Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Painter X3 Corel
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User Guide Corel Corporation 2013.
Copyright 2013 Corel Corporat ion. All rights reserved. Corel® P ainter® X3 User Guide The contents of this user guide and the assoc iated Corel P aint er software are t he property of Corel Corpo rat ion and its respective licen sors, and are prot ected by copyright.
Contents i Contents Welcome to Corel Painter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Using the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Adjusting the Help window text size .
ii Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guid e Creating, importing, export ing, and deleting workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Restoring the default Corel Paint er settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 A short tour of Corel Painter for users of Adobe Photoshop .
Contents iii Panel commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Corel Painter menu comm ands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 File menu commands . . . . . . . . .
iv Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guid e Setting up the drawing cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Brush tracking and calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Using a stylus vs.
Contents v Using Quick Clone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Setting cloning preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Working with multiple clone sources .
vi Corel Paint er X3 Getting Started Gu ide Cloning color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Creating two-color brushstrokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Exploring the Mixer panel and mixing contro ls .
Contents vii Previewing and soft-proofing color profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Assigning or removing color profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Converting color profiles . . . . . . . . . . . .
viii Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guid e Searching and selecting brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 Setting basic brush attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297 Displaying advanced brush co ntrols dynamically .
Contents ix Size controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Angle controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342 Spacing controls . . .
x Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guid e Choosing a Jitter brush variant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 Controlling the behavior of Jitter variants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 Watercolor . . .
Contents xi Understanding nozzles, ranks, and indexing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443 Creating a 1-Rank nozzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446 Creating a 2-Rank nozzle . . . . . . . . . . . .
xii Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guid e Transforming layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495 Aligning layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents xiii Importing and exporting alpha channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533 Selecting and viewing channels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533 Setting channel attributes . . . . . . . . . . .
xiv Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guid e Applying recently used effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574 Changing effects with open pa nels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575 Applying effects using source luminance .
Contents xv Using paper to create texture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615 Using 3D brushstrokes to create texture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 616 Using image luminance to create texture . . . .
xvi Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guid e Applying the Liquid Lens dynamic plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 661 Applying the Liquid Metal dynamic plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 666 Applying the Posterize dynamic plug-in .
Contents xvii Weaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 727 Applying weaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 727 Editing and saving weaves .
xviii Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guid e Adding text to images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 779 Formatting text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 780 Aligning text .
Contents xix Exporting a movie as an AVI movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 806 Importing and exporting numbered files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 808 Exporting animated GIFs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
xx Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guid e Shapes preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 842 Cloning preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 843 Connection preferences.
W elcome to Corel Painter 1 W elcome to Corel P ainter Corel® P ainter® X3 is the ultimate digita l art studio. Its inventive drawing to ols, realistic br ushes, cloni ng capabilitie s, and custom izable feat ures let you expand you r creative output in exciting new ways.
2 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide Documentation conventions The following table d escribes the conv entions used in the Help. Convention Description Example Mac OS and W indows commands Commands for Mac OS and W i ndows sometimes appear within the same procedural step, with the operating systems specified in parentheses.
W elcome to Corel Painter 3 T o access the Help • Choose Help Corel P ainter X3 Help (Mac OS) or Help T opics (W indows). T o use the Help 1 Choose Help Corel P ainter X3 Help (Mac OS) or Help topics (W indows). 2 P erform a task from the following table.
4 Cor el P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Adjusting the Help window text size Y ou can adj ust the size of the te xt that di splays in the Help window by adjusting the zoom level in your b rowser . Adju sting the zo om level quickly increases the size of all web page elements, including text and images .
W elcome to Corel Painter 5 T o adjust the si ze of text in Apple Help • In the Apple Help viewer , do one of the following: • T o increase the zoom level, press Command and + .
6 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide The icons of the controls are conveniently positioned to match the shape of your hand so that each finger can quickly tap a control. W orking with Corel Cinco for P ainter allows you t o extend your workspace and reduce onscreen clutter .
W elcome to Corel Painter 7 Y ou can also specify an Authentication Code to ensure that only a legitimate user can acce ss your copy of Corel P ainte r from a remote a pplication.
