouped in a palette with the Mixer and Color Set Libraries panels. Y ou can save the arrangement of palettes as a custom workspace layout for later use, and you can delete this custom workspace layout when you no longer need it.
Workspace tour | 41 Y ou can restore a previously hidden palette by choosing Window , and choosing the name of a panel that is contained in the palette. T o expand or collapse a panel • Double-click the panel tab. T o resize a panel or palette • Perform a task from the following table.
42 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o access additional panel options • In the panel, click the P anel options button , and choose an option. T o save an arrangement of palettes as a workspace layout 1 Choose Window Arrange Palettes Save Layout .
Workspace tour | 43 If the item that you want is represented on a panel with an icon, you can create a custom palette by holding down Shift and dragging the icon out of a panel to the application window . This method works for brush variants, paper textures, media, such as gradients and patterns, and nozzles, looks, and scripts.
44 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o Do the following Display a text label for each item Choose T ext View . Display an icon for each item Choose Icon View or Wide Icon View . T o change the size of the icons, click the Options button in the custom palette, and choose Small Icons or Large Icons .
Workspace tour | 45 Custom nozzles, scripts, gradients, looks, and weaves are not supported. Buttons for such custom content will not function when the custom toolbox is imported. Any non-custom items that are already in the application appear as duplicates.
46 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide The Paper Libraries panel lets you choose, organize, and apply paper textures. Creating, importing, exporting, and deleting workspaces Corel Painter lets you completely customize your workspace to suit your workflow needs.
Workspace tour | 47 Corel Painter lets you modify the default workspace, so this workspace may eventually differ from the factory default workspace. If you restore the factory default workspace, you will lose all customizations unless you save the workspace.
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A short tour of Corel Painter for users of Adobe Photoshop | 49 A short tour of Corel P ainter for users of Adobe Photoshop by Cher Threinen-Pendarvis Corel Painter is known for its responsive, realistic brushes, multitude of rich textures, and fabulous special effects, which cannot be found in any other program.
50 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide The Brush Selector bar (left) lets you choose a brush category and a brush variant (right). Color panel On the upper right corner of your screen you’ll see the large, beautiful Color panel, which lets you choose colors.
A short tour of Corel Painter for users of Adobe Photoshop | 51 In Corel Painter , you can resize the Color panel by dragging the handle in the lower -right corner of the panel to resize it. Resizing the Color panel lets you select colors more accurately .
52 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Creative T echniques in Digital Painting , Beyond Digital Photography , and all nine editions of The Painter Wow! book.
Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 53 Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents The Corel Painter application provides a digital workspace in which you can create new images, or alter existing images, by using the Natural-Media tools and effects.
54 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide printed. T o quickly get started, you can choose from a list of preset canvas settings. However , you can also specify custom settings, which you can save as a preset for future use. Y ou can resize the canvas (left) to prepare an image for printing (right).
Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 55 Y ou can also Change the color of the canvas Click the Color chip, and choose a paper color from the Color dialog box. Change the texture of the canvas Click the P aper chip, and choose a paper texture from the Paper T extures panel.
56 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Pixels-per -inch (ppi) is equivalent to dots per inch (dpi). Resolution and print quality The resolution of output devices (printers) is measured in dots per inch, and in the case of halftones, lines per inch (lpi). Output device resolutions vary , depending on the type of press and paper used.
Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 57 • GIF — Corel Painter does not convert GIF animations to frame stacks. • JPEG (JPG) Windows only • Frame stacks (FRM) — Corel P ainter animation files • QuickTime (MOV), Video for Windows (A VI), and numbered files.
58 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o Do the following Retain the image mask Enable the Retain Alpha check box. The image mask becomes a layer mask. If the placed image contains a mask and you do not enable the Retain Alpha check box when placing, the image mask is discarded.
Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 59 Single Document View (left); Single Document View in Presentation Mode (right) Y ou can also change the default document view mode for the application. For more information, see “Interface preferences” on page 645.
60 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide The Navigator’s canvas preview allows you to view the entire image even when you’re zoomed in. The Navigator also lets you view the X and Y coordinates and cursor position to help you navigate the image.
Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 61 • View Controls — Hides the Navigator controls, such as canvas preview so that you can view the entire image without having to zoom out. Y ou can also move to a different image area without adjusting the zoom level.
62 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide • (Windows) Hold down Ctrl , and press – (minus sign). T o zoom to a specific magnification level • Choose Window Navigator , and type a value in the Zoom canvas box. If you prefer , open the Zoom Canvas slider , and adjust the zoom level.
Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 63 Rotate an image to accommodate the way you naturally draw . Rotating an image onscreen is meant for drawing purposes only; whereas rotating the canvas modifies the appearance of the image.
64 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Y ou can also reset image rotation from the Navigator panel by clicking the Reset Rotation button . T o rotate the canvas 1 Choose Canvas Rotate Canvas . 2 Perform a task from the following table. Y ou can also Rotate the Canvas layer 180 degrees Choose Canvas Rotate Canvas 180 .
Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 65 Image flipped horizontally . Image flipped vertically . T o flip the canvas and layers together 1 Choose Canvas Rotate Canvas .
66 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Repositioning images Y ou can reposition an image in the Corel Painter workspace in order to view , or work on, a different area of an image. Y ou can also view a different area of an image when you’re zoomed in. T o reposition a document 1 In the toolbox, click the Grabber tool .
Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 67 T o constrain cropping to a square 1 In the toolbox, click the Crop tool . 2 Hold down Shift , and drag to define the area for cropping. 3 Double-click inside the square. T o adjust the aspect ratio of the cropped image 1 In the toolbox, click the Crop tool .
68 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide The canvas area is resized in order to apply an empty border around the edge of an image. It is also important to note that the size of the onscreen image is affected by the pixel height and width of the image, the zoom level, and the monitor settings.
Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 69 T o save a file in its current format • Choose File Save . T o save a file with a different name or in a different format 1 Choose File Save As . 2 In the Save (Mac OS) or Save Image As (W indows) dialog box, use the controls to specify a location, file name, and format.
70 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Y ou can also use the Quality slider to adjust file compression. • The Smoothness slider applies smoothing to the entire image. This is useful when using the Fair option to blur the edges of JPEG artifacts. The default is 0.
Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 71 Saving Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files The encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files in Corel P ainter conform to the Desktop Color Separation (DCS) 2.0 format (EPS-DC S 5 file format). Although Corel Painter saves files in EPS-DCS, it can’t read EPS-DCS.
72 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide • (Mac OS) Choose Corel P ainter 2016 menu Quit Corel P ainter 2016 . • (Windows) Choose File Exit . Y ou can also quit Corel Painter by pressing Command + Q (Mac OS) or Ctrl + Q (W indows). Using two monitors The Corel Painter user interface can be displayed across two or more monitors.
Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 73 Y ou can simultaneously perform panning (1), zooming (2), and rotating (3). Y ou can also change the reference point, around which rotating and zooming takes place. If you’re not using a multi-touch tablet, by default the reference point is located at the center of the image.
74 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o enable or disable multi-touch support (Windows) 1 Choose Edit Preferences T ablet . 2 In the Multi-touch options area, enable or disable the Enable multi-touch check box.
Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents | 75 Dragging layers between documents Y ou can copy layers between Corel Painter documents by dragging from one window to the other . When you drag a layer to a new document, the layer keeps its original properties.
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Keyboard shortcuts | 77 K eyboard shortcuts Many features in Corel Painter have keyboard shortcuts which allow you to access a variety of tools quickly and easily using the keyboard, rather than selecting them from a menu or panel. The four modifier keys on a Mac-compatible keyboard are Command, Option, Shift, and the Spacebar .
78 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Some of the same key combinations are reused to provide different actions depending on which tool is currently selected.
Keyboard shortcuts | 79 3 Choose a command from the Application Commands list. 4 In the Shortcut column next to the command, type the shortcut keys you want to assign. If you typed a unique shortcut key , you can click OK to exit the Preferences dialog box.
80 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Key set files created on the Mac OS cannot be imported into Corel P ainter on W indows. Likewise, key set files created on Windows cannot be imported into Corel Painter on the Mac OS. T o manage key sets (Windows) T o Do the following Open an existing key set Click the Open button .
Keyboard shortcuts | 81 T ool name Shortcut key Perspective Guides (opens property bar) . Crop C Drawing and painting tools Brush (Freehand line) B Brush (Straight line) V Paint Bucket K D.
82 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T ool name Shortcut key Quick curve Q T ext T Shape object tools Rectangular shape I Oval shape J Shape edit tools Scissors Z Add point A Con.
Keyboard shortcuts | 83 Command Mac OS Windows Mixer Command + 2 Ctrl + 2 Color sets Command + 3 Ctrl + 3 Layers Command + 4 Ctrl + 4 Channels Command + 5 Ctrl + 5 Clone source Command + 6 Ctrl + 6 Na.
84 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Command Mac OS Windows E-mail image Option + Command + E Alt + Ctrl + E Page setup Shift + Command + P Shift + Ctrl + P Print Command + P Ctrl + P Exit (Windows) .
Keyboard shortcuts | 85 Command Mac OS Windows Show/Hide guides Command + ; Ctrl + ; Snap to guides Shift + Command + ; Shift + Ctrl + ; Show/Hide grid Command + ‘ Ctrl + ‘ Color management settin.
86 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Command Mac OS Windows Duplicate Command + ] Ctrl + ] Set shape attributes Command + [ Ctrl + [ Effects menu commands Command Mac OS Windows Last effect Command .
Keyboard shortcuts | 87 Command Mac OS Windows Center image Spacebar + click Spacebar + click Zoom in Spacebar + Command + click Spacebar + Ctrl + click Zoom out Spacebar + Command + Option + click Sp.
88 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Command Mac OS Windows When apply color tool or mix color tool active Pan tool Spacebar Spacebar Zoom tool (zoom-in) Command + Spacebar Ctrl + Spacebar Zoom .
Keyboard shortcuts | 89 Command Mac OS Windows Load nozzle Command + L Ctrl + L Cloners Set clone source Option Alt Set clone destination Option + Shift Alt + Shift Re-link clone s.
90 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Command Mac OS Windows Add to selection Shift Shift Subtract from selection Option Alt Magic wand Add color to selection Shift + click Shift + cl.
Keyboard shortcuts | 91 Command Mac OS Windows Attribute dialog box for current layer Enter Enter Adjust opacity in 10% increments 1 to 0 keys 1 to 0 keys Select all layers Command + Shift + Option + .
92 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Shape tools Command Mac OS Windows Shape selection tool toggle Command Ctrl Shape design tools Command Mac OS Windows Pen Add to current point Click .
Keyboard shortcuts | 93 Command Mac OS Windows Move path by one screen pixel Arrow keys Arrow keys Delete selected (closed) shape Delete Backspace Animation Command Mac OS Windows First frame of s.
94 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Command Mac OS Windows Delete tile Shift + click tile Shift + click tile Select all tiles A A Deselect all tiles D D Change selected tiles to current color C C Tint .
Painting | 95 P ainting The Corel Painter application lets you draw and paint as you might with real artists’ tools and media. In your studio, you use brushes, pens, pencils, chalk, airbrushes, and palette knives to make marks on a canvas or piece of paper .
96 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide The photo (left) was cloned (right) to begin the painting process. Workflow step Help topic 1. Open a photo for painting “Opening and placing files” on page 56 2. Prepare a photo for cloning “Using Quick Clone” on page 132 3.
Painting | 97 Workflow Help topic 1. Choose a photo “Opening and placing files” on page 56 2. Convert a photo into a sketch “ Applying the Sketch effect” on page 503 3. Create a layer “Creating and deleting layers” on page 394 4. Apply a brushstroke to the layer “Painting on layers” on page 408 5.
98 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Brush T racking for all brush variants Brush T racking is particularly useful for artists with a light touch. If a light stroke leaves no color on the canvas, you can use Brush T racking to increase sensitivity for all brushes.
Painting | 99 The graphs for the Default preset (upper left), Legacy preset (upper right), and the Linear preset (lower left). By default, brush tracking settings apply to all brush variants, but you can also limit them to only the current brush variant.
100 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o Do the following Achieve a full pressure range with a softer or harder touch In the Pressure area, move the Scale and Power sliders. Achieve a full velocity range with a slower or faster motion In the V elocity area, move the Scale and Power sliders.
Painting | 101 T o Do the following Achieve a full velocity range with a slower or faster motion Adjust the V elocity Scale and V elocity Power sliders.
102 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide When you have an active selection, painting is confined to the selection by default. For more information, see “Selections and transformations” on page 435. When you use complex brush variants, you see a dotted line on the canvas before the mark appears.
Painting | 103 2 Do one of the following: • T o zoom in, click in the Reference Image window . • T o zoom out, hold down Command (Mac) or Ctrl (Windows), and click in the Reference Image window . T o sample a color in a reference image 1 In the Reference Image panel, click the Dropper tool .
104 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide • T riangle • Hollow T riangle • Gray T riangle Y ou can also Change the cursor color Click the Main Color button, and click a color in the Color dialog box. Change the cursor orientation Drag the Angle slider .
Painting | 105 Paint with the face of a flat brush for a wide stroke; use the edge for a narrow stroke. Tilt Some brush variants, such as the Smeary Flat variant in the Oils category , react to stylus tilt (how close to vertical the stylus is held) and bearing (the compass direction in which the stylus is pointing).
106 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide 4 Move the Wheel slider . A 90% setting indicates that if a stylus were in use, it would be perpendicular to the tablet. Applying freehand and straight brushstrokes Y ou can draw unconstrained lines by using the freehand drawing style, or you can draw straight lines.
Painting | 107 6 Press V to end the current polygon without closing it, so that you can begin a new one. 7 Drag on the canvas. Y ou can also paint in a straight line by holding down Shift as you drag on the canvas. Constraining, fading, and undoing strokes Using the freehand stroke drawing style, you can constrain your strokes to a straight line.
108 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Y ou can set the Eraser opacity to Hard (left) or Soft (right). T o erase an image area 1 In the Layers panel, choose the layer on which you want to erase. 2 Choose the Eraser tool in the toolbox. 3 On the property bar , adjust the Size pop-up slider and the Opacity pop-up slider .
Painting | 109 Y ou can align brushstrokes to paths (left) and to shapes (right). T o align a brushstroke to a path or shape 1 Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar . 2 In the Brush library panel, click a brush category and a brush variant.
110 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o enable media pooling 1 Choose Window Brush Control Panels Spacing . 2 Enable the Continuous Time Deposition check box. When the Continuous Time Deposition check box is disabled, you must move the brush (even just slightly) to cause media to be deposited.
Painting | 111 Angle and tilt determine the shape and size of the conic section created by Corel Painter airbrushes, which resembles a circle of light from a flashlight that is no longer perpendicular to the paper . Extreme-tilt angles affect large areas of the canvas.
112 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Controlling droplet size Y ou can control the size of the airbrush droplets. This is not the same as adjusting the size of the brush (the larger the brush, the more droplets are sprayed). T o change the size of airbrush droplets 1 Choose Window Brush Control Panels General .
Painting | 113 Corel Painter has a number of brushstroke scripts that can be played back on their own or used in conjunction with an original brushstroke. When you use a brushstroke script, your freehand brushstrokes adhere to the stroke data in the script.
114 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide • Main color — In the Color panel, what color is the Main Color (front) swatch? Is it a color that will show up when applied to your image? If not, click the Main Color swatch, and then set a different color .
Working with paper texture and grain | 115 W orking with paper texture and grain With traditional art media, the results from using a marking tool depend on the texture of the surface to which it is applied.
116 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide One brushstroke applied to three different paper textures. It is important to note that some brushes, such as those in the Airbrushes category , don’t reveal paper texture in their brushstrokes. This behavior corresponds with that of a traditional airbrush.
Working with paper texture and grain | 117 A paper texture was generated by selecting an area of the image (left). An example of applying a brushstroke to the canvas using the new paper texture (right). T o create a paper texture 1 Choose Window Paper P anels Papers .
118 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o open the P aper T extures library panel • Choose Window Paper P anels Paper Libraries . Y ou can also open the P aper Libraries panel by clicking the Paper selector button in the toolbox. T o delete a paper texture 1 Choose Window Paper P anels Paper Libraries .
Working with paper texture and grain | 119 T o invert paper grain 1 Choose Window Paper P anels Papers . 2 Click the P aper T extures library button . 3 Click a paper texture swatch from the Paper T extures library panel. 4 In the P apers panel, click the Invert T oggle button .
120 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o change paper grain brightness 1 Choose Window Paper P anels Papers . 2 Click the P aper T extures library button . 3 Click a paper texture swatch from the Paper T extures library panel. 4 In the P apers panel, adjust the Paper Brightness slider .
Working with paper texture and grain | 121 Factors such as stylus pressure, paper , and brush variant affect the appearance of brushstrokes when the Direction T oggle button is enabled. Papers with pronounced grain, such as Wood Grain and Gessoed Canvas , produce the best results.
