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Table of contents i
Table of contents
Welcome to Corel Painter X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What’s New in Corel Painter? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
How to Use the Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
About Corel Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
A Workspace Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
The Menus and the Document Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
The Toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
The Property Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
The Brush Selector Bar and the Brush Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
The Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Custom Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Libraries and Movers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Brush Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
The Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Working with Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Working with Composition Tools, Rulers, and Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Setting Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Using Two Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Understanding Plug-ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Textures, Patterns, and Weaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Using Paper Texture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Using Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Using Weaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71
Color. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Getting Started with Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Working with the Mixer Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Working with Color Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Setting Color Variability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Viewing Color Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Setting Color Expression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Working with Gradients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Exploring Brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Understanding Brush Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Choosing Brush Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Marking the Canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Exploring Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Working with Fill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Working with RealBristle Brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Getting Started with RealBristle brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
RealBristle settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
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Watercolor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Getting Started with Watercolor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Working with Digital Watercolor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Liquid Ink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Working with the Liquid Ink Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Using Liquid Ink Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Impasto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Getting Started with Impasto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Adjusting Surface Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Customizing Brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Getting Started with the Brush Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Managing Settings and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Managing Custom Brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
Photo Painting System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Creating Underpaintings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Auto-Painting Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Restoring Detail to Paintings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Cloning and Tracing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Cloning Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Using Clone Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
Turning Other Brushes into Cloners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
Using Selections and Transformations with Cloning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204
Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Getting Started with Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
Creating Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Saving, Loading, and Combining Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Editing Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217
Alpha Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Creating, Generating, and Importing Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223
Managing and Editing Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Getting Started with Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
Managing Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
Editing Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243
Working with Layer Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
Image Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Applying Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259
Working with Third-party Plug-ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
Using Orientation Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
Correcting and Adjusting Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264
Equalizing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270
Other Tonal Control Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271
Using Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .274
Working with Surface Texture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277
Using Other Surface Control Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286
Using Focus Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293
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Using Esoterica Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297
Dynamic Plug-ins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Getting Started with Dynamic Plug-ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Exploring Dynamic Plug-ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313
Image Hose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
How the Image Hose Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331
Getting Started with the Image Hose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .332
Controlling the Image Hose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .333
Indexing: Choosing Images from a Nozzle File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335
Creating, Loading, and Saving Nozzles for the Image Hose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336
Mosaics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Getting Started with Mosaics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347
Placing and Customizing Tiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351
Working with Tessellation Mosaics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .356
Using Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Getting Started with Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361
Creating Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .363
Editing Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .368
Transforming Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .372
Combining Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .375
Saving and Exporting Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .378
Working with Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Understanding the Text Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379
Creating and Formatting Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .379
Applying Effects to Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .380
Converting and Dropping Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .384
The Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Creating Web Page Backgrounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .385
Creating Web Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .387
Using the Image Slicer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .388
Working with Rollovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .393
Working with Image Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395
Creating GIF Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .397
Using Web-Safe Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .399
Selecting Brushes for the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400
Scripting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Getting Started with Scripting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .403
Editing Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .406
Working with Scripts and Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .407
Animation and Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
Creating Animations and Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .409
Getting Started with Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411
Modifying a Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415
Rotoscoping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .416
Saving and Exporting Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .421
Creating and Exporting Animations for the World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .423
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Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Understanding Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .427
Getting Started with Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .427
Understanding Color Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .429
Managing Files Saved in EPS Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .433
Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Toolbox Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .436
Palette Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .437
Corel Painter Menu Commands (Mac OS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .437
File Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .437
Edit Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .437
Canvas Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .438
Layers Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .438
Select Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .438
Shapes Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .438
Effects Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .438
Window Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .439
Screen Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .439
Palette Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .439
Palette Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .439
Brush Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .440
Selection Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .440
Adjuster Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .441
Shape Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .441
Animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .442
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .442
Layer Section Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .442
Mosaics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .443
Other Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .443
Welcome to Corel Painter X 1
Welcome to Corel Painter X
Corel® Painter™ X is the leading digital painting application. The Natural-Media® features in Corel Painter let you
simulate the use of a wide range of art tools — from felt pens, charcoal, and colored pencils to watercolor and oils.
