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User Guide
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Contents
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Contents iii
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Contents v
8
Contents vii
10
Contents ix
12
Contents xi
14
Contents xiii
16
Contents xv
18
Contents xvii
20
Contents xix
22
Welcome to Corel Painter
24
Documentation conventions
25
menu item)
25
Quick Clone
25
To access the Help
26
To use the Help
26
Additional resources
28
Registration
28
Corel Cinco for Painter
28
About Corel Corporation
30
Workspace tour
42
Workspace tour 21
44
Exploring the Document window
45
Workspace tour 23
46
Exploring the toolbox
47
Workspace tour 25
48
Workspace tour 27
50
Displaying the toolbox
51
To open or close the toolbox
52
To move the toolbox
52
To change the toolbox display
52
Displaying the property bar
53
Exploring the Navigator panel
54
Brush Selector bar
56
Exploring panels and palettes
57
™ Hard Media, Color
58
Workspace tour 37
60
Workspace tour 39
62
To group panels into palettes
63
To expand or collapse a panel
64
To resize a panel or palette
64
To dock or undock a palette
65
To create a custom palette
66
Managing custom palettes
67
Working with libraries
68
To create a new workspace
69
To import a workspace
70
To export a workspace
70
To delete a workspace
70
Photoshop
72
Creating documents
79
To create a new document
80
Understanding resolution
81
Opening and placing files
82
To open a document
84
To place a file
84
Switching document views
85
To switch viewing modes
86
Zooming images
88
To zoom in
89
To zoom out
89
To zoom to fit the screen
90
To rotate an image
91
To rotate the canvas
92
Flipping images
93
Image flipped horizontally
94
Image flipped vertically
94
Repositioning images
95
Cropping images
96
Saving and backing up files
99
Choosing a file format
100
Emailing documents
103
Using two monitors
104
Wacom Intuos support
105
Drag-and-drop features
108
Keyboard shortcuts
110
Customizing keys
112
To manage key sets
113
To revert keyboard shortcuts
113
Toolbox commands
114
Panel commands
116
Corel Painter menu commands
117
File menu commands
117
Edit menu commands
118
Canvas menu commands
118
Layers menu commands
119
Select menu commands
119
Shapes menu commands
119
Effects menu commands
120
Window menu commands
120
Screen navigation
121
Panel navigation
121
Panel menu commands
122
Brush tools
123
Selection tools
124
Adjuster tools
125
Shape tools
126
Animation
127
Lighting
128
Layer selection tools
128
Other commands
129
Painting
130
Choosing a painting workflow
131
Painting 109
132
Exploring painting media
133
Painting 111
134
Displaying reference images
135
To display a reference image
136
To move a reference image
136
Clearing the canvas
137
Setting up the drawing cursor
137
To set brush ghost options
138
To set brush tracking
140
To set brush calibration
140
Using a stylus vs. a mouse
141
Painting 119
142
To draw freehand lines
144
To draw straight lines
144
To constrain freehand strokes
145
To fade a stroke
145
To undo a stroke
145
Erasing image areas
146
Letting media pool
148
Making 360° strokes
148
Painting with airbrushes
149
Adjusting spread
150
Painting 129
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To record a stroke
153
To play back a stroke
153
To play back strokes randomly
153
To save a stroke
153
Reference: Troubleshooting
154
Applying paper texture
157
To create a paper texture
158
To capture paper texture
159
To delete a paper texture
160
To rename a paper texture
160
To invert paper grain
161
To scale paper grain
161
To randomize paper grain
163
Auto-painting photos
164
To create an underpainting
165
Auto-painting photos 143
166
Auto-painting photos 145
168
Restoring detail to paintings
170
Image cloning and sampling
172
To clone an image
175
To enable tracing paper
176
Using Quick Clone
177
Setting cloning preferences
177
To customize cloning behavior
178
Source panel (4)
179
To edit a clone source image
180
Painting in the clone
182
To choose a cloner brush
184
Using brush loading
185
Performing offset sampling
186
To scale the sample source
192
To rotate the sample source
193
To warp the sample source
196
Using the Layout Grid
202
To set Layout Grid options
203
To move a Layout Grid
205
To create a mirror painting
206
Using Perspective Guides
209
To show Perspective Guides
211
Using rulers
218
Using guides
219
Using Snap to Guides
220
Using the grid
221
Using Snap to Grid
222
Color 201
224
Color panel
225
To display the Color panel
226
To choose the Main Color
227
Resizing the Color panel