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Auto-painting photos | 123 Auto-painting photos Corel Painter’s auto-painting tools streamline the process of creating a painting that is based on a digital image or scanned photo. Previous experience with digital art is not required to use these tools.
124 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide • Quickly lighten, darken, or shift the color or contrast of your photo by using a Photo Enhance preset. • Adjust individual settings in the Photo Enhance area, and save the settings as a custom preset.
Auto-painting photos | 125 Y ou can delete a preset by choosing it in the Photo Enhance list box and clicking the Delete Preset button . T o create and clone an underpainting by matching the color and tone of another image 1 Open the image that you want to use as a source for color matching.
126 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Y ou can control the speed of auto-painting so that you can see how and where individual strokes are applied. Y ou can also stop the auto- painting process at any time. T o auto-paint a photo by using Smart Stroke painting 1 In the document window , select the clone that you created from the underpainting.
Auto-painting photos | 127 Y ou can also Randomize the pressure of the brushstrokes Click the Randomness for pressure button, and then move the slider . Randomize the length of the brushstrokes Click the Randomness for length button, and then move the slider .
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Image cloning and sampling | 129 Image cloning and sampling Corel Painter includes powerful image cloning tools to help you transform an existing image, such as a photograph, into a work of art. Y ou can also use image sampling tools and techniques to sample a portion of an image so you can use it elsewhere.
130 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide The area that is painted in the clone document window (left) is identified by a crosshair cursor in the Source Image window (right). Working with the source image The clone source image is best described as a snapshot of a selected image at a given time.
Image cloning and sampling | 131 Outlining with tracing paper In addition to painting in a clone, you can use a clone with tracing paper enabled to outline an image. Y ou can then use the outline as a starting point for a painting. Use the tracing paper feature to view the source image for outlining (left).
132 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide 3 Do one of the following: • Apply brushstrokes to the canvas by using a clone tool or brush variant set to clone color .
Image cloning and sampling | 133 T o Do the following Close the image that was used as the clone source Enable the Close Source Image check box. Open the Clone Source panel automatically Enable the Open Clone Source panel check box. Start painting in the clone colors on a clear canvas Enable the Clear Canvas check box.
134 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide 4 Locate the image that you want to add as a clone source. 5 Click Open . The clone source is added to the Clone Source panel, and it’s also embedded in the document. If you want to add additional clone sources, repeat steps 3 to 5.
Image cloning and sampling | 135 The Clone Source Image dialog box appears. 2 In the Clone Source Image dialog box, enable the Update option. 3 Click OK . T o create a new source image from an edited source 1 W ith the edited clone source image open in the Source Image window , switch to the clone document window .
136 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Cloning method brush variants Y ou can also expand Corel Painter’s cloning capabilities by turning almost any brush variant into a cloner . Using a cloning-method brush variant is the most common way to develop an image in a clone destination.
Image cloning and sampling | 137 2 On the property bar , adjust any of the brush properties, such as size, opacity , and resat. 3 Apply brushstrokes to the canvas. For increased color accuracy , you can enable the Brush Loading option. For more information, see “Using brush loading” on page 137.
138 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide P erforming offset sampling Offset sampling, also known as “point-to-point cloning,” lets you sample an area of an image and then reuse it elsewhere within the document, or in separate document. Sampling is a useful technique for retouching photographs.
Image cloning and sampling | 139 T o perform offset sampling between documents 1 Open both the image that you want to use as the sampling source and the image that you want to use as the destination. If you want to view both images at once, you may want to arrange the images side-by-side.
140 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide The following table describes the available multi-point sampling brush variants. Multi-point Cloners brush variant Example Rotate , Scale 2P lets you turn the sampled area around its center of rotation and size it to a percentage of its original size.
Image cloning and sampling | 141 Multi-point Cloners brush variant Example Rotate , Mirror 2P lets you turn the sampled area around its center of rotation while creating a horizontal or vertical mirror image of the clone source. Rotate , Mirror 2P uses two reference points.
142 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Reference points After selecting a brush variant, you need to set the sample and destination reference points in the image.
Image cloning and sampling | 143 6 Apply brushstrokes to the destination area. Y ou can disable offset sampling by clicking the Clone Color button in the Color panel or by clicking the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar , and choosing a non-Cloner brush variant.
144 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o rotate and scale the sample source 1 Click the Cloner tool in the toolbox. 2 Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar .
Image cloning and sampling | 145 Sample source–destination reference points are set for Rotate, Scale, & Shear . 6 Apply brushstrokes to the destination area.
146 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide 6 Apply brushstrokes to the destination area. Y ou can disable offset sampling by clicking the Clone Color button in the Color panel or by clicking the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar , and choosing a non-Cloner brush variant.
Image cloning and sampling | 147 If you want to closely outline the sample source area, choose the Lasso tool . For information about setting up a selection, see “Creating path-based selections” on page 437. 2 Click the Cloner tool in the toolbox.
148 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide 2 In the Brush library panel, click the Cloners category , and click a brush variant that allows you to select four sample source and destination points: • XPerspective 4P • XPerspective Tiling 4P • XBilinear 4P 3 Choose Window Brush Control Panels Cloning .
Working with composition tools, symmetry tools, rulers, and guides | 149 W orking with composition tools, symmetry tools, rulers, and guides The placement of objects in a painting can dramatically affect the overall appearance of the finished work.
150 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide The Layout Grid helps you compose images. T o show or hide the Layout Grid • Choose Canvas Compositions , and choose either Show Layout Grid or Hide Layout Grid .
Working with composition tools, symmetry tools, rulers, and guides | 151 T o Do the following Change the opacity of the grid Move the Opacity slider to the left to increase transparency .
152 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide When using the Mirror Painting mode, the brushstrokes that you apply on one side of the plane may occasionally look different in the opposite plane.
Working with composition tools, symmetry tools, rulers, and guides | 153 T o Do the following Specify an angle of rotation On the property bar , type a value in the Rotation Angle box. Rotate the plane in the drawing window Point to a plane until the cursor changes into a rotation angle cursor , and then drag to rotate the plane.
154 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o Do the following Hide the kaleidoscope planes while painting Click the T oggle Planes button on the property bar . Disable the Kaleidoscope P ainting mode Click the T oggle Kaleidoscope Painting button on the property bar .
Working with composition tools, symmetry tools, rulers, and guides | 155 An example of painting a box by using Perspective Guides. The Perspective-Guided Strokes are constrained to direct them towards the closest vanishing point.
156 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Y ou can also show the Perspective Guides by choosing Canvas Perspective Guides Enable Perspective Guides . However , this option does not allow you to modify the Perspective Guides. T o show or hide Perspective Guides 1 In the toolbox, click the P erspective Guides tool .
Working with composition tools, symmetry tools, rulers, and guides | 157 T o Do the following Show or hide the primary lines On the toolbar , click the Show/Hide Primary Lines button . Change the color of the primary lines On the toolbar , click the color picker that is to the right of the Show/Hide Primary Lines button, and choose a color .
158 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o reset the perspective guides 1 In the toolbox, click the P erspective Guides tool . 2 Click the Reset T ool button on the property bar . T o save perspective guide settings as a preset 1 In the toolbox, click the P erspective Guides tool .
Working with composition tools, symmetry tools, rulers, and guides | 159 T o show or hide the Divine Proportion guide • Choose Canvas Compositions , and then choose either Show Divine Proportion or Hide Divine Proportion .
160 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide 3 Click Save . The preset appears in the T ype list box. Y ou can also save a preset by clicking the Divine Proportion tool in the toolbox and clicking the Add Preset button on the property bar .
Working with composition tools, symmetry tools, rulers, and guides | 161 T o change the document origin 1 Click the box at the intersection of the rulers (upper -left corner of the document window). 2 Drag diagonally into the document window . Crosshairs mark the new origin point.
162 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o enable the Snap to Ruler Ticks option • Choose Canvas Rulers Snap to Ruler Ticks . T o set a guide’s color 1 Double-click the guide’s marker . 2 In the Guide Options dialog box, click the Guide Color chip, and choose a color .
Working with composition tools, symmetry tools, rulers, and guides | 163 Using the grid Corel Painter provides a grid to help you in laying down brushstrokes or creating shapes. Y ou can align and snap image elements to a basic grid. Y ou can set the types, size, line thickness, and color of the grid.
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Color | 165 Color Corel Painter offers many ways to select color and apply it to your image. F or example, you can change the paper color , choose colors for your brushstrokes, or apply a color fill to an entire image or selection. Y ou can select colors in several ways.
166 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide • “Setting color variability” (page 181) • “Setting Color Expression” (page 182) • “Loading multiple colors” (page 182) • “Working with color .
Color | 167 2 Drag the handle on the Hue Ring to select the predominant hue. The Saturation/V alue T riangle displays all available colors within that selected hue. 3 Select a color on the Saturation/Value T riangle by dragging the circle or by clicking the color you want.
168 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o switch between RGB or HSV values 1 In the Color panel, click the Color options button , and choose the available option: • Display as RGB or • Display as HSV 2 Move the sliders to adjust the values, or type new values in the boxes.
Color | 169 The current color is displayed in a round swatch to the left of the Saturation/V alue T riangle. T o display the temporal colors palette • Press Command + Option + 1 (Mac OS) or Ctrl + Alt + 1 (W indows).
170 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide The Dropper tool picks up visible color only; it cannot be used to select a hidden color . The Dropper tool works with the Brush , Crop , Pen , Rectangular Shape , Oval Shape , T ext , Shape Selection , Scissors , Add Point , Remove Point , Convert Point , and Paint Bucket tools.
Color | 171 For information about using the Color Sets panel, see “Working with color sets” on page 178. For information about using Color Expressions , see “Setting Color Expression” on page 182. For different results, try different Expression settings.
172 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Mixer panel tool Description Mix Color tool Mixes colors already in the Mixer pad; does not add new colors to the Mixer pad. Sample Color tool Samples color in the Mixer pad for use on the canvas. The sampled color becomes the Main Color in the Color panel.
Color | 173 Mixer panel before (left) and after (right) resizing. T o display the Mixer panel • Choose Window Color Panels Mixer . Y ou can also display the Mixer panel by pressing Command + 2 (Mac OS) or Ctrl + 2 (Windows). T o choose a Mixer P ad 1 Choose Window Color Panels Mixer .
174 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Y ou can sample multiple colors in the Mixer panel and paint directly on the canvas. When you have finished mixing and sampling colors, you can clear the mixer pad, or save it as a mixer pad (MXS) file that you can open and use later .
Color | 175 T o sample multiple colors 1 In the Brush library panel, choose a brush category and variant that supports mixing. 2 Mix the color you want in the Mixer panel. 3 Move the Change Brush Size slider to set the size of the sample area. The size of the sample area is displayed to the right of the slider and is measured in pixels.
176 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide 3 Press Command (Mac OS) or Ctrl (W indows) and then click the Mixer swatch that you want to change. The new color appears in the Mixer swatch. T o save colors in the Mixer panel 1 Choose Window Color Panels Mixer .
Color | 177 • Click the Mixer options button , and choose Clear Mixer Pad . • In the Mixer panel, click the Clear and Reset Canvas button . T o restore the default Mixer pad • Click the Mixer options button , and choose Restore Default Mixer . T o reset Mixer color swatches • Click the Mixer options button , and choose Reset Mixer Colors .
178 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o load a saved version of the Mixer pad 1 Choose Window Color Panels Mixer . 2 Click the Mixer options button , and choose Open Mixer Pad . 3 In the Open Mixer Pad dialog box, choose the Mixer pad (MXS) file that you want to open.
Color | 179 T o find a color in a color set 1 In the Color Set Libraries panel, click the Search for Color button . 2 In the Find Color dialog box, do one of the following: • Enable the By name option, and type a name in the box. • Enable Closest to current color .
180 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide • the Mixer panel Once a color set is created, you can add additional colors to the color set. Y ou can also export the color set.
Color | 181 Y ou can also Add a sampled color to a color set Click the Dropper tool in the toolbox, click a color in the image, then click the Add Color to Color Set button . Add a color from another color set Drag a color swatch from one color set to another .
182 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Setting Color Expression Color expression determines where Corel Painter should use the Main or Additional Color in an image.
Color | 183 Fill type For more information see Color “ Applying a color as a fill” on page 183 Gradient “ Applying gradients” on page 539 Pattern “ Applying pattern fills” on page 527 Weaves “ Applying weaves” on page 563 Applying a color as a fill Corel Painter gives you different options for applying a color as a fill.
184 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide 4 Choose the P aint Bucket tool from the toolbox. 5 On the property bar , click one of the following buttons: • Fill Image • Fill Cell 6 Choose the Current Color option from the Fill list box. 7 Open the Select Fill panel, and choose a color .
Color | 185 T o limit leakage 1 Choose the P aint Bucket tool from the toolbox. 2 On the property bar , click the Fill Cell button or the Fill Image button . 3 Drag to create a rectangle that just covers the area you want to fill. If there is no leak, only the area within the lines is filled.
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Color management | 187 Color management Corel Painter lets you manage colors when you create or open images, or place images in a document. The color management controls help ensure that colors are consistent when you work with images from various sources, such as Adobe Photoshop or a digital camera.
188 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide This is an example of a typical digital imaging workflow . A color management system, also known as a color engine, uses color profiles to translate the color values from the source, which ensures a more accurate color reproduction at the destination.
Color management | 189 Should I assign or convert color profiles? In deciding whether to assign or convert a color profile, you should first consider the results that each action produces. When you assign a color profile in Corel Painter , the color values, or numbers, in the document do not change.
190 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Soft-proofing also lets you verify whether the document’s color profile is suitable for a specific printer or monitor and can help you prevent unwanted results. For more information, see “Previewing and soft-proofing color profiles” on page 191.
Color management | 191 If you do not want to embed the color profile, you need to disable the Embed Profile check box. Specifying the default CMYK color profile for converting CMYK images to RGB Because Corel Painter works with RGB colors, all CMYK images that you open or import in the application are converted to an RGB color profile.
192 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Assigning or removing color profiles Y ou can change the appearance of a document by assigning a new color profile. A color profile contains the data that the color management system requires to translate colors from one color space to another .
Color management | 193 Y ou can also Choose a rendering intent Choose a rendering intent from the Rendering Intent list box. Flatten all layers in the image Enable the Flatten Image option.
194 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Y ou can also access the Color Management Settings dialog box from the Navigator panel by clicking the Open Navigator Settings button , clicking Color Management , and choosing Color Management Settings .
Correcting and adjusting colors | 195 Correcting and adjusting colors Corel Painter includes a variety of effects and tools that let you correct and adjust image colors. F or example, you can use the effects to fix a color -casted or washed-out photo.
196 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide A visual representation of the curve. The horizontal axis represents the input (original color) values. The vertical axis represents the output (corrected) values. Before you adjust a curve, it appears perfectly diagonally (45°), which indicates that all input and output values are equal.
Correcting and adjusting colors | 197 When using the Brightness/Contrast effect, you can adjust all image colors at once. Before (left) and after (right) applying the Brightness/Contrast effect. When using the curve, you can adjust the contrast or brightness of colors while maintaining the tonal transitions in the original image.
198 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide An example of increasing brightness by using the curve. T o quickly adjust brightness and contrast 1 T o apply the effect to: • The canvas — Click the Canvas in the Layers panel. • A selection — Click a selection tool from the toolbox, and drag in the document window to select an area.
Correcting and adjusting colors | 199 Using the curve to correct colors Y ou can use the Curve method to drag the color curves to reshape them. This method lets you create very specific changes in color values. Y ou can control the overall effect by using the Effect slider .
200 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Y ou can also Clear all corrections Click Reset . Drawing freehand curves to adjust colors Y ou can use the Freehand method to adjust colors. This method lets you draw a curve to produce dramatic results. It’s particularly useful for creating posterized or solarized effects.
Correcting and adjusting colors | 201 Each section of the curve controls the balance between the shadows, midtones, and highlights of an image. Setting values in the upper portion of the grid lightens the image; whereas setting values in the lower portion of the grid darkens the image.
202 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide • 3/4 T one — adjusts the image contrast • Shadow — adjusts the image shadows (upper portion of the graph) T yping positive percentages, such as 89%, sets values in the upper portion of the graph, which lightens the image.
Correcting and adjusting colors | 203 T o adjust colors by using paper luminance 1 Choose Window Paper P anels Papers . 2 Choose a paper swatch from the Papers library panel. 3 T o apply the effect to: • The canvas — Click the Canvas in the Layers panel.
204 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Y ou can adjust colors that are exactly the same as the color you select, or you can choose colors within a range, based on proximity (on the color wheel or the color space) to the selected color . Selective color adjustments change only certain colors in the image.
Correcting and adjusting colors | 205 T o adjust selected colors by using paper luminance 1 Choose Window Paper P anels Papers . 2 Choose a paper swatch from the Papers library panel. 3 T o apply the effect to: • The canvas — Click the Canvas in the Layers panel.