What’s New in Corel Painter?
Corel Painter X offers a broad range of tools and features that inspire creativity, increase performance, and further extend
compatibility with other industry-standard tools and applications.
Creativity
Corel Painter X delivers an array of powerful new features that mimic traditional art media as never before — right down
to the individual bristles on a brush.
RealBristle Painting System
The new RealBristle Painting System, which reproduces the natural movement of an artist’s brush, represents a major
milestone for digital painting. This new feature heightens the responsiveness of your brush in a totally new way. With
Corel Painter X, you can now faithfully replicate the sensation of the interaction between the paint, canvas, and brush. For
more information, see “RealBristle settings” on page 127.
Divine Proportion
The new Divine Proportion composition tool helps you visually arrange your canvas before drawing or painting. Widely
used throughout history, divine proportion is a ratio of 1:1.61803398874989, or approximately 3:5, which is generally
recognized as aesthetically pleasing to the eye. It has been used by many of the world’s most recognized artists, designers,
and architects, such as Sargent, Seurat, Michelangelo, and Le Corbusier.
This tool can help you create visually stunning compositions, whether you are painting from a blank canvas or are
cropping a photo that you want to transform into a painting. Corel Painter X provides palette controls for the Divine
Proportion composition tool, which let you adjust the orientation, size, angle of rotation, display colors, opacity, and grid
levels.
For more information, see “Using the Divine Proportion tool” on page 44.
Layout Grid
The new Layout Grid composition tool divides the canvas into equal sections. Similar to the Divine Proportion
composition tool, the Layout Grid helps you visually arrange the canvas or a photo before you draw or paint. You can
choose from three preset grids: the Rule of Thirds, 3 × 5, or 5 × 5. In addition, you can customize the Layout Grid to
virtually any configuration. For more information, see “Using the Layout Grid” on page 43.
Photo Painting System
The enhanced Photo Painting System makes it easier than ever for you to create beautiful paintings from photos. With
Corel Painter X, new controls provide you with more options when creating an underpainting. In addition, the new Smart
Stroke Painting option uses brush strokes that dynamically adhere to the forms of the original photo. For more
information, see “Photo Painting System” on page 189.
The Underpainting Palette
Throughout history, artists have used underpaintings to establish the overall color values for their paintings. Similarly, the
Underpainting palette lets you prepare a photo for cloning — the first step in transforming a photo into a painting. You
can adjust the photo’s contrast, lightness, or saturation and add an edge effect, such as a rectangular, circular, or jagged
vignette.
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With Corel Painter X, the Underpainting palette has been enhanced to include color schemes based on various media
styles, such as Impressionist, Classical, Modern, Watercolor, Sketchbook, and Chalk Drawing. In addition, you can choose
a color scheme that matches the colors of any opened image.
The Auto-Painting Palette
The Auto-Painting palette lets you transform a photo into a painting by automatically applying random paint strokes that
vary in stroke type, direction, and pressure. You choose the type of brush stroke and adjust the preset options to determine
how the brush interacts with the canvas.
With Corel Painter X, the Auto-Painting palette has been enhanced to provide the new Smart Stroke Painting option,
which uses brush strokes that follow the forms of the original photo. When enabled, the Smart Stroke Painting option
dynamically changes brush size, stroke length, and pressure based on the detail and focal areas of the original photo.
The Restoration Palette
The Restoration palette allows you to touch up a painting manually by using one of two special brushes. These brushes
use the original photographic detail to “restore” image areas, such as facial features.
Match Palette Effect
The new Match Palette effect lets you match the color and intensity between two images. If you want to change an image’s
color scheme, you can open an image that features your desired color scheme and use the Match Palette effect to apply the
new color scheme to your image. For more information, see “Matching Color and Brightness across Images” on page 274.