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What’s new in Corel P ainter X3 9 What’s new in Corel P ainter X3 Corel P ainter takes you far beyond what’s possible in a traditional art environment.
10 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide A platform for inspiration, creativity , and reflection Reference Image panel Lets you display an in spirational image in an easy to use, dockable panel. Y ou can zoom, pan, and sample colors from the reference image while maintaining focus on your digital painting.
What’s new in Corel P ainter X3 11 The innovator in digital art Universal Jitter Allows you to control the randomness of various brush features, such as size, angle, and opacity . Y ou can now use Jitter in conjunction with a different expression. For more information, see “Control ling the behavior of Jitter variants” on page 409.
12 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Easier to learn and use Enhanced Cloning Reintroduces the traditional side-by- side cloning workflo w and lets you v iew the crosshair cursor on your s ource image to increase painting accuracy . In addition, you now have the ability to edit the source image.
What’s new in Corel P ainter X3 13 What’s new in Corel P ain ter 12 Updates 1 and 2 If you are migrating to Corel Painter X3 fr om Corel P ainter 12, you may not be aware of the features and enhancements that were added to Corel P ainter 12 Upd ates 1 and 2.
14 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Sta rted Guide Corel P ainter 12 Update 1 Features Deleting W o rkspaces Allows you to delete custom W orkspaces from within the application. For more information, see “Creating, importing, exporting, and deleti ng workspaces” on page 46.
What’s new in Corel P ainter X3 15 Changes to the br ush c ontrol pane ls A number of brush controls panels were mo re logically organized to better reflect the structure of the Cor el P ainter brush engine . The following table maps the Corel Painter 12 brush cont rol panels to the ne w Corel P ainter X3 brush control panels.
16 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide Corel P ainter 12 brush control panels Co rel P ainter X3 brush control panels Dab Profile panel Stroke P review panel (New) Dab Preview panel (New) Dab Profi.
What’s new in Corel P ainter X3 17 Size panel Size panel (Modified) Bristles panel (New) Multi panel (New) Spacing panel Spacing panel (Modified) Smoothing panel (New) Corel P ainter 12 brush contro.
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Wo r k s p a c e t o u r 19 W orkspace tour The Corel Painter workspace has been designed to give you easy ac cess to tools, effects, commands, and features . The wo rkspace is or ganized by using a series of menus, selectors, panels, and interactive pa lettes.
20 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide T erm Description Canvas The canvas is the rectangula r work area inside the document window . In addition, the canvas serves as the background layer of the image. However , unlike other layers, it is always locked.
Wo r k s p a c e t o u r 21 Clone source The clone source determines the image, or image area, that you want to reproduce through clon ing. A document can include multiple clone sources. Clone document The clone document is created by copying the original clone source image which allows you to reproduce a painterly version of the source image.
22 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Exploring the Document window The document window is the area outsid e the canvas that is bordered by scroll bars a nd application controls. Circled numbers correspond to the numb ers in the following table, which describes the main components of the application window.
Wo r k s p a c e t o u r 23 2. Brush Selector bar Lets you open the Brush library panel to choose a brush category and variant. It also allows you to open and manage brush libraries. 3. Property bar Displays commands that relate t o the active tool or object.
24 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide 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 doc uments, and ma ke selections.
Wo r k s p a c e t o u r 25 Color tools The Eraser tool lets you remove unwanted areas from an image. F or more information, see “Erasing image areas” on page 123. Selection tools The Layer Adjuster tool is used to select, move, and manipulate layers.
26 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guid e Shape tools The Pe n tool lets you create straight lines and curves in objects. For more information, see “Drawing lines and curves” on page 753. The Quick Cu rve tool lets you create shape paths by drawing freehand curves.
Wo r k s p a c e t o u r 27 Photo tools The Cloner tool gives you quick access to the last Cloner brush variant you used. For mo re information, see “P ainting in the clone” on page 159. The Rubber St amp tool gives you quick access to the Straight Cloner brush variant, and lets you to sam ple areas within an image or between images.