206 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide • Range — controls the range of values adjusted • Feather — controls the softness at the edge of the selected values Moving the Range sliders to the right increases the amount of color space affected and creates smoother transitions between the replaced color and the original.
Correcting and adjusting colors | 207 T o equalize colors 1 T o apply the effect to: • The canvas — Click the Canvas in the Layers panel. • A selection — Click a selection tool from the toolbox, and drag in the document window to select an area.
208 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide • Brightness — lets you determine how the luminance from the source image blends with the luminance in the destination image. Higher settings pull more highlights and shadows from the source image into the destination image.
Correcting and adjusting colors | 209 T o posterize an image combined with a paper grain, refer to “ Applying the Apply Screen effect” on page 491. T o posterize to two levels and also adjust the brightness, refer to “Equalizing images” on page 206.
210 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide The Dodge tool was used to lighten the girl’s eye. T o darken the tone 1 Choose the Burn tool from the toolbox. If the Burn tool is not displayed in the toolbox, hold down the Dodge tool to open the tool flyout. 2 On the property bar , move the Size slider , or type a value in the Size box.
Libraries | 211 Libraries A library is a storage place for a collection of tools or media. In Corel Painter , default libraries are available for the following resources: brushes, paper , color sets, gradients, looks, nozzles, textures, patterns, selections, scripts, images, weaves, and flow maps.
212 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o import a library created in a previous version of Corel P ainter 1 Click the Library panel’s options button , choose Import Legacy [Resource type] Library . 2 Choose the drive and folder where the library is stored.
Libraries | 213 T o remove a library 1 Click the library panel’s options button , choose Remove [Resource type] Library . 2 Choose the library that you want to remove from the Library list box. Modifying the display of library panels Y ou can modify the appearance of the library panels by changing the way they are organized and displayed.
214 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o move a library resource • In a library panel, do one of the following: • Drag a resource swatch to another position within the library . • Drag a resource swatch to another library . If you’re dragging a swatch to a different library , you cannot position the swatch at the end of the library .
Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 215 Selecting, managing, and creating brushes Corel Painter offers an impressive array of realistic and responsive brushes that you can use to apply media to the canvas. F or example, you can choose a brush with realistic bristles that apply oil, watercolor , or acrylic paint.
216 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Most Corel Painter brushes apply media, such as a color , gradient, or pattern, to an image. However , some brushes make changes to media already in the image.
Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 217 Digital soft flow airbrush Digital hard edge airbrush Digital soft flat airbrush The Wacom airbrush styluses are fully compatible with the variants in the Airbrushes category . For more information, see “ Airbrush controls” on page 283.
218 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Chalk & Crayons Chalk brush variants produce the thick, rich texture of natural chalk sticks, and have strokes that interact with the paper grain. The opacity is linked to stylus pressure. Blunt Chalk Square Chalk Variable Chalk Crayons offer a range of styles.
Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 219 Cloners The Cloner brush variants behave like other brush variants, except that they take color from a cloned or sampled source. These variants recreate the source imagery while effectively filtering it, reproducing the image in an artistic style, such as pastel chalk or watercolor .
220 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Fairy Dust Glow The Fire brush (works with underlying colors) Some variants, such as Grainy Distorto or Grainy Mover , produce blending effects. Other variants, such as Hurricane , T urbulence , and Water Bubbles , produce more dramatic effects.
Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 221 Image Hose The Image Hose is a special brush that applies images instead of color . The images it “paints” with come from special image files called nozzles. Each nozzle file contains multiple images that are organized by characteristics such as size, color , and angle.
222 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Markers The brush variants in the Marker category replicate conventional, real-world markers. The brush variants range from fine point to blunt and have a variety of nib shapes and opacity levels.
Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 223 Loaded Palette Knife Palette Knife Smeary Palette Knife Particle brushes Particle brushes are physics-inspired brushes that give a unique look and feel to your artwork. They emit particles from a central point, and in turn the particles draw a pattern of lines (paths) as they move across the canvas.
224 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Pattern P ens Pattern P ens brush variants let you use a brush to apply a pattern to an image. Y ou can vary features such as the size of the pattern and the transparency .
Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 225 Croquil Pen Scratchboard T ool Thick and Thin Pen Whether you want to reproduce the look of calligraphy pen strokes on a grainy texture, or the smooth strokes of a calligraphy brush, the Calligraphy brush variants offer you a range of creative options.
226 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Real Wet Oil The Real W et Oil brush variants help you achieve realistic oil brushstrokes. The Real Wet Oil brush variants let you control paint viscosity and color concentration, similar to mixing oil paint and a medium.
Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 227 Tinting Tinting brush variants let you apply effects to photos or existing artwork. F or example, you can apply translucent color to areas of a black- and-white photo by using the Basic Round brush variant.
228 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide The Brush library panel lets you choose a brush category (left) and a brush variant (right). The default Corel Painter brush variants are displayed in the Brush library panel until you open or import a different brush library .
Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 229 Setting basic brush attributes T o quickly get started in Corel P ainter , you specify basic brush attributes, such as brush size, opacity , and grain, on the property bar . Size determines the dimension of a single brush dab.
230 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide 2 Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar . 3 In the Brush library panel, click a brush category , and click a brush variant. 4 On the property bar , move the Size slider , or type a value in the Size box.
Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 231 T o Do the following Change the brush size Hold down Command + Option (Mac OS) or Ctrl + Alt (Windows), and drag the crosshair cursor to display the Radius circle in the document window . Keep dragging until the circle is set to the size that you want, and then release the stylus or mouse button.
232 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Organizing and displaying brushes in the Brush library panel Y ou can modify the appearance of the Brush library panel by changing the way brushes are organized and displayed. This allows you to set up the Brush library panel to best suit your needs.
Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 233 Unhide all brush variants In the Brush library panel, click the Brush library options button , choose V ariant Display , and choose Show All V ariants . Customize a brush category or brush variant icon Right-click a brush category or variant, and choose Set Custom Icon .
234 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide In addition, you can save the variant as a look. V ariant settings are included when you save a look, but looks can also include paper texture, pattern, gradient, and nozzle data. For more information, see “Saving a brush look” on page 239.
Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 235 Y ou can also delete a brush variant from the Brush library panel by clicking the Brush library options button and choosing Remove V ariant . Restoring default brush variants Y ou can restore any modified brush variant to its default settings.
236 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Y ou cannot remove any of the default Painter brush categories. Y ou can also remove a brush category from the Brush library panel by clicking the Brush library options button and choosing Remove Brush Category .
Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 237 Y ou can share exported brush resources (brush libraries, categories, and variants) only with users who have Corel Painter 12 Update 1 or later installed.
238 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Y ou can also export a brush library from the Brush library panel by clicking the Brush library options button , choosing Export , and choosing Brush Library . T o import a brush category 1 Click Brushes Import Category .
Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 239 T o export a brush variant 1 In the Brush library panel, click the brush variant that you want to export. 2 Click Brushes Export Brush . 3 In the Export Brush dialog box, click Save . T o rename the brush variant, type a name in the File Name box.
240 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide 6 Click the Look Libraries options button , and choose Save Look . 7 In the New Look dialog box, type a name for the look in the Save As box. The new look appears as the last item in the Brush Looks panel. T o apply a saved look 1 From the Media Selector bar , click the Look Selector button.
Selecting, managing, and creating brushes | 241 Corel Painter uses the area you selected in step 3 to set the brush size. When the brush is created, the selected area is sampled to compute each brush dab. If the original area requires scaling to the size of the brush dab, sampling can appear aliased.
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Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 243 Adjusting brushes with brush controls Like a fully stocked art store, Corel Painter supplies you with many different brushes and drawing tools, each with modifiable characteristics. This chapter provides descriptions and procedures for customizing and saving the many parameters of any brush type.
244 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide • “Water controls” (page 288) • “Liquid Ink controls” (page 291) • “Stroke Jitter controls” (page 296) • “Blending controls” (page 297) • .
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 245 Expression settings Corel Painter lets you control brush effects along the stroke based on a number of real-time input factors. F or example, many brushes vary their opacity or size in response to changes in stylus pressure.
246 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o Do the following Adjust the brushstroke as you turn a flat-tip Intuos Art Pen that supports 360-degrees of barrel rotation sensitivity Choose Rotation from the Expression list box. Adjust the brushstroke according to the luminance of the clone source Choose Source from the Expression list box.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 247 Audio Expression can be used together with other expressions to control brush attributes. For example, you can apply both pressure and audio expression to control how brush size varies. For more information about expressions, see “Expression settings” on page 245.
248 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide The Dab Preview window lets you choose different viewing modes, to reveal different aspects of the brush dabs. The Dab Preview window lets you toggle between Size and Shape, Hard Media, and Brush Dab views. In the Size and Shape view , concentric circles show the minimum and maximum sizes of a brush.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 249 the Brush Calibration settings override the Brush T racking preferences. F or more information, see “Brush tracking and calibration” on page 97. When you use the scratch pad to set brush calibration, Corel Painter calculates the pressure and velocity settings for you.
250 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Rendered dab types create continuous, smooth-edged strokes. They’re fast and less prone to artifacts than dab-based media application. In fact, you can’t draw fast enough to leave dabs or dots of color showing in a stroke, because they’re just not there.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 251 A captured dab lets you paint with specific shapes and designs that you create. Rendered dab type Description Camel Hair Creates bristle brushes with circular arrays of bristles.
252 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Rendered dab type Description individual droplets of media. Setting the F eature slider too high might produce undesirable artifacts.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 253 Other dab types Liquid Ink Liquid Ink dabs create liquid paint effects that simulate traditional ink-based media. Y ou can give a Liquid Ink brushstroke the appearance of height by applying lighting effects.
254 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide The Single stroke type has one dab path. • The Multi stroke type draws a set of randomly distributed dab paths, positioned around the brushstroke you make. These dabs leave dab paths that are not parallel and might overlap.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 255 General controls: Methods and subcategories The brush method defines the most basic level of brush behavior and is the foundation on which all other brush variables are built. The method and method subcategory represent attributes of the stroke’s appearance.
256 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide An example of the Buildup method. The Cover methods produce brushstrokes that cover underlying strokes, as oil paint does in traditional painting. No matter what colors you use, you can always apply a layer of paint that completely hides what’s underneath.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 257 Plug-in is a special category of method subcategories. It defines no specific brush behavior , but is an open door to a wide range of subcategories. It’s well worth your time to browse through the Plug-in method subcategories.
258 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Not all brush variants support the Multicore option. Opacity controls Opacity lets you control how Corel Painter varies the density of the media that you apply to the canvas. The Opacity controls let you set opacity levels for the currently selected brush.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 259 Y ou can also Link the opacity settings to a specific stylus or mouse movement Choose an option from the Expression list box. Set the percentage of variability that you want the expression to apply Move the Min Opacity slider .
260 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Brushstrokes with Random Brush Stroke Grain disabled (top) and enabled (bottom) In addition, you can use the paper’s brightness and contrast settings to control brush–grain interaction. For more information, see “W orking with paper texture and grain” on page 115 and “Expression settings” on page 245.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 261 control where the effect is applied. For more information about composite methods, see “Blending layers by using composite methods” on page 411. T o apply a merge mode 1 Choose Window Brush Control Panels Stroke Attributes .
262 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Merge Mode Description Luminosity Creates a new color from the hue and saturation of the underlying color and the luminance of the brushstroke color . This method is the opposite of Color . Magic Combine Combines the brushstroke color with the underlying color based on luminance.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 263 Size controls the width of the brush. Y ou can choose an Expression setting to create a brush that responds to subtle hand movements.
264 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide The brushstroke changes its width in synch with the audio input (right). Size Step controls the transition between narrow and wide sections of a stroke. Brushstrokes with Size Step set to 1% (top) and 100% (bottom) T o set brush size 1 Choose Window Brush Control Panels Size .
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 265 Y ou can also change the brush size from the property bar by adjusting the Size slider or typing a value in the Size box. T o set stroke transition 1 Choose Window Brush Control Panels Size . 2 Move the Size Step slider to the right to increase the transition between brush sizes.
266 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Brushstrokes with Angle set to 90° (top) and 45° (bottom) The Angle Jitter control lets you introduce variation to the angle of the brushstrokes, which enhances their responsiveness and natural appearance. Y ou can use the Smoothness slider to smooth the angle variation in a brushstroke for a more organic look.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 267 For dab-based brushes, the Ang Range setting lets you specify a range of dab angles that may appear in a brushstroke. T o take advantage of this feature, you must use the Expression settings to base the angle on some factor , such as stroke direction or bearing.
268 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o set brush dab angle range 1 Choose Window Brush Control Panels Angle . 2 Move the Ang Range slider to the right to increase the range of angles that can appear in a dab. Move the slider to the left to reduce the range of angles that can appear in a stroke.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 269 T o set spacing between brush dabs 1 Choose Window Brush Control Panels Spacing . 2 Perform a task from the following table. T o Do the following Increase the distance between dabs Move the Spacing slider to the right.
270 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Profile Description Medium Profile Has a wide area of greater density at the center , with rapid falloff to the edge. Linear Profile Provides maximum density at the center , with even falloff to the edge. Dull Profile Provides maximum density at the center , with high density weighting to the edge.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 271 Chisel Designed for Artists’ Oils palette knives, its maximum density is off- center , with uneven falloff. Wedge Designed for Artists’ Oils palette knives, it provides maximum density at one edge, with consistent falloff to the other edge.
272 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Real W atercolor controls The Corel Painter Real Watercolor brush controls help you achieve very realistic watercolor brushstrokes. The controls simulate working with a watercolor brush, watercolor paper , pigments, and a glass of water .
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 273 Brushstrokes set at a higher Settling Rate (left) and a lower Settling Rate (right) Paper controls With the Paper controls, you can adjust how the Real Watercolor brushes interact with paper texture and grain.
274 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o Do the following Set the amount of water the brush deposits on the paper In the Brush area, move the Wetness slider to adjust the amount of water . Set the amount of pigment the brush deposits on the paper In the Brush area, move the Concentration slider to adjust the amount of pigment.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 275 Y ou can optimize the performance of Real W atercolor and Real Wet Oil brushes by temporarily disabling High Quality Display . Click the Magnifier tool in the toolbox, and click the High Quality Display button on the property bar .
276 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Brushstrokes set at a lower Wetness setting (left) and higher Wetness setting (right) Liquid Flow controls The Liquid Flow controls let you adjust the liquid viscosity , or thickness, in order to control the way it’s applied to the canvas.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 277 Brushstrokes set at a lower Settling Rate (left) and higher Settling Rate (right) Canvas controls With the canvas controls, you can adjust how the Real Wet Oil brushes interact with canvas texture and grain.
278 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o Do the following Set the amount of oil the brush deposits on the canvas In the Brush area, move the Wetness slider to adjust the amount of liquid. Set the concentration of paint the brush deposits on the canvas In the Brush area, move the Concentration slider to adjust the amount of pigment.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 279 Y ou can improve the appearance of the visual flow of paint onscreen by clicking the Magnifier tool in the toolbox, and disabling the High Quality Display button on the property bar . T o apply a flow map when using a Real Wet Oil brush 1 In the Brush library panel, choose a Real Wet Oil brush variant.
280 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o Do the following Control the color density at the edge of the dab Move the Dab Hardness slider to the left to reduce the color density and create a soft dab. Move it to the right to increase the color density and create a hard dab.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 281 RealBristle controls RealBristle controls let you choose a brush tip profile, adjust the brush, and determine how the brush interacts with the surface of the canvas. For more information about RealBristle controls, see “Modifying RealBristle settings” on page 374.
282 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Brushstrokes with Hair Scale set to 410% (top) and 990% (bottom) Scale/Size lets you control the degree of size variation applied to the bristles of a brush. At 0%, there is no size change applied to the bristles. Setting this slider to a value greater than 0% creates a set of scaled iterations of the dab.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 283 T o scale bristles according to brush size 1 Choose Window Brush Control Panels Static Bristle . 2 Move the Scale/Size slider to the left to reduce the degree of size variation. Move it to the right to increase size variation.
284 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Finer Spray Airbrush brushstrokes without Feature Jitter (left) and with Feature Jitter (right) Flow Jitter applied to a brushstroke without jitter smoothing (top) .
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 285 When adjusting F eature Jitter , make sure the Min Feature slider is not set to 100%. Setting the Min Feature to 100% stops Feature Jitter from occurring. T o set paint spread 1 Choose Window Brush Control Panels Airbrush .
286 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Artists’ Oil brushes hold a finite amount of paint. As the paint runs out, the stroke becomes fainter . Paint Amount determines how much paint is loaded before each new brushstroke. The more paint you load, the longer the brushstroke lasts.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 287 T o set the viscosity of Artists’ Oils paint 1 With an Artists’ Oils brush selected, choose Window Brush Control Panels Artists’ Oils .
288 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Impasto controls The Impasto brush controls let you modify and create brush variants that give the illusion of depth. The controls allow you to choose different methods for applying and controlling the appearance of depth.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 289 Dry Rate controls the rate at which water dries during diffusion. Lower values cause greater spread; higher values reduce the amount of spread.