Mixer Palette
Corel Painter X gives you more control over color selection when you use Artists’ Oils brushes, RealBristle brushes, or any
other bristle-type brush. For multicolor selection, the enhanced Mixer palette gives you better control over color blending
between the Mixer palette and the canvas. For more information, see “Working with the Mixer Palette” on page 79.
Performance and Productivity
Corel Painter X introduces new tools that increase productivity and streamline your workflow. This is the fastest version of
Corel Painter ever, as application performance, speed, and stability have improved dramatically.
Depending on your system hardware, Corel Painter X provides up to five times faster startup performance compared with
previous versions of the software. Plus, brush engine performance is 35% faster, opening RIFF files is two times faster,
rendering effects is two times faster, running scripts is 25% faster, and file saving is now up to 40% faster.
Universal Binary
With support for Universal binary specifications, Corel Painter X is optimized for use on both Intel®- and PowerPC®-
based Mac® computers.
Workspace Customization
With Corel Painter X it’s easy to share or switch between customized workspaces. For example, to suit specific workflows
in a professional environment, workspaces may be customized to offer only tools relevant to sketching, photography, and
painting. For more information, see “Customizing the workspace” on page 30.
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Corel Painter X makes it easy to share custom workspaces.
Dodge and Burn Tools
With Corel Painter X, dodge and burn capabilities have been improved with the addition of two new image enhancement
tools. The Dodge tool lets artists lighten, or overexpose, specific areas of an image. The Burn tool lets artists darken, or
underexpose, specific areas of an image. Dodging and burning are often used to prepare a photo for painting. For more
information, see “Dodging and Burning” on page 276.
Color Management
Corel Painter X includes the enhanced Color Management System, which ensures accurate color reproduction between
devices and print jobs. In previous versions of Corel Painter, color management controls needed to be reset for each new
project. Now, you specify color management options only once, and Corel Painter X retains those settings until you make
further adjustments. With support for industry-standard color profiles defined in version 4.0 of the International Color
Consortium® specification (ICC 4.0), Corel Painter X lets you focus entirely on your work. For more information, see
“Understanding Color Management” on page 431.
Session Memory
With enhanced session memory, Corel Painter X retains many different settings between sessions, including grid settings,
tracker settings, and erasers.
Secure Saving and Auto-Backup
Corel Painter X provides the new Secure Saving and Auto-Backup features, which help ensure that you will not lose your
work in the case of a power outage or system crash.
Compatibility
Corel Painter X fits into your workflow and is compatible with the industry-standard software and hardware you use
every day, including the latest operating systems from Apple and Microsoft.
Windows Vista Support
Corel Painter X is designed to run on Windows Vista™, the latest Microsoft® operating system.
Adobe Photoshop Support
Layers behave in Corel Painter much as they do in Adobe® Photoshop®, which makes it simple to move files between the
two applications. When you open files saved to the Photoshop file format (PSD) in Corel Painter, the file’s layer masks,
alpha channels, and layer sets (groups) are maintained. The enhancements include improved support for layer merge
modes and easier layer grouping and combining. Corel Painter X also supports Photoshop plug-ins for Mac OS® X.
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Wacom Support
Wacom® pen tablets and pens have long been staples in the creative professional’s toolbox. With Corel Painter X, you can
use the entire Wacom product line — including the Cintiq® 21 UX interactive pen display, the Intuos®3 pen tablet, and
the Wacom 6D Art Pen. The new RealBristle Painting System in Corel Painter X was developed to take full advantage of
the Wacom 6D Art Pen. Combined with the pen’s six dimensions of control, Corel Painter X takes realism to new heights.
For more information, see “Art Pens” on page 99 and “Working with RealBristle Brushes” on page 127.
Corel Painter X and a Wacom tablet bring true expression from the artist’s hand to the canvas.
Artwork by Chet Phillips.