28 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guid e Displaying the toolbox The toolbox is open by default, but you can close it. In addition, to minimize the space required to display the toolbox, tools of si milar function are grou ped toget her and they are accessible from f lyout menus.
Wo r k s p a c e t o u r 29 a given time on the toolbox. A flyout menu is indicated by a triangle in the lower -right corner of the button. Y ou can open a flyout to access a ll of its tools. Y ou can also reposition the toolbox by moving it in the application window .
30 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide The Media Selector bar (displayed horizontally). From left to right: Pattern Selector, Gradient Selector, Nozzle Selector, Weave S elector, Look Selector. Y ou can also reposition the Media Selector bar by moving it in the applicatio n window .
Wo r k s p a c e t o u r 31 F rom the property bar you can ac cess and chan ge tool optio ns and settings. T ool settings are retained when you switch from one tool to another . Y ou can also use the property bar to restore the default settings of the selected tool.
32 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide zoom level, or with a large image, you can use the Navigator panel’s small canvas preview to display the entire image without having to zoom out. Y ou c an also move to a different image a rea without havi ng to adjust the zoom leve l.
Wo r k s p a c e t o u r 33 You can access the Brush library panel by clicking the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar. In the Brush library panel, brushes are orga nized into categories, which contain brush variants. Brush categorie s are groups of similar brushes and media.
34 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide Exploring panels and palettes The interactive panels in Corel P ain ter are single tabbed conta iners that let you access content libraries, commands, controls, and settings . P anels are stored in pale ttes. Y ou can store one or multiple pa nels in a palette.
Wo r k s p a c e t o u r 35 Pa n e l D e s c r i p t i o n Brush Control panels The brush control panels are included in the Brush Controls palette. They include the following panels: General , Stroke.
36 Corel P ain ter X3 Getting Started Guide P aper panels Pa p e r s Lets you apply and edit paper textures Pa p e r L i b r a r i e s Lets you open and manage paper li braries.
Wo r k s p a c e t o u r 37 Navigator , Clone Source, and Reference Image panels Navigator panel Lets you navigate the document window . Yo u c a n a l s o v i e w d o cument information, such as widt.
38 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Layers and Channels panels Channels Lets you preview thumbnails of all the channels in a Corel P ainter document, including RGB composite channels, layer masks, and alpha cha nnels. F rom the panel, you can also load, save, and invert existing channels, and create new channels.
Wo r k s p a c e t o u r 39 Rearranging panels and palettes Y ou can rearrange the display of panels to better match your wo rkflow . For example, you can group task -related panels together in one palette.
40 Corel P ainter X3 Getting St arted Guide Most panels in Corel P ainter c ontain option menus from which you can access a series of related commands. For example, you can use the options menu in the Pa p e r controls panel to capture , make, and in vert paper textures.
Wo r k s p a c e t o u r 41 T o hide or show a panel or palette • P erform an action from the following table. When you choose Wi n d o w Show Panels , only the panels that wer e open when you chose Hide P anels are displaye d.
42 Corel P ainter X3 Getting St arted Guide To d o c k o r u n dock a palette •P e r f o r m a t a s k f r o m the following table. If there’s not enough space along the vertical edge of the application win dow (for example, if you have a lot of expa nded palettes), you may not be able to dock a panel or a palette.
Wo r k s p a c e t o u r 43 and nozzles, looks, and scrip ts. Y ou can also add command s from the main menus or panel options to custom palettes. Items that appear on a custom palette are refere n ces (aliases or shortc uts) to the original.
44 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide T o add items to a custom panel •P e r f o r m a t a s k f r o m the following table. T ools from the ma in toolbox canno t be ad ded to a custom panel. Managing custom palettes Y ou can manage your custom palettes in the Custom P alette Organizer .
Wo r k s p a c e t o u r 45 3 Click Rename . 4 In the Palette Name dialog box, type a name in the New Palette text box. T o save a custom palette 1 Choose Wi n d o w Custom Palette Organizer . 2 Choose a palette from the Custom P alette list. 3 Click Export .