290 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Brushstrokes with Grn Soak-In set to 0% (top) and 100% (bottom) Enable the Accurate Diffusion check box to use a smaller diffusion window . Disabling Accurate Diffusion results in a larger , less accurate window being used.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 291 T o Do the following Adjust wetness Move the W etness slider to the left to create a more uniform brushstroke, or to the right to have the water flow more in the direction of the wind. Set paint pickup Move the Pickup slider to the right to increase the amount of leaching, or to the left to reduce it.
292 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Example Description Ink Plus Color applies the currently selected color to the Ink form. Ink Only applies only the ink component. Color Only applies only the color component. Soften Ink Plus Color applies color to an ink form, causing inks and colors to blend into one another .
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 293 Example Description Erase deletes ink and color . Presoftened Ink Plus Color is applied in conjunction with surface depth effects. Smoothness controls the “tack” of the brushstrokes. Lower values result in coarser brushstrokes.
294 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide In addition, you can adjust the Min V olume setting to specify the range of variability that you want the expression to apply . The Min V olume setting represents a percentage of the V olume setting and it must be linked to an expression to have an effect.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 295 Brushstrokes with Volume Jitter set to 0% (top) and 75% (bottom) Size Jitter controls the variation in bristle width.
296 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Y ou can also Adjust the angle of the Direction expression Move the Direction slider until the desired angle is achieved. Reverse the effect of an Expression setting Click the Invert button . T o set random volume 1 Choose Window Brush Control Panels Liquid Ink .
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 297 Brushstrokes with Stroke Jitter set to 0 (top) and 3.13 (bottom) Audio Expression lets you link the Stroke Jitter effect to audio input from your microphone, or internal audio such as streaming music. The jitter changes in synch with the audio signal.
298 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Brushstrokes without (left) and with Enhanced Layer Blending (right) The Bleed , Resaturation, and Dryout controls work together to determine how much color a brush has at the start and finish of a stroke. Resaturation lets you control the amount of color that is replenished in a stroke.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 299 When Brush Loading is not active, brushes interact with previously applied colors by sampling underlying pixels and then loading the brush with one new color — the average of the colors that were sampled. When you use Brush Loading , it’s best to use a very low setting for spacing.
300 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o set resaturation 1 Choose Window Brush Control Panels Blending . 2 Move the Resaturation slider to the left to reduce the amount of color replenished in a stroke. Move it to the right to increase the amount of color .
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 301 T o set tilt for the mouse 1 Choose Window Brush Control Panels Mouse . 2 Move the Tilt slider . A 90º setting indicates that if a stylus were in use, it would be perpendicular to the tablet. T o set bearing for the mouse 1 Choose Window Brush Control Panels Mouse .
302 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o set smooth strokes by adding path points 1 Choose Window Brush Control Panels Smoothing . 2 In the Cubic Interpolation area, move the P oints slider to the right to add points and even out jagged strokes.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 303 Brush Scale controls the spacing between individual bristles that compose the Rake . The size of each dab is determined in the Size brush control panel. For more information, see “Spacing controls” on page 268.
304 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Brushstrokes with Soften Bristle Edge disabled (left) and enabled (right) T o set brush contact angle 1 Choose Window Brush Control Panels Rake . 2 Move the Contact Ang slider to the left to create a low contact angle (few of the dabs are in contact with the paper).
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 305 T o set bristle spacing 1 Choose Window Brush Control Panels Rake . 2 Enable the Spread Bristles check box. T o soften bristle edge 1 Choose Window Brush Control Panels Rake . 2 Enable the Soften Bristle Edge check box.
306 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Rotate & Scale cloning. Note that the source and destination reference points are numbered and connected by a line.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 307 Rotate & Mirror cloning. • Rotate, Scale, & Shear (3) cloning rotates, scales, and shears (slants) the source image using three reference points. The relative positions of the three source and destination reference points determine the transformation effect.
308 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Perspective cloning. When you work with brushes using the Cloning method, you can modify the Variability to control the offset of the clone based on the location of the source image. When V ariability is set at zero, the pixels of the source and destination images correspond precisely .
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 309 Brushstrokes with Random Clone Source disabled (left) and enabled (right) T o set clone color 1 Choose Window Brush Control Panels Cloning . 2 Enable the Clone Color check box. T o set clone type 1 Choose Window Brush Control Panels Cloning .
310 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o Do the following Limit offset so that source and destination images correspond more precisely In the Clone Location area, move the Variability slider to the left. Clone location sliders have no effect when Clone Color is enabled in the Color panel.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 311 Audio Expression lets you link color variability to audio input from your microphone, or internal audio such as streaming music.
312 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o set color variability based on the current color set 1 In the Color panel, choose a main color . 2 Choose Window Brush Control Panels Color Variability . 3 Choose from Color Set from the list box. Color variability is now based on random colors from the current color set.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 313 Brushstroke color can change in synch with audio input. T o set Color Expression controls 1 Choose Window Brush Control Panels Color Expression .
314 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Dynamic Speckles brushstrokes with bristle brushes (left) and Particle brushes (right) T o modify the appearance of the brushstrokes, you can adjust the number of dynamic speckles and change their size.
Adjusting brushes with brush controls | 315 Dynamic speckles without jitter (left), and with jitter applied (right). Y ou can apply the Dynamic Speckles feature to any brush variant, but it works best with Bristle, RealBristle and Particles brushes to create brushstrokes with thick lines.
316 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o Do the following T o apply additional Opacity variation, enable the Jitter check box. Move the Smoothness slider for a more organic look. T o apply Dynamic Speckles to a brush variant 1 Choose a RealBristle, bristle, or Particle brush variant from the Brush Selector .
Jitter brushes | 317 Jitter brushes Corel Painter includes a collection of Jitter brushes that let you introduce a range of random behaviors to brushstrokes to produce more realistic results. Y ou can use the preset Jitter brush variants and adjust them as needed.
318 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Brush category Jitter brush variant Impressionist Blender Jitter Sargent Super Jitter Blenders Coarse Smear Blender Jitter Grainy Blender Impasto Jitter Chalk and C.
Jitter brushes | 319 T o choose a Jitter variant 1 Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar . 2 In the Brush library panel, click one of the categories that are listed in the above table. 3 Click a Jitter brush variant. Y ou can also quickly find all Jitter brush variants by typing jitter in the Search bar , and pressing Enter .
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Watercolor | 321 W atercolor Corel Painter features different tools and controls that allow you to produce natural-looking watercolor effects. The tools include watercolor brushes that are stored in the following brush categories.
322 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide W orking with the Watercolor layer Both the Real Watercolor and W atercolor brushes paint into a watercolor layer , which enables the colors to flow and mix and absorb into the paper . In Corel Painter , you can edit the Watercolor layer as you would any other layer without changing anything in the image layer .
Watercolor | 323 W atercolor brushes and paper texture interaction The watercolor brushes interact with paper texture and grain — the colors flow , mix, and are absorbed into the paper . The luminance information of the paper grain is used to determine how the paint diffuses into the paper .
324 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide If too many strokes are made within a short period, particularly with slow-drying brushes, the application can become slower . In this situation, it is best to wait for the drying process to finish before continuing.
Watercolor | 325 Wet F ringe The W et Fringe slider controls the amount of water pooling and paint at the edges of Digital Watercolor brushstrokes. Y ou can dynamically adjust the wet fringe on any Digital Watercolor brushstroke before you dry it.
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Particle brushes | 327 P article brushes Particle brushes are physics-inspired brushes that give a unique look and feel to your artwork. They emit particles from a central point, and in turn the particles draw a pattern of lines (paths) as they move across the canvas.
328 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Gravity , Flow , and Spring Particle brushes were used to create smoke and Aurora Borealis effects in this artwork, as well as to enhance the water reflections. Gravity P article brushes Gravity Particle brushes create sweeping marks that dramatically shrink and grow with movement.
Particle brushes | 329 Gravity Particle brush controls Y ou can customize Gravity Particle brushes by using the Gravity P articles control panel, which includes the V elocity , Acceleration , and Spin Rate controls. The V elocity slider sets the base speed of all particles.
330 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Using Audio Expression to vary spin rate For information about common P article brush settings, see “Common Particle brush controls” on page 335. For information about other brush settings, see “ Adjusting brushes with brush controls” on page 243.
Particle brushes | 331 • Flow Flare • Flow Sparkler Glow Flow Particle brush controls Y ou can customize Flow Particle brushes by using the Flow P articles control panel, which includes the Position Jitter , Randomize Chaos , and Enhance Flow Map controls.
332 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o choose a Flow P article brush variant 1 In the toolbox, click the Brush tool . 2 Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar . 3 In the Brush library panel, click the Particles brush category , and click a Flow Particle brush variant.
Particle brushes | 333 • Geometric — P articles form a geometric shape around the brush path. A brushstroke with Appearance set to Nucleus A brushstroke with Appearance set to Chain A brushstroke with Appearance set to Geometric The Random Length slider randomly varies the length of individual springs.
334 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Low random length (left) and high random length (right) A brushstroke with low random length (left) and high random length (right) The Stiffness slider controls the strength of the springs. Low values produce more relaxed springs, which allows the particles to move more freely in relation to each other .
Particle brushes | 335 A brushstroke with low minimum length (left) and high minimum length (right) T o choose a Spring P article brush variant 1 In the toolbox, click the Brush tool . 2 Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar . 3 In the Brush library panel, click the Particles brush category , and click a Spring Particle brush variant.
336 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Global chaos (left) and local chaos (right) A brushstroke with low chaos (top), high global chaos (lower -left) and high local chaos (lower -right) Smoothness appli.
Particle brushes | 337 A brushstroke with low damping (left) and high damping (right) The F orce slider applies global directional force to all particle movement. The effect is similar to the effect of wind on watercolor . The Direction slider sets the direction of the global force in degrees.
338 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Using Audio Expression to vary force Using Audio Expression to vary direction Using Audio Expression to vary global chaos Using Audio Expression to vary local chaos T o access the common P article brush controls 1 Choose Window Brush Control Panels Particles - Common .
Particle brushes | 339 A brushstroke with low weight (left) and high weight (right) Weight jitter applied to individual paths A brushstroke with low weight jitter (left) and high weight jitter (right) In addition, the P articles - Thin Lines panel includes two controls to adjust the opacity of Spring Particle brushes.
340 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o access the P articles - Thin Lines brush controls 1 Choose Window Brush Control Panels Particles - Thin Lines .
Particle brushes | 341 A Spring Particle brushstroke (left) and a Dynamic Speckle Spring Particle brushstroke (right) .
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Applying and adjusting flow maps | 343 Applying and adjusting flow maps Flow maps are designed to maximize the creative potential of the Real Watercolor brushes and the P article brushes by adding a textured surface that helps direct the flow of paint.
344 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide The Wet Flowmap Fringe brush variant is used with paper texture (1). The same brushstroke is used in combination with paper texture and the Gravel flow map (2). Although flow maps are intended for Real Watercolor brushes, you can also use them with Real W et Oil brushes.
Applying and adjusting flow maps | 345 Brushstrokes using the Melted Flowmap (1), Noisy Flowmap Fringe (2), and Wet Flowmap Fringe (3) brush variants with the Gravel flow map selected. T o choose a flow map brush variant 1 From the Brush library panel, choose the Real W atercolor brush category .
346 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Brushstrokes using the Noisy Flowmap Fringe brush variant set at a flow resistance of 0 (1), 33 (2), 66 (3), and 100% (4) with the Clouds flow map selected. T o enable flow maps and control flow resistance 1 In the Brush library panel, choose a Real Watercolor brush variant.
Applying and adjusting flow maps | 347 An area of an image was selected (1) to create a flow map (2). T o create a flow map from a paper texture 1 Choose Window Paper P anels Paper Libraries . 2 Click a paper texture swatch. 3 Choose Window Flow Map Panels Flow Maps .
348 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o Do the following Resize the flow map pattern Move the Flow Map Scale slider . Control the contrast of the flow map Move the Flow Map Contrast slider . A higher setting alternates the flow map pattern from high to low more quickly and with fewer intermediate levels than a lower setting.
Hard Media | 349 Hard Media Corel Painter lets you simulate many different types of traditional hard media, such as pencils, pens, and markers. The hard media brush controls and variants give you a wide range of options for creating drawings, sketches, and renderings.
350 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Brush category Hard Media brush variant Real 6B Soft Pencil Real 2H Drafting Pencil Real 4H Hard Pencil Real Soft Colored Pencil Real Sharp Colored Pencil Erasers R.
Hard Media | 351 • Pens • Chalk and Crayons • Charcoal and Conté • Pastels • Blenders • Sumi-e • Markers 3 Click a Hard Media brush variant. Modifying Hard Media profiles Y ou can modify Hard Media profiles to change the shape and size of the dabs that you apply to the canvas.
352 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide When changing the shape, you can use the Squeeze controls to specify the vertical and horizontal ranges of the dab. For example, tilting the tool while drawing can change the dab shape from round to elliptical. Y ou can also change the size of the tip.
Hard Media | 353 T o set the Hard Media size step 1 With a Hard Media variant active, choose Window Brush Control Panels Hard Media . 2 Move the Size Step slider to the right to produce fewer angles between dabs, or move it to the left to create more angles between dabs.
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Markers | 355 Markers Corel Painter includes a Markers brush category to simulate the professional markers that are used by illustrators, graphic designers, industrial designers, and architects for drawing and creating renderings.
356 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Scratchy Dry Tip Marker Sharp Marker Thick n Thin Marker Variable Chisel Tip Marker Worn Marker Jitter The strokes that you make with the Marker variants closely reflect those of traditional, high-quality markers, mainly because of the way the Marker variants interact with the canvas.
Image hose | 357 Image hose The Image hose lets you paint with images instead of painting with color . The images flowing from the hose change as you make a brushstroke. Y ou can modify the appearance of the default Image hose elements or create your own set of images so you can paint with a unique image series.
358 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide description — leaves, bark, grass, stones, people, or whatever you want. When you paint with these image elements, you can build them into coherent shapes, such as a tree, hill, cobblestone street, or crowd of people.
Image hose | 359 Y ou can change the opacity of Image hose strokes. Settings shown are 100% opacity (left) and 20% opacity (right). Y ou can also adjust the grain, which lets you mix the additional color with the nozzle images. If the Grain slider is set to 100%, the nozzle images remain unaffected.
360 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Adjusting the size and spacing of image hose elements Y ou can scale the size of image elements that are applied by the Image hose. At 100%, the images are the same size as they are in the nozzle file. Y ou can also control the space between images.
Image hose | 361 Ranks and indexing rules Image nozzle files can be created with one, two, or three image progressions known as “ranks.” Corel Painter offers these three rankings, so each nozzle file can be identified as a 1-Rank, 2-Rank, or 3-Rank nozzle.
362 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide • Random selects images from the rank at random. Randomness can add irregularity of color and texture to the areas you paint with the Image hose. This contributes to the aesthetics of the painting, because minor irregularities occur in natural structures.
Image hose | 363 Designing nozzles: 1, 2, or 3 ranks A nozzle file contains a series of images arranged in a regular grid. Usually , the images are progressive in terms of size, shape, angle, or color . Progression is not necessary , but it increases the sophistication of the Image hose.
364 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Color is the third rank in this 3-Rank nozzle. It is recommended that you consider how you will control each rank before you build a nozzle. The way you lay out the images can limit the ways you can control the indexing.
Image hose | 365 Nozzles are most useful when they deliver similar images with some irregularity — for example, butterflies on flowers. T o create a 1-Rank nozzle from layers 1 Choose Window Layers . 2 Click the New Layer button . 3 Create an image element to be used as a nozzle.
366 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Creating a 2-Rank nozzle If you want to create a 2-Rank nozzle, such as a nozzle with a two-dimensional progression, you need to set up the nozzle images accordingly . Unlike 1-Rank nozzles, nozzles of two and three ranks cannot be created from a layer group.
Image hose | 367 In this finished 2-Rank nozzle, variety is the first rank, and size is the second rank. T o paint with your new nozzle file, you’ll need to load it first. For more information, see “T o load a 1-Rank nozzle file” on page 369. Creating a 3-Rank nozzle Y ou can create a 3-Rank nozzle using the grid method.
368 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Painting with the 3-Rank nozzle “Broken Shells.” T o create a 3-Rank nozzle 1 Build or open a 2-Rank file. 2 Determine the number of elements you want in the third rank. 3 Choose Window Navigator to display the Navigator panel, and check the height of the current nozzle file.
Image hose | 369 Loading and managing nozzle files T o paint with a custom nozzle file, one that isn’t available in a nozzle library , you need to load it in the application. Y ou can also store custom nozzle files by adding them to a nozzle library .
370 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide 2 In the Nozzle Libraries panel, click the Nozzle options button , and choose Check Out Nozzle . 3 In the Check Out Nozzle dialog box, type a value in the Scale box. Corel Painter opens the nozzle file in an image window .