Learning
With a printed user guide, training videos and tutorials from Corel Painter Masters, online Help, and courseware
specifically designed for educators, getting started with Corel Painter has never been easier.
Printed User Guide
With Corel Painter X, you get a printed user guide, which provides information and fast solutions.
Jeremy Sutton Training Videos
For guidance and inspiration, Corel Painter X includes a new collection of step-by-step training videos by Corel Painter
Master Jeremy Sutton.
Tutorials by Corel Painter Masters
Corel Painter X provides a new series of tutorials by recognized industry professionals to help you learn to use the
application.
“Painter on the ’Net” Tab in the Welcome Book
The new “Painter on the ’Net” tab provides links to online resources for the Corel Painter community, including Tips &
Tricks, tutorials, and special offers. Launching on startup, the Welcome book lets you quickly begin working on your
current project. The Welcome book also provides quick access to recently used files, brush settings, and color management
settings, and it showcases artwork from renowned Corel Painter Masters.
The Welcome book
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How to Use the Documentation
You can find answers to many of your questions in the Corel Painter User Guide and in the Help available from within
the Corel Painter workspace. The Corel Painter User Guide contains commonly used procedures and information. The
Help gives you access to a full range of topics in a searchable format. An Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF)
version of the Help is installed when you install the application.
If you have any comments or suggestions about the Corel Painter X documentation, please contact Corel Corporation at
www.corel.com/painterx/feedback.
Documentation Conventions
The following table describes important conventions used in the Corel Painter User Guide and in the Help.
Convention Description Example
Mac OS® / Windows®
commands
The Corel Painter User Guide is intended for both the
Mac OS and Windows platforms. Throughout the
guide, Mac OS commands precede Windows
commands.
Hold down Command (Mac OS) or Ctrl
(Windows).
Modifier keys (Command,
Option, Ctrl, Alt)
When a modifier key differs between Mac OS and
Windows, the Mac OS modifier is listed first.
Command + I (Mac OS) or Ctrl + I (Windows)
(For the Mac OS, you press Command + I; for
Windows, you press Ctrl + I.)
Menu commands (Choose
X menu ` menu item)
You choose a menu name by clicking it, and then you
click to choose a menu item from the list.
Choose File menu ` Quick Clone
Title bar A title bar is located at the top or side of some UI
elements, such as the toolbox, the property bar, and
the palettes. It may not display title text.
Examples of the toolbox title bar on the Mac OS
(top) and the Windows platform (bottom):
Palette title bar The palette title bar appears at the top of a palette.
When the palette is expanded, the color of the bar
changes to dark gray. When a palette is collapsed,
the color of the bar changes to light gray.
Palette title bars for the Underpainting and Auto-
Painting palettes are collapsed, and the
Restoration palette is expanded.
Palette arrow The palette arrow is used to expand or collapse a
palette.
The Auto-Painting palette arrow is collapsed, and
the Underpainting palette arrow is expanded.
Palette menu arrow or
selector menu arrow
Clicking a palette menu arrow or a selector menu
arrow displays a pop-up menu with additional
commands.
The palette menu arrow for the Mixer palette
displays the Mixer palette menu.
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Using Corel Painter Help
The Help is the documentation that can be accessed from within the Corel Painter workspace. It is fully searchable and
includes more comprehensive information than is found in the printed documentation.
To use the Help
1 Choose Help menu ` Corel Painter X Help (Mac) or Help Topics (Windows).
2 Perform a task from the following table.
(Windows) To search for a phrase, type the phrase, and enclose it within quotation marks (for example, “Divine
Proportion” or “Match Palette”).
Registration
Registering Corel products is important. Registration provides you with timely access to the latest product updates,
valuable information about product releases, and access to free downloads, articles, tips and tricks, and special offers.
About Corel Corporation
Corel is a leading global packaged software company with more than 40 million users. With hundreds of industry awards
for leadership in software innovation, design, and value, Corel’s products have built a loyal following of customers and
partners around the globe. For more information, please visit www.corel.com.