46 Corel P ain ter X3 Getting Started Guide contained in the P aper T extures library , which is loaded by default when you open Corel P ainter. As you c ustomize paper textures and other resources, you can save them to your own libraries.
Wo r k s p a c e t o u r 47 The application switches to the new workspace. T o switch to a different workspace • Choose Wi n d o w Wo r k s p a c e [W orkspace Name] . T o import a workspace 1 Choose Wi n d o w Wo r k s p a c e Import W ork space .
48 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Restoring the default Corel P ainter settings Y ou can restore the Corel P ainter workspace to its default factory settings.
A short tour of Co rel Pa inter for users of Adobe Photoshop 49 A short tour of Corel P ainter for users of Adobe Photoshop by Cher Threinen-P endarvis Corel P ai nter is known for its responsive, realistic brus hes, multitude of rich textures, and fabulous special effects, which cannot be found in any oth er program.
50 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide The Brush Selector bar (left) lets you choose a brush category and a b rush variant (r ight). Color panel On the upper right corner of your sc reen you’ll see the large, beautiful Color panel, which lets you choose c olors.
A short tour of Co rel Pa inter for users of Adobe Photoshop 51 Color panel In Corel P ai nter, you can resize the Color panel by dragging the handle in the lower - right corner of the panel to res ize it. Resizing the Color panel lets you select colors more accurately .
52 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Lay ers panel Photoshop Layer Styles If you are using native Photoshop layer styl es, such as the Drop Shadow layer style, make sure tha t you preserve the or iginal Photoshop fi le in your arch ive before you convert the layer style information.
A short tour of Co rel Pa inter for users of Adobe Photoshop 53 Now roll up your sleeves, grab your stylus, and continue to explore Corel P ainter. About the author An award-winning a rtist and author , Cher Threinen-P endarvis is a pioneer in digital art.
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Creating, navigating, and mani pulating documents 55 Creating, navigating, and manipulating documents The Corel P ainter application provides a di gital workspace in which you can create new images, or alter existing images, by using the Natural-Medi a tools and effects.
56 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide • W acom Intuos s upport •D r a g - a n d - d r o p f e a t u r e s Creating documents T o start an image from a blank canvas, you must crea te a new document. This allows you to specify the canvas settings, such as width, height, and resolution.
Creating, navigating, and mani pulating documents 57 T o create a new document 1 Choose File New . 2 T ype a filename i n the Image Name text box. 3 Fr o m t h e Canvas Preset list box, choose one.
58 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide T o create a custom canvas preset 1 Choose File New . 2 Choose the settings that you want to save as a canvas preset. 3 Click the Ad d button . 4 In the Add Pr es et dialog box, type a n ame in the Pre s e t N a m e text box.
Creating, navigating, and mani pulating documents 59 If you set the dimensions in pixels and then chan ge the number of pixels -per -inch (resolution), this change will affect the si ze of the printed image.
60 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Y ou can scale a file before placing it in a document. For more information, see “W orking with refe rence layers” on page 526.
Creating, navigating, and mani pulating documents 61 Corel P ainter does not s upport LZW co mpressed TIFF file for mat. Only uncompressed TIFF file s can be opened in Corel Painter. T o open a document 1 Choose File Open . Corel P ainter displays the f older of the last file you opened.
62 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide Creating and opening templates If you regularly wor k with documents that contain similar di mensions, formattin g, and resolution, you can create do cument templates so that you don’t have to start each document from scratch.
Creating, navigating, and mani pulating documents 63 Ful l- Sc re en mode lets you hid e your computer’s deskto p and view the doc ument window without scroll bars. When Full-Screen mode is enabled, the document window is centered over a soli d background.
64 Corel P ain ter X3 Getting Started Guide The Navigator’s canvas preview allows yo u to view the entire image even when you’re zoomed in. The Navigator also lets you view the X and Y coor dinates and cursor position to help you navigate the image.
Creating, navigating, and mani pulating documents 65 Fr o m t h e Navigator panel, you can also enable various to ols by clicking th e Open Navigator Settings button , and ch oosing an option. T h e available tools include the drawing modes, Impast o, tracing paper , grids, and co lor management.