Image hose | 371 5 Continue adding image elements to the remaining frames. Make sure to apply the Drop and Select command before moving to a new frame. Y ou need to arrange image elements in sets according to the second rank. In the following example, the second rank progression for the new nozzle is changing color .
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RealBristle brushes | 373 RealBristle brushes RealBristle brushes bring a new level of realism to the digital painting experience by simulating the natural movement of an artist’s brush. The resulting brushstrokes and their interaction with the canvas more closely reflect the look and feel of working with a traditional art brush.
374 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide 2 In the Brush library panel, click a brush category that contains a RealBristle variant, and click a RealBristle brush variant. Y ou can find RealBristle brush variants in brush categories such as Acrylics , Oils , and Watercolor .
RealBristle brushes | 375 Although quite different in shape, both brushes have a Profile length of approximately 50%. Bristle rigidity — lets you control the flexibility of the bristles. Lower values create a more flexible brush, similar to a sable hair brush; higher values create a more rigid brush, similar to a hog hair brush.
376 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide 2 In the Brush library panel, click a brush category that contains a RealBristle variant, such as Acrylics , Oils , and W atercolor , then click a RealBristle brush variant. 3 Choose Window Brush Control Panels RealBristle .
Liquid Ink | 377 Liquid Ink Liquid Ink brushes in Corel Painter create liquid paint effects that simulate traditional ink-based media. This section contains the following topics: • “Working with L.
378 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o adjust Liquid Ink layer attributes 1 In the Layers panel, double-click the Liquid Ink layer you want to modify . 2 Click the Layers options button , and choose Layer Options . 3 In the Liquid Ink Layer Attributes dialog box, perform a task from the following table.
Liquid Ink | 379 Light pressure is used to apply overlapping strokes (left). Increased pressure produces a heavier layering effect (right). Lighting effects Y ou can use the Surface Lighting controls to add light sources and change lighting angles to give the appearance of height to a Liquid Ink brushstroke.
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Impasto | 381 Impasto Impasto is a painting technique that involves using a brush or palette knife to apply thick paint on a canvas and retain visible brush or knife marks. This painting method is used to add texture, dimension, and movement to a painting.
382 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide 2 In the Navigator panel, click the Open Navigator Settings button , and choose Show Impasto . If you want to deactivate the Impasto view , click the Open Navigator Settings button in the Navigator panel, and choose Hide Impasto .
Impasto | 383 The impasto depth method option is not supported by all brush types. Controlling the depth interaction of a medium If the brush variant that you chose allows you to select a Depth Method , you can also adjust various settings that alter the way the brushstrokes interact with the canvas and other brushstrokes.
384 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide 2 From the Draw to list box, choose one of the following options: • Color and Depth — applies brushstrokes with color and depth • Color — applies brushstrok.
Impasto | 385 Y ou can also Invert the appearance of the depth expression Click the Invert Depth Expression button. Adjust the amount of variation that is applied to Depth Move the Depth Jitter slider . Smooth the depth variation Move the Smoothness slider .
386 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide When you disable the Simple lighting option, the lighting sphere appears with a single light indicator . Y ou can then add more light sources and change their position. In addition, you can change the color of a light source.
Impasto | 387 T o Do the following Add custom lights along a circular path In the Light Controls area, disable the Simple lighting check box, and move the Lights slider . Change the position of a custom light source Drag a light indicator to a new position on the sphere.
388 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide An example of the Subtract composite depth method. • The Replace method uses layer masks to replace the depth information from lower layers with information from top layers. Wherever brushstrokes overlap, only the top brushstrokes are visible; the lower brushstrokes are completely covered.
Layers | 389 Layers Layers provide one of the great advantages of creating images in a digital workspace — the freedom to experiment with different compositions and effects without risking an unwanted, permanent edit. The Corel Painter file format preserves layers when you save a document, so you can easily make changes at a later time.
390 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide • “ Applying layer masks” (page 418) • “Loading layer masks to selections” (page 419) • “Selecting and viewing layer masks” (page 419) • “Enab.
Layers | 391 V ector -based layers contain shapes or text. When you create a shape with one of the shape tools ( P en , Quick Curve , Rectangular Shape , or Oval Shape ) or text using the T ext tool, Corel Painter automatically adds a new layer to the document.
392 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Displaying the Layers panel All layers in a document are listed in the Layers panel. The Layers panel allows you to display manage the order of layers. It also includes commands and controls for selecting, hiding, locking, deleting, naming, and grouping layers.
Layers | 393 Icon Description Pixel-based layer Shape layer Floating object Reference layer Dynamic layer Watercolor layer Liquid Ink layer T ext layer Layer group Expanded group Visible layer Hidden layer Locked layer In the Layers panel, you can also set layer opacity and choose a composite method.
394 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o display the Layers panel • Choose Window Layers . If the panel is not expanded, double-click the Layers panel tab. T o convert to a default layer 1 In the Layers panel, select the layer that you want to convert.
Layers | 395 Y ou can also delete shape layers by selecting the shape and pressing Delete (Mac OS) or Backspace (Windows). Y ou cannot delete the canvas layer . Converting selections into layers or floating objects In Corel Painter , you can convert a selection that was made on the canvas into a layer .
396 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide 2 Choose Select All . 3 Choose Select Float . T o reposition or drop a floating object 1 In the Layers panel, select the floating object.
Layers | 397 Y ou can also add notes for pixel-based layers and reference layers, by double-clicking the item in the Layers panel, or selecting an item and pressing Return (Mac OS) or Enter (Windows). Selecting layers In Corel Painter , you have different options for selecting individual and multiple layers.
398 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o Do the following • In the Layers panel, hold down Command + Shift (Mac OS) or Ctrl + Shift (W indows), and click each layer you want to select.
Layers | 399 T o duplicate a layer 1 In the Layers panel, choose a layer . 2 Choose Layer Duplicate Layer . A duplicate layer is created on top of the original layer .
400 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide This layer contains a brushstroke. The content area is defined by an invisible bounding box (indicated by a dashed outline in the image). The layer indicators provide a visual representation of the bounding box. For more information, see “Selecting layers” on page 397.
Layers | 401 T ransforming layers Y ou can apply transformations to layers individually or multiple layers simultaneously , which also includes transforming layer groups. For more information about the various methods of transformation, see “Selections and transformations” on page 435.
402 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide In addition, you can apply a transformation to a selection across multiple layers. For more information, see “Creating path-based selections” on page 437. T o transform one or multiple layers 1 Choose Window Layers .
Layers | 403 The left edge of the image is the leftmost point of all the layers (left). The layers are aligned horizontally to the left so that all the layers line up with the leftmost point (right). T o align layers 1 Select the layers or groups that you want to align.
404 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide In the example on the right, the layer containing the background is hidden; in the example on the left, the layer containing the background is visible. Layer visibility settings stay active when you print or save documents to certain file formats.
Layers | 405 T o Do one of the following • On the property bar , click the Move to T op button . Move a layer down one • From the menu bar , choose Layers Move Down One Layer . • On the property bar , click the Move Down One Layer button . Move a layer up one • From the menu bar , choose Layers Move Up One Layer .
406 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Y ou can move, rename, hide, show , lock, and set options for a group just as you do for a single layer . However , you cannot paint across layers in a group or change the composite method for a group; you must collapse the group into a single layer if you want to paint on it.
Layers | 407 • Click the Layer Commands button , and choose Ungroup Layers . • Click the Layer options button , and choose Ungroup Layers . T o collapse a group 1 In the Layers panel, select the group. 2 Click the Layer Commands button , and choose Collapse Layers .
408 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o Do the following Make a selection by dropping a layer In the Layers panel, click the Layer options button , and choose Drop and Select . P ainting on layers Painting on layers, instead of painting directly on the canvas, allows you build an image gradually and with more control.
Layers | 409 4 Paint on the layer in the document window . The Preserve T ransparency button in the Layers panel affects what areas of a layer you can paint on. For more information, see “Preserving layer transparency” on page 409. T o pick up color from underlying layers • In the Layers panel, click the Pick Up Underlying Color button .
410 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o preserve layer transparency • In the Layers panel, click the Preserve T ransparency button . Y ou can also load a layer’s transparency to a selection. In the Layers panel, hold down Control and click the layer (Mac OS), or right-click the layer (Windows), and choose Select Layer Content .
Layers | 411 • Thinness — specifies the amount of blur applied perpendicular to the Angle . If a blur shows streaks, increase Thinness to soften it. If you want to merge the drop shadow layer with the image layer , enable the Collapse to one layer check box.
412 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Composite method Example GelCover Uses a combination of the Default method and the Gel method. The edges of the layer’s content tint the underlying image with their color (the Gel method). The rest of the layer covers the underlying image ( Default method).
Layers | 413 Composite method Example Magic Combine Combines the layer with the underlying image based on luminance. The parts of the layer that are lighter than the underlying image are visible. The parts that are darker are replaced by the lighter area of the underlying image.
414 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Composite method Example Multiply Combines colors to create a darker color Screen Combines colors to create a lighter color Overlay Combines colors while pr.
Layers | 415 Composite method Example Hard Light Multiplies or screens colors, depending on the luminance of the layer color Darken Colors with the image color or the layer color — whichever is .
416 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Composite method Example Hue Creates a color by combining the luminance and saturation of the image color with the hue of the layer color Saturation Creates a c.
Layers | 417 T o change a layer’s composite method 1 Select a layer . 2 In the Layers panel, choose a composite method from the Composite Method list box. Y ou can also choose a composite depth method from the Composite Depth list box. For more information, see “Blending impasto with other layers” on page 387.
418 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide The layer mask icon varies in appearance depending on how you’re viewing the layers. If you are displaying layers as No Thumbnails , the icon is the same as the New Layer Mask button . If you’re viewing layers as any size of thumbnail, a small- scale representation of the mask displays as the icon.
Layers | 419 T o apply a layer mask 1 Select a layer mask. 2 Choose Layers Apply Layer Mask . Loading layer masks to selections Although a layer mask does not protect areas of a layer from being edited, you can load a layer mask to a selection. The selection provides protection to the hidden parts of the layer .
420 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Enabling and disabling layers masks Y ou can disable a layer mask to you view the entire layer , but you can re-enable it at any time. T o enable or disable a layer mask • Select a layer mask. T o Do the following Enable a layer mask Choose Layers Enable Layer Mask .
Layers | 421 T o invert a layer mask 1 Select a layer mask. 2 In the Channels panel, click the Channel options button , and choose Invert . Editing layer masks When you select a layer mask, you can edit it as you would edit a channel.
422 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Corel Painter Composite Method Photoshop Blend Mode Corel Painter Composite Method Photoshop Blend Mode Magic Combine Lighten Difference Difference Pseudocolor Norm.
Layers | 423 T o Do the following Rotate a reference layer Hold down Command (Mac OS) or Ctrl (Windows), and drag a corner handle. The pointer changes when you position it over a corner handle . Skew a reference layer Hold down Command (Mac OS) or Ctrl (W indows), and drag a side handle.
424 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Corel Painter places the Image Portfolio item on a new layer . .
Alpha Channels | 425 Alpha Channels Alpha channels, also referred to simply as channels, let you store and edit path-based and pixel-based selections in an active document. Corel Painter stores only the current selection by default, therefore, when you make a new selection, your previous selection is automatically lost.
426 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide The Channels panel displays all of the alpha channels that are stored in the current document. T o create a channel from a selection 1 Click a selection tool in the toolbox and make a selection. 2 Choose Window Channels .
Alpha Channels | 427 range of colors. These methods are similar to automatically generating pixel-based selections. For more information, see “Creating pixel- based selections” on page 440. An image (left), the channels created using image luminance (middle), and inverted image luminance (right).
428 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide 5 In the New Channel from Color Range dialog box, adjust the Range slider in the Hue , Saturation, and Value areas. These sliders control the selected range. Y ou can drag the limits of the range in either direction.
Alpha Channels | 429 The Channels panel displays the RGB color image (1) and the Layer Masks of selected layers (2). Y ou can view the RGB image and more than one channel, but your editing applies only to the one item selected in the Channels panel — either the RGB image or a channel.
430 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o Do the following View a channel as a colored overlay In the Channels panel, click the eye icon next to the channel’s thumbnail.
Alpha Channels | 431 If you want the channel displayed at its full intensity , move the Opacity slider to 100%. Choose a lower value to display the channel more transparently so you can follow the underlying RGB image as you edit the channel. Deleting and clearing channels If you’ve finished working with a particular channel you can delete it.
432 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide A channel — before and after feathering. Y ou can also invert a channel to convert a protected area into an unprotected area. A channel — before and after inversion. In addition, you can introduce interesting effects by filling a channel with a pattern, gradient, or weave.
Alpha Channels | 433 2 Choose an effect from the Effects menu. T o feather a channel 1 In the Channels panel, display and select the channel you want to work with. 2 Click the Channel options button , and choose Feather . 3 In the Feather dialog box, type a number of pixels.
434 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Y ou can also Soften the edge of the fill Enable the Anti-Alias button on the property bar . Anti- aliasing is desirable when F eather is zero or extremely low . The P aint Bucket tool applies a fill only to a visible channel.
Selections and transformations | 435 Selections and transformations Corel Painter includes various tools for selecting an area of the canvas to mark it for special treatment. Y ou can make selections to change an area, to protect an area from change, or to apply a transformation.
436 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Getting started with selections Y ou can use selections to isolate an area of the canvas to apply effects or transformations, while protecting the unselected areas from the changes. Selection types Corel Painter supports two types of selections: path-based and pixel-based.
Selections and transformations | 437 Oval Selection Creates oval selections (path-based) Lasso tool Creates freehand selections (path-based) Polygonal Selection tool Selects an area based on different.
438 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Y ou can also select the entire canvas or create path-based selections by converting shapes or pixel-based selections. Converting a shape to create a path-based selection is useful for selecting an area that is identical to an existing shape or text.
Selections and transformations | 439 • Click a layer . • Click a layer group. • Hold down Command + Shift (Mac OS) or Ctrl + Shift (Windows), and click each layer you want to select. 3 Perform a task from the following table. T o Do the following Make a freehand selection Choose the Lasso tool from the toolbox.
440 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Creating pixel-based selections Corel Painter offers various methods for making pixel-based selections. The Magic Wand tool selects groups of pixels according to color .
Selections and transformations | 441 Y ou can restrict a selection to a rectangular area by pressing Option + Shift (Mac OS) or Alt + Shift (W indows), and dragging a bounding rectangle in your image. Y ou can restore the default settings by clicking the Reset T ool button on the property bar .
442 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Feathering helps soften the selection edge. 5 The Preview window shows the selected area as a red overlay on the image. Drag in the Preview window to see other parts of the document. Creating selections from layers Y ou can create a selection from a layer , multiple layers, or layer group.
Selections and transformations | 443 Y ou can also create a selection from a layer by choosing Load Selection from the Select menu. In the Load Selection dialog box, choose the transparency of the selected layer from the Load From list box, and enable the Replace Selection option.
444 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide The image The eye and beak channels (saved selections) are loaded and added. The combined selection is saved to the “eyebeak” channel. The “outline” channel is loaded. The “eyebeak” channel is loaded and subtracted from the “outline” channel.
Selections and transformations | 445 A “face” selection is drawn roughly by using the Lasso tool. The eyes, the beak, and a portion of the background are included. The “head” channel (the outline with eyes and beak subtracted) is loaded and intersected with the rough “face” selection.
446 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Y ou can also save a selection to a channel by clicking the Save Selection As Channel button in the Channels panel. T o load a selection from an alpha channel 1 Choose Select Load Selection . 2 Choose a channel from the Load From list box.
Selections and transformations | 447 Y ou can also turn off a selection by clicking outside it with the Oval Selection tool , the Rectangular Selection tool , or the Lasso tool . T o reactivate a selection • Choose Select Reselect . This command is available only if you have previously turned off a selection.
448 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Softening the edges of selections Y ou can soften the edges of a path-based selection by anti-aliasing or feathering. Anti-aliasing smooths the edges of a selection by modifying the color transition between the pixels.
Selections and transformations | 449 Stroking a selection while using the Draw Anywhere drawing mode lets you apply strokes to both sides of the selection border . Modifying the borders of selections Y ou can modify the border width of path-based selections.
450 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o expand or contract a selection • Perform an action from the following table. T o Do the following Expand a selection Choose Select Modify Widen . In the Widen Selection dialog box, specify the number of pixels.
Selections and transformations | 451 3 Select the area that you want to subtract. If you are using the Oval Selection tool or the Rectangular Selection tool , you can select a circular or square selection by holding down Shift while dragging.
452 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Y ou can reset the Reference P oint to its default location by clicking the Reset Reference Point button on the property bar or choosing the Edit T ransform Reset Reference Point . Moving selections Y ou can move both path-based and pixel-based selections to a new location on the canvas.
Selections and transformations | 453 T o transform a duplicate 1 Hold down Option (Mac) or Alt (Windows), and choose the T ransform tool from the toolbox. If the T ransform tool is not displayed in the toolbox, click and hold the Layer Adjuster tool to open the flyout, and then choose the T ransform tool .