Flyout Flyouts are spaces shared by certain tools in the
toolbox. You can open a flyout by clicking and
holding down the tool on the flyout that is
displayed.
By clicking and holding down the Grabber tool in
the toolbox, you can display a flyout that includes
the Rotate Page tool.
A note contains information that is important to the
steps that precede it. Often, a note describes
conditions under which the procedure can be
performed.
This command is available only if you have
turned off a selection.
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.
You can choose a brush category and variant in
the main application or in the Brush Creator.
To Do the following
Browse through Help topics Click the Contents tab.
Use the index Click the Index tab and scroll through the entries,
or type a word or phrase in the box.
Search the full text of the Help (Mac) Type a word or phrase in the Search box in
the top right corner of the Help window, and
press Return.
(Windows) Click the Search tab, type a word or
phrase in the box, and click List Topics.
Convention Description Example
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A Workspace Tour
The Corel Painter workspace has been designed to give you easy access to tools, effects, commands, and features. The
workspace is organized across a series of menus, selectors, and interactive palettes. Some features are also available in the
frame of the document window.
The Menus and the Document Window
Using the commands on the Corel Painter menu bar, you can
• work with files and editing commands
• apply and adjust effects
• perform selection operations, work with shapes, and create animations
• control the document window or the Corel Painter workspace
The document window lets you access the following features with the click of a button:
• Tracing Paper — Lets you trace a clone source. When Tracing Paper is in use, you see a faded-out version of the
clone source, as if it were displayed under real tracing paper on top of a light box.
1. Menu bar 6. Navigation icon 11. Brush Selector bar
2. Tracing Paper icon 7. Drawing Mode icon 12. Document title bar
3. Colors palette 8. Selectors 13. Toolbox
4. Layers palette 9. Color Selection box 14. Property bar
5. Scale slider 10. Canvas
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• Grid — Helps you position brush strokes and shapes. You can set the types, size, line thickness, and color of the
grid.
• Color Correction — Lets you apply the current color management style to an image. When the icon shows colors,
the color management style is applied to the image; when the icon shows black, the color management style is not
applied to the image.
• Impasto Effect — Lets you view the depth effect of the Impasto layer.
• Drawing Mode — Lets you choose where you can apply brush strokes to your image when you have an active
selection. Click and hold down the icon to choose between drawing anywhere, drawing outside the selection only, or
drawing inside the selection only.
• Navigation — Lets you view a pop-up window of the entire image and choose which area is displayed in the
document window. For example, when you are working at a high zoom level or with a large image, you can find a
different image area without having to adjust the zoom level.
The Toolbox
You can use the tools in the toolbox to paint, draw lines and shapes, fill shapes with color, view and navigate, and make
selections. Under the toolbox is a color selector, plus six content selectors that let you choose papers, gradients, patterns,
weaves, looks, and nozzles.
Toolbox Basics
The toolbox is open by default; however, it can be closed. You can move the toolbox around the application window, and
you can attach the toolbox to the document window or to other palettes.
To open or close the toolbox
• Perform a task from the following table.
To move or dock the toolbox
1 Place the cursor over the title bar of the toolbox.
2 Perform a task from the following table.
Accessing Tools in the Toolbox
The toolbox contains flyout menus, in which tools of similar function share a space. The button for only one of these tools
is displayed at a given time. A flyout menu is indicated by a triangle in the lower-right corner of the button.
The current tool can be modified by options on the property bar, which change as you change tools. For more information,
see “Property Bar Basics” on page 12.
To Do the following
Open the toolbox Choose Window menu ` Show Toolbox.
Close the toolbox Click the close button on the title of the toolbox. You can also
choose Window menu ` Hide Toolbox.
To Do the following
Move the toolbox Drag the toolbox title bar to a new location in the application
window.