228
Changing the paper color
230
Sampling colors from images
231
Cloning color
232
Mixer panel tools
234
To display the Mixer panel
236
To choose a Mixer Pad
236
To resize the Mixer panel
236
To mix colors
237
To paint from the Mixer panel
238
To sample multiple colors
238
Color 217
240
To clear the Mixer pad
241
Saving the Mixer pad
242
Working with color sets
243
To open a color set
244
To import a color set
244
To create a color set
246
Editing color sets
247
To delete a color
248
To replace a color
248
To show or hide a color
248
Annotating colors
249
To create annotations
250
To delete an annotation
250
To show or hide annotations
250
Setting color variability
251
Setting Color Expression
251
Loading multiple colors
251
Working with color fills
252
Applying a color as a fill
253
Color 231
254
To undo a fill
255
To limit leakage
255
To close a leak
255
Color 233
256
Color management
258
Color management 237
260
Saturated
262
Relative
262
Colorimetric
262
Perceptual
262
Color management 241
264
To preview a color profile
265
To soft-proof an image
265
To turn off soft-proofing
265
Converting color profiles
266
To convert a color profile
267
Color management 245
268
Working with presets
269
4 Click Yes
270
Original Color Values
273
Corrected
273
1/4 tone
280
Mid tone
280
3/4 tone
280
Highlights
280
To adjust colors equally
282
Adjusting selected colors
284
To adjust a selected color
285
Equalizing images
287
To equalize colors
288
Inverting colors
290
Posterizing an image
291
Applying video legal colors
292
Dodging and burning
293
Libraries
296
To export a library
297
To create a library
298
To remove a library
298
Restoring default libraries
300
To restore a default library
301
Understanding brushes
302
Exploring brush categories
303
Just Add Water Smear Smudge
305
Bleach Eraser Flat Eraser
308
(works with
308
Bulge Confusion Hurricane
309
Blur Dodge Burn
315
To search for brush variants
319
To set brush size
321
To set opacity
322
To set grain
322
To copy a brush variant
326
To move a brush variant
326
To save a brush variant
327
To delete a brush variant
328
To remove a brush category
330
To create a brush library
331
To delete a brush library
331
To import a brush library
332
To export a brush library
333
To import a brush category
334
To export a brush category
334
To import a brush variant
334
Saving a brush look
335
Creating brush dabs
336
To create a brush dab shape
337
Exploring Brush Controls
339
Expression settings
340
To preview brushstrokes
343
To preview brush dabs
343
Calibrating brush variants
344
General controls
345
General controls: Dab types
345
To choose a dab type
350
To choose a stroke type
352
General controls: Source
356
General controls: Multicore
357
Opacity controls
357
To set brush opacity
358
Grain controls
359
Stroke Attribute controls
360
Size controls
363
Angle controls
365
To set brush shape
368
To set brush dab angle range
368
Spacing controls
369
To set minimum dab spacing
370
To boost brushstrokes
370
Changing dab profiles
371
Hard Media Profiles
372
Real Watercolor controls
373
Resistance setting (right)
375
Real Wet Oil controls
379
Computed Circular controls
385
Hard Media controls
385
Bristle controls
385
RealBristle controls
386
Static Bristle controls
387
To set bristle thickness
388
Airbrush controls
389
Feature Jitter (right)
390
To set paint spread
391
To set ink flow
391
Artists’ Oils controls
392
To paint in Dirty Mode
395
Impasto controls
396
Digital Watercolor controls
396
Water controls
396
To adjust watercolor controls
400
Liquid Ink controls
401
To choose an ink type
406
To set smoothness
406
To set ink volume
406
To set random volume
407
To set random size
407
To set bristle fraction
407
To set random bristle volume
407
Stroke Jitter controls
408
Well controls
409
To set resaturation
411
To set color bleed
411
To set brush dryout
411
To enable brush loading
411
Mouse controls
412
Smoothing controls
413
Image Hose controls
414
Rake controls
415
To set brush contact angle
417
To set brush scale
417
To set bristle displacement
417
Multi controls
418
Cloning controls
419
Scale cloning
420
Rotate cloning
421
Rotate & Mirror cloning
421
Rotate, Scale, Shear cloning
422
Bilinear cloning
422
Perspective cloning
423
To set clone color
424
To set clone type
425
To tile clone source
425
Color Variability controls
426
Color Expression controls
428
Jitter brushes
430
To choose a Jitter variant
432
Brush control panel with
433
Jitter controls
433
For more information, see
433
Watercolor
434
To wet the Watercolor layer
436
Watercolor 415
438