454 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o Do the following Scale around the reference point Hold down Alt (W indows) or Option (Mac), and drag a corner handle. On the property bar , click the Commit T ransformation button . Drag a side handle to scale horizontally .
Selections and transformations | 455 Skewing and distorting path-based selections Y ou can skew and distort path-based selections. Skewing slants the vertical and horizontal dimensions of a selection non-proportionally . Distorting a selection lets you move the sides or corners of a selection in different directions.
456 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide A selection before (left) and after (right) distorting. T o distort perspective in a selection 1 In the toolbox, click the T ransform tool . If the T ransform tool is not displayed in the toolbox, click and hold the Layer Adjuster tool to open the flyout, and then choose the T ransform tool .
Common options for effects | 457 Common options for effects Corel Painter includes a wide array of effects that you can use to alter images. The effects are organized in four main categories: • T onal control • Surface control • Focus • Esoterica T o control each of the effects, you need to modify their individual settings.
458 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o fade an effect 1 Choose Edit Fade . T o apply F ade , you must have previously applied an effect to the image.
Using focus and esoterica effects | 459 Using focus and esoterica effects Corel Painter includes Focus effects for sharpening, softening, motion blurring, and distorting image. It also includes a collection of Esoterica effects, which let you transform images in various ways.
460 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Before (left) and after (right) using Smart Blur . T o apply Smart Blur 1 T o apply the effect to: • The canvas — Click the Canvas in the Layers panel. • A selection — Click a selection tool from the toolbox, and drag in the document window to select an area.
Using focus and esoterica effects | 461 Applying Depth of Field This effect creates a blur similar to the distance from the plane of camera focus in photography . Y ou can specify the radius of the blurring effect in the image. The “M” is a floating shape.
462 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o apply Depth of Field by using image luminance 1 T o apply the effect to: • The canvas — Click the Canvas in the Layers panel. • A selection — Click a selection tool from the toolbox, and drag in the document window to select an area.
Using focus and esoterica effects | 463 Applying Glass Distortion The Glass Distortion effect creates the kind of distortions you would see if you were looking at your image through a sheet of glass. Y ou can make your image appear as if it is behind the pebble glass of a shower door , or you can distort your image beyond recognition.
464 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide • The canvas — Click the Canvas in the Layers panel. • A selection — Click a selection tool from the toolbox, and drag in the document window to select an area. • A layer — Click a layer in the Layers panel.
Using focus and esoterica effects | 465 Increasing the Softness setting creates more intermediate steps, which produces a smoother distortion. If you experience aliasing in a glass distortion, try increasing the Softness setting. • Refraction ( Map type) — displaces pixels in the same way that an optical lens bends light.
466 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Sharpening focus The Sharpen effect heightens contrast by intensifying highlights and shadows. Y ou can create sharper images by using either the Gaussian or Circular aperture options. Gaussian aperture sharpens the red, green, and blue components of color; Circular aperture sharpens an image based on luminance.
Using focus and esoterica effects | 467 4 Adjust the Amount slider . The farther the slider is to the right, the more steps there are between image elements, which creates more blurring. T o soften by specifying pixel values 1 T o apply the effect to: • The canvas — Click the Canvas in the Layers panel.
468 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Applying Marbling The Marbling effect creates intricate distortions of an image, following a technique that dates back to the 12th century . Marbling is created by dragging a fork, or rake, across an image, which produces an effect similar to a fork dragging through a mix of chocolate syrup and melted ice cream.
Using focus and esoterica effects | 469 Selections can help you control the marbling when you have a particular effect in mind. For example, the rake path normally begins from the edge of the image. If you want the rake path to begin in the center of a blob, select an area that begins at the blob’s center .
470 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Another way to automate cloning is by recording and playing back individual brushstrokes, which is especially useful for filling in backgrounds. For more information, see “Recording and playing back brushstrokes” on page 112 and “Image cloning and sampling” on page 129.
Using focus and esoterica effects | 471 T o apply Auto V an Gogh to an image 1 Select the image you want to clone. 2 Choose File Quick Clone . 3 Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar . 4 In the Brush library panel, click the Artists brush category , and then click the Auto V an Gogh brush variant.
472 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o Do the following Fill blobs with Clipboard contents Copy an image to the Clipboard. Y ou can copy images outside of Corel Painter . Fill blobs with the current color Choose a color in the Color panel. Fill blobs with a pattern Choose a pattern in the Patterns panel.
Using focus and esoterica effects | 473 Before (left) and after (right) applying tiles generated from a preset pattern. When you generate tiles from either a paper pattern, clone source, or channel, tiles are based on light and dark concentrations in the selected source.
474 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide The original grout appearance (left) is changed by blurring (right). T o apply custom tiles by using clone or pattern luminance 1 Do one of the following: • T o use a clone source, choose Window Clone Source .
Using focus and esoterica effects | 475 3 Choose Effects Esoterica Custom Tile . 4 Choose the channel or layer mask from the Using list box. 5 Adjust any of the Custom Tile controls. For information, see “Custom tile controls” on page 475.
476 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Examples of Growth patterns. Growth patterns are created from the current main color . Y ou have access to the Color panel while the Growth dialog box is open, so you can change the main color at any time. T o create growth patterns 1 In the Color panel, choose a color .
Using focus and esoterica effects | 477 Highpass uses either the Gaussian or Circular aperture options. Gaussian aperture affects the red, green, and blue components of color; Circular aperture uses image luminance. Y ou can make the highpass more pronounced by using the Equalize effect.
478 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o apply a Maze effect 1 Choose Effects Esoterica Maze . 2 Click the Maze Color chip, and choose a maze color .
Using focus and esoterica effects | 479 2 Choose Window Color Panels Color . 3 In the Color panel, do one of the following: • If using an Image hose brush variant, set the additional color to black. • If using another brush variant, set the main color .
480 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Before (left) and after (right) applying the Pop Art Fill effect. T o apply a Pop Art Fill 1 T o apply the effect to: • The canvas — Click the Canvas in the Layers panel. • A selection — Click a selection tool from the toolbox, and drag in the document window to select an area.
Using lighting and surface texture effects | 481 Using lighting and surface texture effects Corel Painter includes a collection of effects that let you control image lighting and surface texture. For general information about using effects, see “Common options for effects” on page 457.
482 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Applying preset lighting effects Corel Painter includes a series of preset lighting effects that you can apply to your images. The lighting effects allow you to quickly change the intensity or direction of the image lighting.
Using lighting and surface texture effects | 483 The small circle (left) controls the light direction. The large circle (right) controls the light source. In addition, you can change the light properties, such as intensity and spread. For more information, see “ Adjusting light properties” on page 483.
484 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide 3 In the preview window , click an indicator to select it. 4 In the Directional Lighting area, move any of the following sliders: • Brightness — controls the light intensity • Distance — controls how far the light is from the image.
Using lighting and surface texture effects | 485 Using 3D brushstrokes to create texture Y ou can create the illusion of textured brushstrokes by applying the 3D Brushstrokes effect to an image. T o use this effect, you need to clone the image, apply brushstrokes to the clone using cloners, and then apply the effect to the image.
486 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o apply 3D brushstrokes to an image 1 Open an image. 2 Choose File Quick Clone . 3 Apply brushstrokes to the clone. 4 Choose Effects Surface Control Apply Surface T exture . 5 Choose 3D Brushstrokes from the Using list box.
Using lighting and surface texture effects | 487 The clone source luminance helps produce a textured effect. Any image effects or brushstrokes that you apply to the clone source result in different textures. For example, you can create raised areas in the clone by darkening the area in the source image.
488 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide If you want the embossed image to be white, select all, and then press Delete (Mac OS) or Backspace (Windows). 4 Choose Edit Fill . 5 In the Fill dialog box, choose Current Color from the Fill with list box. 6 Adjust the Opacity slider to set the opacity of the fill.
Using lighting and surface texture effects | 489 Creating reflection maps A reflection map is an image that is mapped onto a texture to produce the illusion that it’s reflecting light from the surrounding environment. Y ou can use either a pattern or a clone source image as a reflection map.
490 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide 8 Choose Effects Surface Control Apply Surface T exture . 9 Choose the layer mask from the Using list box. 10 Move the Reflection slider to adjust the amount of reflection you want. 11 Move the Softness slider to adjust the mapping from the edges of the layer’s image.
Using lighting and surface texture effects | 491 T o Do the following Add a custom light Click on the lighting sphere where you want to add a new light source. A new light indicator (small circle) appears where you click. Delete a custom light Click a light indicator , and press Delete (Mac OS), or Backspace (Windows).
492 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Before (left) and after (right) using Apply Screen using the image luminance. T o apply a screen 1 Open an image. 2 Choose Effects Surface Control Apply Screen . 3 Choose Image Luminance from the Using list box.
Using lighting and surface texture effects | 493 Before (left) and after (right) applying the Color Overlay effect using the Paper method. T o apply a uniform tint to an image 1 T o apply the effect to: • The canvas — Click the Canvas in the Layers panel.
494 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o use clone source or pattern luminance to apply a color overlay 1 Open an image. 2 Do one of the following: • T o use a clone source, choose Window Clone Source . In the Clone Source panel, click the Open Image button , and Open Source to choose a clone source.
Using lighting and surface texture effects | 495 • A layer — Click a layer in the Layers panel. 2 Choose Effects Surface Control Dye Concentration . 3 Choose Uniform Color from the Using list box. 4 Adjust any of the Dye Concentration controls.
496 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Dye Concentration controls • Presets — the controls in this area let you choose a preset effect, save the current settings as a preset, and delete a preset • .
Using lighting and surface texture effects | 497 3 T o apply the effect to: • The canvas — Click the Canvas in the Layers panel. • A selection — Click a selection tool from the toolbox, and drag in the document window to select an area. • A layer — Click a layer in the Layers panel.
498 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Before (left) and after (right) applying the Image Warp effect. Y ou can also use the Quick W arp effect to create some basic distortions, like stretch or bulge. These distortions are useful for preparing images for reflection maps when applying surface texture.
Using lighting and surface texture effects | 499 • A selection — Click a selection tool from the toolbox, and drag in the document window to select an area. • A layer — Click a layer in the Layers panel. 2 Choose Effects Surface Control Image Warp .
500 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o apply a black and white Woodcut effect 1 T o apply the effect to: • The canvas — Click the Canvas in the Layers panel. • A selection — Click a selection tool from the toolbox, and drag in the document window to select an area.
Using lighting and surface texture effects | 501 Applying the Distress effect Y ou can apply the Distress effect to generate a high-contrast, black and white rendering of an image. Y ou can control the edges, smoothness, variability , and threshold of the effect.
502 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o apply the Distress effect using a layer mask or alpha channel luminance 1 Do one of the following: • T o use a layer mask, choose Window Layers , and click the layer that contains a layer mask in the Layers panel.
Using lighting and surface texture effects | 503 This color is used on the new layer . 5 In the Serigraphy color dialog box, adjust any of the following sliders: • Smoothing — determines the smoot.
504 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o save a sketch effect as a preset 1 Choose Effects Surface Control Sketch . 2 In the Sketch dialog box, modify any of the settings. 3 Click the Add button . 4 In the Add Preset dialog box, type a name in the Preset Name box.
Dynamic Plug-ins | 505 Dynamic Plug-ins Dynamic plug-ins are a category of floating layers that give you the ability to manipulate, transform, and adjust underlying images non- destructively . In other words, you can apply and modify the dynamic plug-effects any number of times without altering the source image.
506 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Getting started with dynamic plug-ins Dynamic plug-ins allow you to apply effects to images without altering the original image. For example, you can add a burnt effect to the edge of an image or increase the image brightness.
Dynamic Plug-ins | 507 Committing a dynamic layer captures its current appearance to a pixel-based layer . After a dynamic layer is committed, you can no longer adjust the effect.
508 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Different Burn settings produce different results. T o burn a layer or selection 1 Do one of the following: • In the Layers panel, choose the Canvas , and choose Select All . • In the Layers panel, choose a layer .
Dynamic Plug-ins | 509 Applying the T ear dynamic plug-in The T ear dynamic plug-in lets you apply a torn-paper effect to the edge of a selection or layer . Y ou can also control the amount of tearing that the effect produces. Y ou can tear a little (left) or a lot (right).
510 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Applying the Bevel W orld dynamic plug-in The Bevel W orld dynamic plug-in lets you create three-dimensional (3D) objects by adding bevel effects, or angled edges, to selections or layers. Y ou can control both bevel shape and lighting to create unique effects.
Dynamic Plug-ins | 511 Y ou can also Add beveling on the interior edges of the bevel area Enable the Bevel Interior Edges check box. Change the color of the outside portion Click the Outside Color chip, and choose a color in the Color dialog box. This control applies only when Outside P ortion is greater than zero.
512 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide • In the Layers panel, choose the Canvas . • Choose the Rectangular Selection tool from the toolbox, and then drag in the document window to select an area. 2 In the Layers panel, click the Dynamic Plug-ins button , and choose Equalize .
Dynamic Plug-ins | 513 • Amount — controls the degree of displacement. A higher amount leads to more distortion. • V ariance — creates multiple variations in the neighborhood of the displacement. The result of increasing variance depends on the type of image and other settings.
514 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Move the Kaleidoscope layer to produce different effects. T o preserve the Kaleidoscope layer , you need to save the image in RIFF format. T o create and capture a Kaleidoscope pattern 1 Drag the Kaleidoscope layer on the canvas until it displays an image that you like.
Dynamic Plug-ins | 515 Liquid Lens tool Example The Circular Distortion tool creates circular rings of distortion. Drag in the direction you want the distortion to move. Size and Spacing have no effect on the Circular Distortion tool. The Left T wirl tool distorts in counterclockwise spirals.
516 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Liquid Lens tool Example The Pinch tool distorts inward, drawing images closer . The Brush tool distorts in the direction you drag. T o create a Liquid Lens dynamic layer 1 In the Layers panel, choose the Canvas . 2 Click the Dynamic Plug-ins button , and choose Liquid Lens .
Dynamic Plug-ins | 517 Low spacing makes a smooth, continuous stroke (left); high spacing lets the dabs appear individually (right). • Amount — controls the degree of distortion applied • Smooth — changes the blending between the distortion stroke and the unaffected images Higher values create a smooth, continuous distortion (right).
518 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Rain melts the image. T o erase Liquid Lens distortion 1 In the Liquid Lens dialog box, choose the Eraser tool . 2 Adjust the Size , Spacing , and Smooth sliders to modify the Eraser tool settings. Higher settings on the Smooth slider create softer transitions from the erased area to the remaining distortion.
Dynamic Plug-ins | 519 The Liquid Metal dynamic plug-in creates either liquid metal or translucent, refractive liquid. A stroke of metal is made up of a series of discrete droplets. Y ou can select one or several droplets and move them or change their properties.
520 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Liquid Metal tool Example Y ou can create circles of metal by using the Circular Drop tool. Y ou can create randomly falling metal raindrops by applying the Rain feature. T o create a Liquid Metal dynamic layer 1 In the Layers panel, choose the Canvas .
Dynamic Plug-ins | 521 A stroke with low spacing (left): the droplets flow together . A stroke with high spacing (right): each droplet is distinct. • V olume — adjusts visibility along the perimeter Decreasing volume below 100% shrinks the visible portion of the droplet, “drying it up” (left).
522 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Reflection and Refraction invert when you move the Amount slider to either extreme. • Refraction — controls droplet appearance. The slider represents a scale between reflection and refraction. Low refraction means high reflection (left).
Dynamic Plug-ins | 523 T o Do the following Remove the last metal applied Press Delete (Mac OS) or Backspace (Windows). Remove the selected metal droplets In the Liquid Metal dialog box, click the Select Drops tool , select the metal, and press Delete (Mac OS) or Backspace (Windows).
524 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Drag over the droplets you want to select. T o move metal droplets 1 In the Liquid Metal dialog box, choose the Select Drops tool , and select the droplets that you want to move. 2 Choose the Move Drop tool, and drag the droplets to a new position.
Dynamic Plug-ins | 525 If no clone source has been specified, Corel Painter uses the current pattern as the reflection map. The same piece of metal changes appearance when a pattern is used as the reflection map.
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Patterns | 527 P atterns With Corel Painter , you can apply patterns to an image by filling or painting. In addition, you can customize patterns by modifying sample patterns or by creating them from scratch. All patterns, including both the sample and custom patterns, reside in libraries.
528 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Left: The pattern offset set to 50% produces a seamless pattern. Right: The pattern offset set to 100% increases the pattern tile visibility . The tiles also appear misaligned. T o apply a pattern as a fill 1 Choose Window Media Control Panels Patterns .
Patterns | 529 • Horizontal Pattern T ype — offsets the tiles in subsequent rows • V ertical Pattern T ype — offsets the tiles in subsequent columns If applicable, move the P attern Offset slider to control the amount of offset. 4 Move the P attern Scale slider to control the size of each tile in the pattern.