Dock the toolbox Drag the toolbox title bar to the edge of the application window
or a palette. When the toolbox lines up with the edge of the
application window or palette, it will snap into place.
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To access tools grouped in flyouts
1 In the toolbox, click and hold the tool icon whose flyout you want to open.
A flyout menu of the entire group of related tools appears.
2 Choose the tool you want to use.
The tool you’ve chosen now appears on the toolbox.
Some tools are located in flyout menus on the toolbox. To open a flyout menu, click and hold down a tool button
that has a triangle in the lower-right corner.
Exploring the Toolbox
Tool Description
Navigation and Utility Tools
Magnifier tool The Magnifier tool lets you magnify areas of an image when you
are performing detailed work, or reduce areas to get an overall
view of an image. For more information, see “Zooming” on
page 36.
Grabber tool The Grabber tool gives you a quick way to scroll an image. For
more information, see “Repositioning Documents” on page 37.
Rotate Page tool The Rotate Page tool lets you rotate an image window to
accommodate the way you naturally draw. For more information,
see “Rotating and Flipping the Canvas” on page 39.
Crop tool The Crop tool lets you remove unwanted edges from the image.
For more information, see “Cropping Images” on page 38.
Perspective Grid tool The Perspective Grid tool lets you select and move the location of
the perspective grid lines, the vanishing point, the horizon line,
the ground line, and the picture plane. For more information, see
“Using the Perspective Grid” on page 49.
Divine Proportion tool The Divine Proportion tool lets you plan compositions by using
guides based on a classical composition method. For more
information, see “Using the Divine Proportion tool” on page 44.
Layout Grid tool The Layout Grid tool lets you divide your canvas so that you can
plan your composition. For example, you can divide your canvas
into thirds vertically and horizontally to use the compositional rule
of thirds. For more information, see “Using the Layout Grid” on
page 43.
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Tools that Apply Color or Adjust Tone
Brush tool The Brush tool lets you paint and draw on the canvas or a layer.
Brush categories include pencils, pens, chalk, an airbrush, oil
paints, watercolors, and more.
When the Brush tool is selected, you can choose specific brushes
from the Brush Selector bar. For more information, refer to
“Selecting a Brush” on page 97.
Paint Bucket tool The Paint Bucket tool lets you fill an area. The property bar shows
choices for what area to fill and what to fill it with. For more
information on the Paint Bucket tool, refer to “Filling an Area with
Media” on page 123.
Dropper tool The Dropper tool lets you pick up a color from an existing image.
The property bar shows you values for the color. When you select a
color with the Dropper tool, that color becomes the current color
on the Colors palette. For more information, see “Sampling Colors
from Images” on page 77.
Dodge tool The Dodge tool lets you lighten the highlights, midtones, and
shadows in an image. For more information, see “Dodging and
Burning” on page 276.
Burn tool The Burn tool lets you darken the highlights, midtones, and
shadows in an image. For more information, see “Dodging and
Burning” on page 276.
Cloner tool The Cloner tool gives you quick access to the last Cloner brush
variant you used. For more information, see “Painting in the
Clone” on page 198.
Rubber Stamp tool The Rubber Stamp tool gives you quick access to the Straight
Cloner brush variant, allowing you to clone point to point in an
image or between images. For more information, see “Using
Point-to-Point Cloning” on page 199.
Eraser tool The Eraser tool lets you remove unwanted areas from the image.
For more information, see “Erasing Image Areas” on page 112.
Selection Tools
Rectangular Selection tool The Rectangular Selection tool lets you create rectangular
selections. For more information, see “Creating Selections” on
page 211.
Oval Selection tool The Oval Selection tool lets you create oval selections. For more
information, see “Creating Selections” on page 211.
Lasso tool The Lasso tool lets you draw a freehand selection. For more
information, see “Creating Selections” on page 211.