To adjust diffusion
440
To adjust wet fringe
440
To choose a flow map
445
Customizing flow maps
446
To customize a flow map
448
Hard Media
450
Modifying Hard Media profiles
452
Hard Media 431
454
Previewing Hard Media dabs
455
Getting started with markers
456
Customizing markers
457
Image hose
458
Using the Image hose
459
To use the Image hose
460
(left) and 20% (right)
462
Indexing nozzle files
463
Image hose 441
464
To change the indexing rule
465
Image hose 443
466
Image hose 445
468
Creating a 1-Rank nozzle
469
Image hose 447
470
Creating a 2-Rank nozzle
471
To build a 2-Rank nozzle
472
Creating a 3-Rank nozzle
473
Image hose 451
474
To load a 1-Rank nozzle file
475
To retrieve and edit a nozzle
476
Image hose 455
478
RealBristle brushes
480
Brush Tip
481
Bristle Length
481
Ferr ule
481
RealBristle brushes 459
482
To open the RealBristle panel
484
Liquid Ink
486
Using Liquid Ink controls
487
Liquid Ink 465
488
Impasto 467
490
Impasto 469
492
Impasto 471
494
Impasto 473
496
Impasto 475
498
Impasto 477
500
Layers 479
502
Getting started with layers
503
Layers 481
504
Displaying the layers panel
506
Creating and deleting layers
508
To delete a layer
509
Layers 487
510
To name a layer or group
511
Selecting layers
512
To select a layer
513
To deselect layers
514
To show layer indicators
514
To copy and paste a layer
515
To duplicate a layer
515
Moving layers
516
To move or nudge a layer
517
Transforming layers
518
Aligning layers
520
Locking layers
521
Showing or hiding layers
522
Changing layer order
523
Viewing layer position
524
Grouping layers
525
To create a group
526
To open or close a group
526
To ungroup layers
527
To collapse a group
527
Painting on layers
528
To paint on a layer
529
Preserving layer transparency
530
Adjusting layer opacity
531
Adding drop shadows to layers
532
Layers 511
534
Layers 513
536
Layers 515
538
Layers 517
540
To create a blank layer mask
542
Applying layer masks
544
To select a layer mask
545
To view a layer mask
545
Copying layer masks
546
Inverting layer masks
547
Editing layer masks
547
Layers 525
548
Working with reference layers
549
To commit a reference layer
550
Alpha Channels
552
To create a blank channel
553
To copy a channel
554
Alpha Channels 533
556
To display the channels panel
558
To select a channel
558
To view or hide a channel
558
Setting channel attributes
559
To delete a channel
560
To clear a channel
560
Editing channels
561
To paint in a channel
562
To feather a channel
563
To invert a channel
563
To fill a channel
563
Alpha Channels 541
564
To make a freehand selection
571
To select the entire canvas
571
The image
578
Viewing selections
582
Inverting selections
583
Stroking selections
584
To smooth a selection
586
To add to a selection
587
To subtract from a selection
587
Moving selections
589
To transform a duplicate
590
To scale a selection
591
To rotate a selection
592
To skew a selection
593
To distort a selection
594
Canceling transformations
595
Common options for effects
596
To fade an effect
597
Applying Smart Blur
601
Applying Camera Motion Blur
601
Applying Depth of Field
602
Depth of Field
603
Depth of Field controls
605
Applying Glass Distortion
606
Applying Motion Blur
609
Sharpening focus
610
Softening focus
611
To soften focus
612
Applying Zoom Blur
613
Applying Marbling
613
To create a marbling recipe
614
The Auto Van Gogh effect
618
Applying Blobs
619
Creating custom tiles
620
To apply custom tiles
621
Custom tile controls
623
Applying Grid Paper
624
Applying Growth effects
625
Applying Highpass
626
Applying the Maze effect
627
Placing elements
628
To place elements
629
To apply a Pop Art Fill
631
Layers panel
635
Adjusting light properties
637
Using paper to create texture
638
(right) settings applied
641
Creating embossed effects
644
To create an embossed effect
645
Creating reflection maps
647
Adjusting texture lighting
649
To adjust texture lighting
650
To apply a screen
651
Color Overlay controls
654
Dye Concentration controls
657
Express Texture controls
659
Applying a warp effect
660
Applying the Woodcut effect
662
Applying the Distress effect
664
Distress controls
666
To apply Serigraphy effects
667
Applying the Sketch effect
668
Dynamic Plug-ins
670
To delete a dynamic layer
672
To burn a layer or selection
674
Dynamic Plug-ins 653
676
To apply a bevel effect
678
Dynamic Plug-ins 657
680
Dynamic Plug-ins 659
682
Liquid Lens tool Example
684
Rain melts the image
688
Liquid Metal tool Example
690
Brush tool
690
Circle tool
691
Dynamic Plug-ins 669
692
To create negative metal
694
To remove metal
695
To show metal droplet handles