530 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Y ou can also paint with a pattern by choosing a brush variant from the P attern Pens category . If you have not set a clone source, Corel Painter uses the current pattern in any operation related to clone source colors or luminance.
Patterns | 531 A pattern tile was created by applying brushstrokes to the canvas. If you want to edit an existing pattern, or if a pattern preview isn’t detailed enough, you can open the pattern tile in its own window so that you can view the pattern closely to modify it.
532 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide 3 In the P atterns panel, click the Pattern options button , and choose Define Pattern . 4 Click the Pattern options button , and choose Add Image to Library . 5 In the Save Image dialog box, type a name for the pattern.
Patterns | 533 T o edit a pattern 1 Choose Window Media Control Panels Patterns . 2 Click the Pattern selector , and click a pattern in the Patterns library panel. 3 Click the Pattern options button , and choose Check Out P attern . The pattern tile appears in a separate document window .
534 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Left: The pattern tile before the edges were modified. Right: The same pattern tile after the edges were painted by using the Straight Cloner brush and the wrap-around colors feature.
Patterns | 535 Y ou can also copy a selection to a layer and move it over the edge. T o produce clean transitions, feather the layer , and reduce opacity . Drop the layer when you’re satisfied with the result. For more information, see “Layers” on page 389.
536 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Corel Painter uses four channels to store graphic information: Red, Green, Blue, and Alpha. When creating fractal patterns, you can place information other than color values in these channels, which allows you to visualize this information in different ways.
Patterns | 537 T o convert a fractal pattern into a paper texture 1 Choose Window Media Control Panels Patterns . 2 In the Patterns panel, click the Pattern selector , and click a pattern in the Patterns library panel. 3 Click the Pattern options button , and choose Check Out P attern .
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Gradients | 539 Gradients A gradient is a type of fill that displays a smooth progression of two or more colors and adds the illusion of depth to an image. Gradient fills are also known as blends or fountain fills. Corel Painter offers a wide selection of preset gradients, but you can also create gradients.
540 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide • Linear Gradient • Radial Gradient • Circular Gradient • Spiral Gradient 4 Perform a step from the following table. T o apply a gradient to Do the following The canvas Click the Canvas in the Layers panel.
Gradients | 541 3 Click a gradient in the Painter Gradients library panel. 4 Choose Window Brush Control Panels General . 5 Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar . 6 In the Brush library panel, click a brush category , and a brush variant.
542 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide 5 In the Express in Image dialog box, adjust the Bias slider to define how the gradient is mapped. Corel Painter replaces the colors in the image with the colors in the gradient, based on matching luminance. Adjusting gradients Y ou can adjust gradients to control the display of the gradient colors.
Gradients | 543 T o change a gradient angle • In the Gradients panel, drag the Set the Angle of the Ramp slider to adjust the gradient. If you prefer , type an angle in the corresponding numeric value box. T o modify the spiral gradient appearance 1 From the Gradients panel, click the Spiral Gradient button.
544 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide A new color was added to the gradient by adding a color control point to the color ramp bar . In addition, you can modify the gradient hue to change the appearance of a particular gradation of color . Y ou can use any existing image as a source for creating new gradients.
Gradients | 545 Drag a color control point to adjust the color transition at a specific point in the gradient. T o modify a two-point gradient, you can add additional color control points by clicking in the color ramp bar where you want to set the control points.
546 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o create a gradient from an image 1 Click the Rectangular Selection tool from the toolbox. 2 Drag in the document window to select a horizontal or vertical area, making the selection as narrow as possible.
Mosaics and tessellations | 547 Mosaics and tessellations Mosaic is a decorative art technique that involves creating images by assembling colored tiles and setting them on a surface by using grout. A tessellation is also a form of mosaic that involves repeating a geometric shape, without overlaps, to create an image.
548 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Y ou can alter the appearance of mosaics and tessellations in many ways. For example, you can give a three-dimensional (3D) appearance to mosaics or add points to tessellations to increase the number of shapes.
Mosaics and tessellations | 549 Y ou can create a mosaic from a clone with tracing paper turned off to hide the clone source image. • If you want to continue working on the mosaic at a later date, you need to save mosaic in the RIFF format. RIFF is the only file format that saves resolution-independent mosaic tile objects.
550 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Y ou can monitor the progress of the clone-based mosaic by viewing the image with the Use tracing paper check box enabled. This lets you see a faded out version of the clone source. Selecting and removing tiles Y ou can select and deselect tiles so you can add or modify them.
Mosaics and tessellations | 551 T o Do the following Remove all tiles In the Mosaic and T essellation dialog box, click Clear . Specifying tile and grout color When creating a mosaic from scratch, you can adjust the tile color by adjusting the value, hue, or randomize color variability to build visual interest.
552 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o change the grout color 1 In the Mosaic and T essellation dialog box, choose Apply Tiles from the Action list box. 2 Click the Grout Color chip. 3 Choose a color on the Color panel or the P ainter Colors panel that appear .
Mosaics and tessellations | 553 Dimension control Description With the Pressure slider set to zero, a light stroke produces narrow tiles, and a heavier stroke creates wider tiles. Increasing the Pressure slider also increases the effect of pressure on the width of the tiles and prevents the creation of narrow tiles in response to a light stroke.
554 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Randomness control Description Length Allows the length of a tile to vary by a set percentage. The lowest setting, 0%, produces no variability and the highest setting, 100%, produces the most variability . In this example, the Length slider is set to98%.
Mosaics and tessellations | 555 The Start with triangle mode creates a perfect wedge in the “V .” Y ou can use the Respect edge of image mode to automatically insert a space at the perimeter of the image so that the tiles you insert at the edge of the image do not pass the edge.
556 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o give mosaic tiles a 3D look 1 Choose Effects Esoterica Make Mosaic and T essellation. 2 Drag in the document window to apply tiles. When the mosaic is complete, you can proceed to step 3. 3 Choose Render T o Mask from the Action list box.
Mosaics and tessellations | 557 selection with tiles, you can make the selection using the Lasso tool. T o fill an oval or rectangular selection, you must first use the Stroke Selection command to apply tiles to the selection path, and then use the Fill Selection command to fill the rest of the selection.
558 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Creating tessellations A tessellation is a type of mosaic that is made up of nonrectangular tiles. With Corel Painter , you can create a tessellation from scratch or from a clone source. A tessellation that is based on a clone source is a powerful option.
Mosaics and tessellations | 559 Adding points in the shape of a letter . The letters appear as a swath of smaller polygons. After creating a tessellation, the shapes appear as mosaic tiles that are given the main color and are surrounded by grout lines.
560 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide • Random — generates a tessellation by using random points Corel Painter forms polygons by connecting the points according to the spacing type. 8 Do one of the following: • Click Add 500 P oints , and repeat if necessary .
Mosaics and tessellations | 561 Y ou can also base the color on the color in a clone source if you enable Clone Color in the Colors panel. .
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Weaves | 563 W eaves Corel Painter includes an assortment of weave samples that you can apply as fills. On Windows, you can also edit a weave sample to make it your own. In addition, Corel Painter includes a powerful programing language that allows you draft custom weave patterns from scratch.
564 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Left: A weave displayed as two-dimensional. Right: The same weave displayed as three-dimensional produces a more jagged effect. T o apply a weave as a fill 1 Choose Window Media Control Panels Weaves . 2 Click the Weave selector , and click a weave in the Painter W eaves library panel.
Weaves | 565 T o edit weave colors 1 Choose Window Color panels Color Sets . 2 Choose Window Media Control Panels Weaves . 3 In the Weaves panel, click the Weave selector , and click a weave on the Painter W eaves library panel. 4 Click the W eave Options button , and choose Get Color Set .
566 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide An example of a simple weave using 1) grey horizontal weft threads and 2) black vertical warp threads. In traditional weaving, you need to follow a draft to create a weave. A draft is a set of instructions for setting up a loom to produce a weave.
Weaves | 567 Component Description 1. W arp The values in the Warp area specify the threading sequence of the vertical threads in the weave. 2. W arp Colors The values that appear in the Warp Colors area control the color and number of vertical threads in the weave.
568 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Connect warp thread T o harness 4 1 5 2 6 3 The sequence repeats for subsequent threads. 7 2 8 3 9 4 The threading sequence above, 234123, has a length of 6, which indicates that the pattern runs for 6 threads before repeating.
Weaves | 569 T raditional expression Pattern language expression 1223334444333221 (1-4-1)[](1-4-1) T o define a warp or weft expression • In the Edit W eave dialog box, type an expression in the Warp box. As you type a warp or weft sequence, the “Expands to n”message above the panel displays the length n (number of digits) of the expression.
570 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Designing the tie-up (Windows only) The purpose of the tie-up is to describe which of the warp rows to use when weaving a given weft thread. It works in conjunction with the warp and weft expressions to generate the weave pattern.
Weaves | 571 In this tie-up, alternate black cells that are positioned in the fourth row and column instruct the warp thread (white) to be placed in front of the weft thread (black). Notice that the addition of the black cells in the fourth row and column produces a checkerboard effect.
572 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide BL OCK Operator usage Short form <pattern> block <count> [] The left operand is a sequence of any length.
Weaves | 573 Operator usage Short form <pattern> extend <count> ext, -> The left operand is a pattern of any length. The right operand is an integer that is interpreted as a length. The left operand is reshaped to be the length as specified by the right operand.
574 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Example Expansion 123456787654321 ~ 121221222 112231425261728272615241322211 UPTO Operator usage Short form <pattern> upto <pattern> <, - The“-” may be used as an upto operator only when the last element of the left operand is strictly less than the first element of the right operand.
Weaves | 575 The downto operator may be followed immediately (with no intervening characters) by any number of tick marks ( ' ). A tick mark indicates to cycle through the domain before running down to the right operand. The number of tick marks sets the number of cycles.
576 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Operator usage Short form <pattern> palindrome pal, | This operator takes only one operand, the left operand. That operand can be a pattern of any length. The resultant expansion is the left operand concatenated with itself backwards.
Weaves | 577 Example Expansion 123456787654321 pbox 21436587 214365878563412 1-'8 pbox 4-18-5 4321876543218765 UPDOWN Operator usage Short form <pattern> updown <pattern> <> The left and right operands are both patterns of any length.
578 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Example Expansion 12 ><' 567 18765432187656781234567812187654321876781234567818765432187 ROT ATE Operator usage Short form <pattern> rotate <number> rot, The left operand is a pattern of any length.
Weaves | 579 Example Interpreted as 1-4-2 ((1 upto 4) downto 2) 1234[]4321| ((1234 block 4321) palindrome) 1-4 block 4-1 ((1 upto 4) block (4 upto1)) (1-4|),(4-1|)| ((((1 upto 4) palindrome) concat ((.
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Shapes | 581 Shapes Shapes are vector -based objects that you can draw , modify , and fill. They can be open shapes, such as lines and curves, or closed shapes, such as circles and squares. Y ou can create and edit shapes with the precision of a drawing program and integrate them with the Natural- Media environment in Corel Painter .
582 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide • “Duplicating shapes” (page 597) • “Combining shapes” (page 598) • “Blending shapes” (page 599) • “Saving a shape outline as a selection” (.
Shapes | 583 T o draw a rectangle or square 1 Choose the Rectangular Shape tool from the toolbox. 2 On the property bar , click the T oggle Stroke Color button, then click the Select Stroke Color button, and choose an outline color .
584 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Shapes created with straight line segments. Shapes created with curved line segments. Working with Bézier lines Bézier Lines can be straight or curved, and they consist of anchor points connected by line segments (or paths).
Shapes | 585 An anchor point can be a smooth point (top) or a corner point (bottom). Y ou can easily adjust shapes after you create them. For more information, see “ Adding, deleting, and moving anchor points” on page 590. Clicking creates anchor points connected by straight line segments.
586 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide • Close the shape by clicking the Close Shape button on the property bar . • Hold down Command (Mac OS) or Ctrl (Windows) to temporarily access the Shape Selection tool , and click outside the shape to deselect it.
Shapes | 587 3 In the Shape Attributes dialog box, perform an action from the following table: T o Do the following Apply an outline to a shape Enable the Stroke check box.
588 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o Do the following Adjust the fill opacity In the Fill area, move the Opacity slider . Y ou can also adjust shape flatness by adjusting the Flatness slider . T o set preferences for shape tools 1 Do one of the following: • (Mac OS) Choose Corel P ainter 2016 menu Preferences Shapes .
Shapes | 589 Modifying shape outlines and fills Y ou can choose the color , opacity , and width of the path outlining the shape, which is also known as a stroke. Y ou can also control the way line ends are drawn and joined. In addition, you can apply a fill to a shape by choosing the color and opacity of the fill.
590 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o set shape fill attributes 1 Choose the Shape Selection tool from the toolbox, and click a shape. Y ou can select multiple shapes by holding down Shift while clicking the shapes. 2 Right-click the shape and choose Set Shape Attributes .
Shapes | 591 Use the Add Point tool to add anchor points to the path. Use the Remove Point tool to delete anchor points. Y ou can also move one or several points by averaging, which moves two or more anchor points with respect to each other . Averaging is useful when you need to join the endpoint of one curve to the endpoint of another .
592 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Drag an anchor point to move it. T o average anchor points 1 With the Shape Selection tool , select the anchor points you want to average. It is often easiest to drag a marquee around the points you want. 2 Choose Shapes Average Points .
Shapes | 593 Use the Shape Selection tool to drag a wing handle. T o convert a smooth or corner point 1 With the Shape Selection tool , select an anchor point. If the anchor point’s wings are not displayed, drag over the anchor point to display them.
594 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide After a path is cut, it can be moved. T o join endpoints 1 Choose the Shape Selection tool from the toolbox. 2 Select the two anchor points you want to join. Y ou can do this either by marquee selecting both points, or by clicking the first point and then holding down Shift and clicking the second point.
Shapes | 595 automatically displays a warning message to instruct you to commit the shape to an image layer . After you commit the shape to an image layer , you cannot re-access the shape-specific controls. For more information, “Layers” on page 389.
596 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Resizing, rotating, skewing, and flipping shapes Corel Painter lets you resize, rotate, flip, or skew an individual shape, or a group of shapes. Before you can work with a shape, you must select it. Resizing a shape Rotating a group of shapes.
Shapes | 597 2 Select the shape or group you want to rotate. A selection rectangle appears around the shapes. The rectangle has a handle on each corner and side. 3 Hold down Command (Mac OS) or Ctrl (W indows) and drag a corner handle. This command works for both shapes and pixel-based layers.
598 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o create a transformed duplicate 1 Select the shape you want to transform. 2 Choose Shapes Duplicate . Corel Painter creates a duplicate shape according to the specifications you’ve set. This duplicate is now the selected shape.
Shapes | 599 The resulting compound shape can itself be used again to create another compound shape. T o release a compound shape 1 Select a compound shape. 2 Choose Shapes Release Compound . Blending shapes Y ou can blend single shapes, or groups of shapes, so that they appear to be one shape morphing into another .
600 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide With a Perspective F actor of 1.0, the shapes are spaced evenly . W ith a Perspective F actor of less than 1.0, shapes are closer at the beginning of the blend and farther apart at the end of the blend. With a Perspective F actor greater than 1.
Shapes | 601 If both Corel Painter and Adobe Illustrator are running on your computer , you can copy content from Adobe Illustrator and paste it in Corel Painter . T o export shapes to Adobe Illustrator 1 Choose File Export Adobe Illustrator File .
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Adding text | 603 Adding text Corel Painter lets you position and manipulate editable text on your image. This section contains the following topics: • “ Adding text to images” (page 603) • .
604 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide F ormatting text Y ou can format text by changing the font, point size, and color . Y ou can also perform these tasks from the property bar or from the T ext panel, where you’ll find additional text controls. The changes that you make are applied to all of the text in the text layer .
Adding text | 605 T o kern text 1 Choose Window T ext . 2 Choose the T ext tool from the toolbox. 3 In the Layers panel, select a text layer . 4 In the T ext panel, adjust the T racking slider . T o adjust leading 1 Choose Window T ext . 2 Choose the T ext tool from the toolbox.
606 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide If the bounding box is not shown, click the Layer options button and choose Show Layer Indicators . Adding drop shadows to text Y ou can apply a drop shadow to text.
Adding text | 607 T o adjust text opacity 1 In the T ext panel, click on the following buttons: • T ext Attributes • Shadow Attributes 2 In the T ext panel, move the Opacity slider to the left to increase transparency or to the right to increase opacity .
608 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Curve Style Example The Curve P erpendicular style places the text along the curve, with each letter perpendicular to the curve. The Curve Stretch style actually changes the shape of the letters to fill in the space that would be left when the curve bends.
Adding text | 609 3 Choose the Shape Selection tool from the toolbox. 4 Click an end point on the path. Drag the handles to change the shape of the path. Converting text layers Y ou can convert a text layer into a standard layer so that you can apply effects such as gradations, blends, or surface textures.