Magic Wand tool The Magic Wand tool lets you click or drag in the image to select
an area of similar color. For more information, see “Creating Pixel-
based Selections” on page 212.
Adjuster Tools
Layer Adjuster tool The Layer Adjuster tool is used to select, move, and manipulate
layers. For more information, see “The Layer Adjuster Tool” on
page 233.
Tool Description
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Using Selectors
The selectors in the toolbox give you quick access to the libraries for the following Corel Painter elements: papers,
gradients, patterns, weaves, looks, and nozzles. You can display items in selectors as thumbnails or in a list. You can also
access commands from each selector menu. If the command you want is not available, you can display the entire palette
that corresponds to the selector.
Selection Adjuster tool The Selection Adjuster tool lets you select, move, and manipulate
selections created with the Rectangular, Oval, and Lasso selection
tools and those converted from Shapes.
Shape Tools
Shape Selection tool The Shape Selection tool is for editing Bézier curves (shape paths).
You use the Shape Selection tool to select and move anchor points
and to adjust their control handles. For more information, see
“Creating Shapes” on page 365.
Text tool The Text tool creates text shapes. Use the Text palette to set the
font, point size, and tracking. For more information, see “Working
with Text” on page 381.
Shape Design Tools
Pen tool The Pen tool lets you create straight lines and curves in shape
objects. For more information, see “Using the Pen Tool” on
page 366.
Quick Curve tool The Quick Curve tool lets you create shape paths by drawing
freehand curves. For more information, see “Using the Quick Curve
Tool” on page 367.
Shape Objects Tools
Rectangular Shape tool The Rectangular Shape tool lets you create rectangular shape
objects. For more information, see “Using Shape Object Tools” on
page 365.
Oval Shape tool The Oval Shape tool lets you create oval shape objects. For more
information, see “Using Shape Object Tools” on page 365.
Shape Edit Tools
Scissors tool The Scissors tool let you cut an open or closed segment. If the
segment is closed, after you click on a line or point to cut the
shape path, the shape path becomes open. For more information,
see “Cutting and Joining Shape Segments” on page 373.
Add Point tool The Add Point tool lets you create a new anchor point on a shape
path. For more information, see “Adding, Deleting, and Moving
Anchor Points” on page 371.
Remove Point tool The Remove Point tool lets you remove an anchor point from a
shape path. For more information, see “Adding, Deleting, and
Moving Anchor Points” on page 371.
Convert Point tool The Convert Point tool is used to convert between smooth and
corner anchor points. For more information, see “Adjusting
Curvature” on page 372.
Color Selector The Color Selector lets you choose main and additional colors. The
front square displays the main color, and the back square displays
the additional color. For more information, refer to
“Understanding Main and Additional Colors” on page 77.
Tool Description
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The selectors give you quick access to the libraries.
To use a selector
1 Click the selector you want to open.
2 Perform a task from the following table.
Clicking the selector menu arrow lets you access the menu for each selector.
The Property Bar
In Corel Painter, the property bar displays options for the tool that is currently selected in the toolbox. Here, you can
access and change tool options and settings. Tool settings are retained when you switch from one tool to another. You can
also use the property bar to restore the default settings of the selected tool. By default, the property bar is docked below the
menu bar. You can move the property bar or dock it again. You can also hide the property bar.
Property Bar Basics
The property bar is docked horizontally below the menu bar by default. You can move the property bar anywhere in the
application window, dock it under the menu bar again, or close it.
The property bar for the Rectangular Selection tool.
To show or hide the property bar
• Perform a task from the following table.
To Do the following
Display items as thumbnails or in a list Click the selector menu arrow, and choose List or Thumbnails.
Display a selector’s palette Click the selector menu arrow, and choose Launch Palette. The
Look Selector and Nozzle Selector do not have palettes, so this
command is not available for them.
To Do the following
Show the property bar Choose Window menu ` Show Property Bar.