695
To select metal droplets
695
To move metal droplets
696
Dynamic Plug-ins 675
698
Patterns
700
To apply a pattern as a fill
701
Painting with patterns
702
To paint with a pattern
703
To paint with pattern opacity
704
Creating and editing patterns
705
Patterns 683
706
To create a masked pattern
707
Creating seamless patterns
708
Patterns 687
710
Creating fractal patterns
711
To create fractal patterns
712
Patterns 691
714
Gradients
716
To apply a gradient as a fill
717
To paint a gradient
718
Adjusting gradients
720
To gradient direction
721
To change a gradient angle
721
Main color
722
Additional color
722
Two-point gradient
722
New color control
722
To edit a gradient
724
To add color to a gradient
724
To change the gradient hue
725
Saving gradients
726
Mosaics and tessellations
728
Creating a mosaic
729
Mosaics and tessellations 707
730
Selecting and removing tiles
732
To select tiles
733
To deselect tiles
733
To remove tiles
733
Mosaics and tessellations 711
734
To change the grout color
735
To adjust tile dimensions
735
Mosaics and tessellations 713
736
Filling an area with tiles
739
Creating 3D tiles
740
Re-rendering mosaic tiles
742
Creating tessellations
744
Mosaics and tessellations 723
746
To create a tessellation
747
Mosaics and tessellations 725
748
To color tessellations
749
Applying weaves
750
To apply a weave as a fill
751
Editing and saving weaves
752
Creating weave patterns
753
Weaves 731
754
Weaves 733
756
Weaves 735
758
Designing the tie-up
759
To modify the tie-up
760
Weaves 739
762
Weaves 741
764
Weaves 743
766
Weaves 745
768
Weaves 747
770
An image created with shapes
772
Getting started with shapes
773
Drawing shapes
774
To draw an oval or circle
775
Drawing lines and curves
776
Wing handle
777
Anchor point
777
To draw a line segment
778
To add to an open shape path
779
To draw a freehand shape
779
Shapes 757
780
Selecting a shape
782
To set shape fill attributes
784
To set shape flatness
785
To move anchor points
786
Adjusting curvature
787
To adjust a curve
788
To cut a shape
789
To join endpoints
790
Shapes 769
792
Resizing a shape
793
Rotating a group of shapes
793
To resize a shape
794
To rotate a shape
794
To skew a shape
794
Duplicating shapes
795
Combining shapes
796
To create a compound shape
797
To release a compound shape
797
Blending shapes
798
Shapes 777
800
Adding text
802
Formatting text
803
Aligning text
803
To align text
804
To kern text
804
To adjust leading
804
Rotated text (right)
805
Adding drop shadows to text
806
Applying effects to text
806
Applying curves to text
807
Adding text 785
808
Converting text layers
809
Dropping text
810
To create a new movie
815
You can also
816
Opening a Corel Painter movie
817
Selecting movie frames
819
Editing frame content
819
Previewing animations
820
Using onion skinning
820
Animating with layers
821
To create motion with layers
822
Repeating frames
823
Inserting movies
824
Rotoscoping
825
Applying scripts to movies
826
To apply a script to a movie
827
Exporting movies as QuickTime
828
Exporting animated GIFs
832
Getting started with scripts
836
Displaying the Scripts panel
837
Recording and playing scripts
838
To record a script
839
To play a script
839
To enable background scripts
840
Preferences General
840
To play a background script
841
To edit script parameters
842
Converting scripts to movies
843
To import a script
845
To export a script
845
To import a script library
845
To export a script library
846
To create a script library
846
To delete a script library
847
Printing images
848
Printing your work
849
To print to a file
850
General notes on printing
851
Printing images 829
852
Corel Painter tool
855
Corel Painter
856
PSD file format
857
Setting preferences
860
Interface preferences
862
Performance preferences
863
Setting preferences 841
864
Shapes preferences
865
Cloning preferences
866
Connection preferences
867
• Do one of the following:
868
Choosing web-safe colors
870
Choosing web-friendly brushes
872
Creating transparent GIFs
873
Creating animated GIFs
875
Creating rollovers
876
Creating image maps
878
Creating web page backgrounds
881
Creating web buttons
884
Numerics
888
Index 867
890
Index 869
892
Index 871
894
Index 873
896
Index 875
898
Index 877
900
Index 879
902
Index 881
904
Index 883
906
Index 885
908
Index 887
910
Index 889
912
Index 891
914
Index 893
916
Index 895
918
Index 897
920
Index 899
922
Index 901
924
Index 903
926
Index 905
928
Index 907
930
Index 909
932
Index 911
934
Index 913
936
Index 915
938
Index 917
940
Index 919
942
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