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Working with animation and digital videos | 611 W orking with animation and digital videos Corel Painter lets you create animations frame-by -frame from scratch, as well as open existing digital videos (QuickTime or AVI) for editing frames on Windows.
612 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide • Create animations by tracing • Create animations from layers Customizing an animation-specific color set Y ou can customize a color set for the animation to better control the use of color . For example, using a particular color set prevents the colors of your characters from shifting between frames.
Working with animation and digital videos | 613 Bytes per pixel are determined by the storage type. For example, 24-bit color with an 8-bit alpha channel uses 4 bytes per pixel. F or more information about storage types, see “Creating frame-by-frame animation” on page 613.
614 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Y ou can also Choose a paper color Click the Color chip, and choose a color from the Color dialog box. Choose a paper texture Click the P aper chip, and choose a paper texture from the Papers T extures panel. The storage type lets you specify the color depth for saving each frame.
Working with animation and digital videos | 615 Importing QuickTime and A VI files Y ou can import QuickTime or A VI digital videos so you can edit them using any of the Corel P ainter brushes, textures, and effects. When you import a QuickTime or A VI file, Corel Painter automatically converts it into a frame stack.
616 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Applying effects to a single frame Y ou can paint on, or apply effects to, any frame in a movie. Y ou can do anything in a frame that you can do in a single image: paint with a brush, add layers, or apply an effect to a selection or to the entire image.
Working with animation and digital videos | 617 T o set the preview rate • In the Frame Stacks panel, move the Playback slider . Using onion skinning Onion skinning is a feature animators use to view previous and future frames while working in the current frame.
618 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide T o create motion with layers 1 Choose Movie New Movie . 2 T ype 1 in the Number of Frames box. 3 Enable one of the Layers of Onion Skin options, and click OK . 4 In the Enter Movie Name dialog box, choose a location, type a name for the file, and click Save .
Working with animation and digital videos | 619 T ake, for example, a blinking eye. For this type of action, draw the cycle once, and repeat it as many times as needed. This example shows a blinking eye as an animated cycle. Y ou draw the frames once, and then repeat them.
620 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Rotoscoping Rotoscoping is the process of painting on a movie, applying effects to a movie, or compositing a portion of the images from one movie with the images of another . This is often done to make the action of a person filmed in one place appear on a background filmed in another .
Working with animation and digital videos | 621 3 Perform the actions you want included in the script, and click the Stop button in the Scripts panel. 4 In the Script Name dialog box, type a name for the script in the Save as box. T o apply a script to a movie 1 Open the movie to which you want to apply the script.
622 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide • The Cinepak method produces acceptable motion and image quality at remarkably small file sizes. It is the preferred format for CD delivery and transfer across the Internet.
Working with animation and digital videos | 623 Understanding frame rate Frame rate describes the number of image frames displayed per second (fps). The frame rate can determine not only how big a file your animation is, but also how smooth the motion appears.
624 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide 2 In the Save Movie dialog box, enable the Save Movie As Numbered Files option, and click OK . 3 In the Save Numbered File As dialog box, choose a location and file format, enter a name for the first file, and click Save .
Working with animation and digital videos | 625 6 In the Animation Options area, type a value in the F rame Delay box to specify a pause (in 100ths of a second) between frames.
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Using scripts to automate tasks | 627 Using scripts to automate tasks Y ou can use scripts to speed up repetitive tasks, combine multiple or complex actions, or make an option more easily accessible.
628 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide • Y ou can record a script that plays back using the current art materials. For example, you can record a script of a pencil drawing, then open a new document, choose a different paper texture, color , and brush, and play back the script.
Using scripts to automate tasks | 629 T o prepare for a script recording session, you may find it useful to write down the individual steps that you want to perform so you don’t forget any steps while recording. However , you can edit or delete a script if you’re not satisfied with the result.
630 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide with a timestamp, along with the other scripts that you create. Y ou can specify how long Corel Painter saves background scripts before deleting them. Y ou can play background scripts; however , unlike custom scripts, you cannot edit background scripts.
Using scripts to automate tasks | 631 If the destination document has a different aspect ratio from the original, the image created by the script will be proportionally distorted. 2 In the Scripts panel, click the resolution-independent script you recorded in the Scripts library viewer .
632 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide 2 In the Scripts panel, choose a script from the Scripts library viewer . 3 Click the Delete button . Converting scripts to movies (Windows only) Y ou can convert a script into a Corel Painter movie, which you can save as a QuickTime or A VI file.
Using scripts to automate tasks | 633 2 In the Scripts panel, click the Import a script button . 3 Choose the drive and folder where the script is stored. 4 Click the script file. 5 Click Open . T o export a script 1 Choose Window Scripts . 2 In the Scripts panel, click the Export the currently selected script button .
634 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Creating and deleting script libraries Y ou can store and organize scripts to make it easier to locate and access them. When you create a new script, it is automatically saved to the currently selected script library .
Printing images | 635 Printing images Y ou can print Corel Painter images on a wide variety of printers, including P ostScript, W indows Graphics Device Interface (GDI), and QuickDraw , and high-resolution imagesetters.
636 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide • (Mac OS) Click the Show Details button, choose Corel Painter 2016 from the list box, and enable the Fit to page check box. • (Windows) Click the Painter 2016 tab, and enable the Size to Fit Page check box. Y ou must enable this option to print images larger than the page size.
Printing images | 637 Y ou can also Painter places a color bar , registration marks, and the color name on each of the four separated plates. Print an image to a black-and-white PostScript laser printer (Windows only) Choose the P ainter 2016 tab, and enable the B & W PostScript option.
638 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Proofs If you’re sending your images to a print service provider for printing, it is recommended that you first obtain proofs. Y ou can use proofs from a black-and-white printer to check page size and image placement.
Notes for users of Adobe Photoshop | 639 Notes for users of Adobe Photoshop If you have previously worked with Adobe Photoshop, you may notice the differences in the tools and terminology of Corel Painter . This section describes these differences and provides additional tips to help you move smoothly between these applications.
640 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Adobe Photoshop term Corel Painter term Layer style Composite method Palette Panel Selection Selection Snapshot Clone Comparing tools in Corel P ainter and Adobe Photoshop The following table lists Adobe Photoshop tools and the corresponding Corel Painter tools.
Notes for users of Adobe Photoshop | 641 Adobe Photoshop tool Corel Painter tool For more information Freeform P en tool Quick Curve tool See “Drawing lines and curves” on page 583. Gradient tool Gradients panel Gradient fill, available with the P aint Bucket tool See “ Applying gradients” on page 539.
642 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Adobe Photoshop element When the PSD file is opened in Corel P ainter Alpha channels Alpha channels are preserved. Blending modes Most blending modes are preserved as composite methods.
Setting preferences | 643 Setting preferences Corel Painter preferences allow you to customize the program to complement your work style and to achieve optimal performance. The purpose of this section is to describe all Corel Painter preferences and, when applicable, provide references to more detailed information.
644 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Brush size increment Lets you set the brush size increment value in pixels. For more information, see “Setting basic brush attributes” on page 229. Align Brush to Path tolerance Determines how close the brushstroke must be to the path or shape for automatic alignment to occur .
Setting preferences | 645 T o access the general preferences • Do one of the following: • (Mac OS) Choose Corel P ainter 2016 menu Preferences General .
646 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Default Sets the default workspace view to display all standard tools in the workspace and all open documents. Single Document View Sets the default workspace view to hide your computer’s desktop and view the document window without scroll bars.
Setting preferences | 647 Performance preference Description Undo Levels Allows you to undo and redo up to 256 levels of changes. The number of Undo levels applies across all open documents.
648 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Shape preference Description Colors - Wing/Bézier/Handle Sets the color of the wings, Bézier , and handles. Colors - Outline/Path Sets the color of the shape outline paths. Colors - Selected Point/Anchor Sets the color of the selected anchor points.
Setting preferences | 649 you that any source image editing needs to be updated, saved, exported, or discarded. T o change Cloning preferences • Do one of the following: • (Mac OS) Choose Corel P ainter 2016 menu Preferences Cloning . • (Windows) Choose Edit Preferences Cloning .
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Web | 651 W eb Corel Painter includes various options for creating images for the web. This section contains the following topics: • “Choosing web-safe colors” (page 651) • “Posterizing usin.
652 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Posterizing means adjusting the number of color levels an image contains. Corel P ainter can automatically constrain all colors in your image to a web-safe, 216-color palette.
Web | 653 Web brushes are also included with the extra content in Corel P ainter , which is available online. T o change the brush method and subcategory 1 Choose Window Brush Control Panels General . 2 From the Method list box, choose Cover .
654 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide 3 Choose File Save As . 4 Choose GIF from the Save As T ype list box. 5 Specify a location and filename, and click Save . 6 In the Save As GIF Options dialog box, enable the Output T ransparency check box to make the selected area the only part of the canvas displayed on your web page.
Web | 655 The RIFF format contains data about your image that is lost when you convert it to GIF . If you want to edit the file later , save a RIFF copy before you generate a GIF version. Creating image maps An image map is a web feature that lets you jump to different locations by clicking specific areas within an image.
656 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide The size of the layer determines the size of the clickable area, or hotspot. Server -side image mapping handles circles and ovals differently . W ith server -side mapping, you can export ovals. For more information on server -side image maps, see “Creating server -side image maps” on page 657.
Web | 657 Creating server -side image maps In Corel Painter , you can define a layer as a clickable region. Corel Painter saves this image map information within a separate text file, which you can upload to your web server . It can then be accessed by a CGI script.
658 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Use the Fade command to lighten a pattern. Controlling background color Using a background color closely matched to your background image takes no additional download time and creates a pleasing transition. For example, suppose your page loads a dark green seamless background tile.
Web | 659 Example of using seamless and non-seamless tiles in a pattern A way to partially avoid seams that occur with effects such as Apply Surface T exture is to apply the effect several times at lower strengths (by moving the Amount slider). Shift the pattern a little (using Shift + Spacebar ) between applications.
660 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Applying surface texture Leading the array of Corel Painter web-friendly tools, the Apply Surface T exture feature could easily become a web designer’s best friend. Y ou can use Apply Surface T exture to apply 3D effects to web buttons, bars, or other elements.
Index | 661 Index Numerics 1-Pixel Edge brush tip profile 270 for Hard Media 271 1-Rank nozzles creating 364 2-Rank nozzles building 366 creating 366 making from movies 370 360° brushstrokes 110 3D b.
662 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide creating 624 exporting movies as 624 animations 611 calculating required disk space 612 considering frame rate 623 creating 611 frame delay 625 keyboard shortcuts f.
Index | 663 Camera Motion Blur effect 460 Motion Blur effect 465 Smart Blur effect 459 text 606 Zoom Blur effect 467 brightness adjusting 196 adjusting for paper grain 120 matching across images 207 B.
664 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Brush Selector bar 49 choosing brushes with 228 description 24 moving or docking 35 showing or hiding 34 brush size scaling features with 643 brush tip profiles 269.
Index | 665 saving 113 scaling 230 setting alignment tolerance 109 straight lines 106 troubleshooting 113 two-color 170 types 253 undoing 107 using data from 113 Buildup brush methods 255 Bulge tool a.
666 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide creating tessellation from 560 creating texture with 486 definition 22 editing 134 exporting 134 filling areas with 147 moving reference points 146 painting 135 rot.
Index | 667 saving on Mixer panel 176 setting variability 181 sorting in color sets 179 swapping main and additional 167 text 604 using in movies 612 variability controls 310 Web-safe 651 color cast c.
668 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide using, for warp and weave expressions 569 Color Sets panel 37 displaying 178 color swatches Mixer pad 175 color tools 27 color variability brush controls 310 settin.
Index | 669 Cover brush methods 256 crayons 218 Crop tool 28 constraining to a square 67 cropping images with 66 setting aspect ratio 67 crosshair for cloning 129 Cubic Interpolation control 301 curso.
670 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide watercolor 290 Digital Watercolor brushes 219 adjusting diffusion 325 adjusting wet fringe 325 choosing variants 325 controls for 288 description 321 drying brushst.
Index | 671 Dryout control 299 Dull brush tip profile 270 for Hard Media 271 duplicating channels 426 layers 398 selections 452 shapes 597 shapes, settings for 597 shapes, transformed 598 Dye Concentr.
672 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide Pop Art Fill 479 T esselation 558 exporting Adobe Photoshop files, notes on 642 A VI movies 622 brush categories 236 brush variants 236 clone source images 134 colo.
Index | 673 layers 65 selections 65 shapes 596 floating object layers 391 floating objects 395 creating 395 dropping from layers 396 duplicating 395 repositioning on layers 396 flow jitter 283 flow ma.
674 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide multicore support 257 source, opacity , and grain 257 stroke types 253 general preferences accessing 645 description 643 getting started guide 1 GIF files creating .
Index | 675 locking 162 perspective 154 removing all 162 removing one 162 repositioning 161 showing 161 snapping items to 162 snapping to rulers 162 unlocking 162 H Hand tool 641 Hard Light composite .
676 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide cloning 129 compositing mosaics with 557 correcting and adjusting colors 195 creating color sets from 180 creating gradients from 546 creating patterns from 531 cro.
Index | 677 choosing variants 319 controlling variants 319 list of variants 317 jitter controls adjusting opacity 258 angle jitter 265 color jitter 312 feature 283 flow 283 flow and feature jitter 283.
678 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide converting to default 394 copying 398 copying selections from 399 creating 394 creating 1-Rank nozzles from 364 creating color sets from 180 creating selections fro.
Index | 679 working with 211 library panels displaying swatches 213 hiding swatches 213 modifying display 213 resizing 213 Lighten composite method 415 Lighten merge mode 261 lightening image tone 209.
680 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide zooming to specific levels 62 Magnifier tool 30 resetting 62 zooming in with 61 zooming out with 61 main color , choosing 167 Marbling effect 468 creating recipes f.
Index | 681 resetting colors 176 resizing 172 sampling pad colors 174 saving colors 176 saving Mixer pad 177 saving pad 177 tools for 171 using 171 Mixer swatches adding to color sets 176 mixing color.
682 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide negative depth Impasto 384 Negative effect 208 negative metal 522 New Brushes workspace layout 328 new features 12 Updates 1 and 2 18 new features 2015 7 Jitter Smo.
Index | 683 page 635 resetting image 63 toolbox 646 origin, ruler changing 161 restoring 161 Oval Selection tool 28, 437 deactivating selections with 447 keyboard shortcuts for 89 selecting circula.
684 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide paper (definition) 22 paper grain 115 brightness and contrast 119 direction and behavior 120 inverting and scaling 118 setting in movies 621 paper libraries 211 add.
Index | 685 performance preferences 646 specifying 647 PERMUTE expression operator 576 perspective adding to clones 145 distorting in selections 456 perspective guides 154 Perspective Guides tool 30 p.
686 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide presets, canvas 55 pressure, brushstroke 105 previewing brush dabs 247 brush sizes 265 brushstrokes 247 color profiles 191 with color management 191 printing 635 co.
Index | 687 Fanning setting 375 Friction setting 375 Height setting 375 opening 375 Profile Length setting 374 Roundness setting 374 recent brushes bar , description 25 recipes, marbling clearing 469 .
688 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide setting color variability based on 311 setting in Color panel 168 RIFF files saving 69 saving layers as 421 saving mosaics as 548 Right T wirl tool applying Liquid .
Index | 689 Screen composite method 414 Screen merge mode 262 screens, applying texture with 491 script libraries 45, 211 adding to 212 creating 212 creating and deleting 634 deleting resources 213.
690 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide feathering edges 448 flipping 65 freehand 438 generating automatically 441 generating color -based 441 generating from a clone 441 inverting 447 libraries 211 loadi.
Index | 691 sizing brushstrokes 262 canvas 54 Hard Media 352 page 54 Sketch effect 503 skewing reference layers 423 selections 455 shapes 596 text 605 Smart Blur 459 Smart Brush Settings 231 Smart Set.
692 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide surface lighting adjusting Impasto depth 387 adjusting intensity and brightness 387 Impasto 381, 385 surface texture applying lighting 490 applying, to Web butto.
Index | 693 selecting in mosaics 550 using to create seamless patterns 533 tiling clones 142 images 472 Tinting brushes 227 tip profiles Hard Media 351 T onal Control effects Adjusting Selected Colors.
694 | Corel Painter 2016 User Guide setting levels 647 unit of measure changing 54 for rulers, setting 160 setting 645 unlocking guides 162 layers 403 updating software 644 UPDOWN expression operator .
Index | 695 applying surface texture to 660 creating 659 using Bevel World plug-in for 660 using Impasto feature on 660 Web features 651 web graphics reducing the number of colors 654 Web graphics GIF.
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Corel Painter 2016 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Corel Painter 2016 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Corel Painter 2016, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Corel Painter 2016 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Corel Painter 2016, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Corel Painter 2016.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Corel Painter 2016. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Corel Painter 2016 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
