614 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide
2 Choose Effects Surface Control Apply Lighting.
3 Perform a task from the following table.
Adjusting light properties
You can adjust light properties such as brightness, distance, elevation, and color. Light
properties have a cumulative effect. For example, if you turn up a light’s brightness, you
might need to adjust exposure.
To adjust the light properties
1 To 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.
2 Choose Effects Surface Control Apply Lighting.
3 In the preview window, click an indicator to select it.
4 Adjust any of the following sliders:
• Brightness — controls the light intensity
• Distance — controls how far the light is from the image. If you move the light
source closer, you can compensate for the increased light by adjusting the
Exposure slider.
• Elevation — sets the light’s angle in relation to the canvas. At 90°, the light is
shining straight down, and at 1°, it’s nearly horizontal.
• Spread — sets the angle of the light cone
To Do the following
Add a light source Click anywhere in the preview window.
Delete a light source Click an indicator, and press Backspace.
Move a light source Drag the large end of the indicator to the
point where you want the light to originate.
Change the direction of a light Drag the small end of the light indicator
until the light is pointing in the desired
direction.
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