Paper Selector
Pattern Selector
Look Selector
Gradient Selector
We a v e S e l e c to r
Nozzle Selector
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To move or dock the property bar
• Perform a task from the following table.
Using Tool Settings on the Property Bar
You can access the controls on the property bar for each tool, and you can change their settings according to your
preferences. When you activate a tool, the settings that were last specified for that tool are applied. You can also use the
property bar to restore the default settings of the selected tool.
To access tool settings on the property bar
• Choose a tool from the toolbox.
Tool settings are displayed on the property bar.
To change tool settings on the property bar
1 Choose a tool from the toolbox.
2 On the property bar, do any of the following:
•Click a button.
• Type a value in the box next to a control, or click the arrow next to a control and access a pop-up slider or menu.
• Enable or disable the check box next to the option you want to use.
Not all of these options are available for every tool. The settings change depending on the tool selected.
To reset the default tool settings
• Click the Reset Tool button on the property bar.
The Reset Tool button on the property bar has the same icon as the selected tool in the toolbox.
The Brush Selector Bar and the Brush Creator
The Brush Selector bar lets you choose from a variety of brush categories and variants. Brush categories are groups of
similar brushes and media. Brush variants are specific brushes and brush settings within a brush category. For example, in
the Pastels category, there are pencil, chalk, soft, and hard pastel variants.
The name of the selected brush category appears at the top of the Brush Selector bar. The name of the selected brush
variant appears under the brush category name.
Hide the property bar Choose Window menu ` Hide Property Bar.
Note: You can also hide the property bar by clicking the close
button on the title bar if the property bar is undocked.
To Do the following
Move the property bar Drag the left side of the property bar to its new location.
Dock the property bar Drag the title bar of the property bar, and place it under the menu
bar. The property bar snaps into place.
To Do the following
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The Brush Selector bar.
The Brush Creator lets you design custom brushes. You can use the Randomizer to create random brush variants, the
Transposer to blend two brush variants, and the Stroke Designer to adjust the settings of brush variants.
Working with the Brush Selector Bar
You can use the Brush Selector bar to choose brush categories and variants. The Brush Category selector shows you a
preview of the currently selected brush category and lets you choose a new brush category. The Brush Variant selector does
the same for brush variants.
The Brush Selector bar is displayed to the right of the property bar by default. It can be moved to a new location in the
application window, or it can be docked to the edge of the application window or other palettes.
You can preview brush categories and variants as thumbnails or in list format. Brush variants can also be previewed as
brush strokes. The Stroke view shows you both the dab type and brush stroke of the selected brush variant.
The Brush Selector bar menu commands are used for creating and loading brushes, working with brush variants, and
manipulating brush strokes. For more information, see “Customizing Brushes” on page 145.
To show or hide the Brush Selector bar
• Perform a task from the following table.
To move or dock the Brush Selector bar
• Perform a task from the following table.
To choose a brush from the Brush Selector bar
1 On the Brush Selector bar, click the Brush Category arrow and choose a brush category.
2 Click the Brush Variant arrow, and choose a variant.
To display brush categories and variants as thumbnails or lists
1 On the Brush Selector bar, click the Brush Category or Brush Variant arrow
.
2 Click the selector menu arrow , and choose List or Thumbnails.
If you’re displaying brush variants, you can also choose the Stroke view.
To Do the following
Show the Brush Selector bar Choose Window menu ` Show Brush Selector Bar.
Hide the Brush Selector bar Choose Window menu ` Hide Brush Selector Bar.
Note: You can also hide the Brush Selector bar by clicking the close
button on the title bar if the Brush Selector bar is undocked.
To Do the following
Move the Brush Selector bar Drag the left side of the Brush Selector bar to a new
location.
Dock the Brush Selector bar Drag the title bar on the left side of the Brush Selector bar ,
and move it to the edge of the application window or a palette.
The bar snaps into place.
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