66 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide The Magnifier tool lets you zoom in and out by cl icking in the docume nt window . T o zoom in 1 In the toolbox, click the Magnifier tool . The Magnifier cursor shows a plus sign (+), which indicates that you are increasing the magnification (zooming in).
Creating, navigating, and mani pulating documents 67 Each click reduces the magnifica tion to the next level, as defined in the Scale box at the bottom of the image window . You can also zoom out using the following keyboard shortcuts: • (Mac OS) Ho ld down Command , and press – (minus sign).
68 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide Y ou can also specify zooming pr eferences by clicking Edit P references Pe r f o r m a n c e , and enabling opti ons in the View Options area. Rotating images and the canvas Y ou can rotate an image on the screen to accommodate the way you draw naturally .
Creating, navigating, and mani pulating documents 69 Y ou can also rotate an image from the Navigator panel by typing a value in the Rotate canvas box or by opening the Rotate Canvas slider and adjusting the rotation. T o reset the original or ientation of an image 1 In the toolbox, click the Rotate P age tool .
70 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide If your document has laye rs of different types, you are prompted to commit all of them to defaul t, pixel-based layers. Flipping images Y ou can flip the canvas and al l of its associated layers together , or you can flip a layer , selection, or the canvas individually .
Creating, navigating, and mani pulating documents 71 Image flipped horizontally . Image flip ped vertically. T o flip the canvas and layers together 1 Choose Canvas Rotate Canvas .
72 Corel Painter X3 Getting St arted Guide 2 Choose Edit , and choose one of the following: • Flip Horizontal • Flip V ertical Repositioning images Y ou can reposition an image in the Corel P ai nter workspace in order to view , or work on, a different area of an image.
Creating, navigating, and mani pulating documents 73 If the Navigator frame is displayed, you can drag the frame to a different area of the canvas preview . Cropping images Y ou can remove unwanted edge s from the image with the Crop tool . Y ou can ad just the aspect ratio of the cropped image and ch oose to maintain the aspect ratio.
74 Corel P ainter X3 Gettin g Started Guide When you resize the canvas and image together , the image dimensions a nd resolution change, but the image appearance doesn’t change. For example, if you resize a 300 ppi image to 150 ppi, the image size is smaller , but it looks the same.
Creating, navigating, and mani pulating documents 75 The canvas area is resized in order to apply an empty border around the edge of an image. It is also important to no te that the size of the on screen image is affecte d by the pixel height and width of the image, the zoom leve l, and the monitor settings.
76 C orel Painter X3 Getting Started Gui de Increasing the image dime nsions significant ly may cause the image t o appear stretched and pixelated. T o resize the canvas area 1 Choose Canvas Canvas Size .
Creating, navigating, and mani pulating documents 77 The location of the last file saved is sto red and used for iterative s aves unless you specify a new location. Y ou can also perform an iterative save by pressing Command + Option + S (Mac OS) or Ctrl + Alt + S (W indows).
78 C orel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide to the original. However , becaus e the JPEG algorithm takes into acc ount the sens itivity of the eye to diffe rent colors, the higher -quality settings shou ld achieve visually satisfying results.
Creating, navigating, and mani pulating documents 79 Saving GIF files Corel P ainter lets you save documents as GIF files. GIF , a fi le format using 8 or fewer bi ts , i s c om mo nl y u s ed to di sp la y g ra p hic s on th e W e b. Wh e n y ou sa ve a G IF fi le , yo u can choose settings from 4 Colors to 256 Co lors.
80 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide Saving Adobe Photoshop (PS D) files Corel P ainter ca n save files in Adobe Photoshop (PSD) format. For optimum compatibility , shapes and te xt are rasterized, and masks are placed in channels. When you save a file in PSD format, you can embed the RGB color profile, as you do when saving in TIF format.
Creating, navigating, and mani pulating documents 81 T o email a document 1 Choose File Email Imag e . 2 T ype the image name in the Image Name text box.
82 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide time. If a panel or palette st raddles two monitors, it automatically snaps to the nearest vertical edge of the monitor displaying the large portion of the pa nel or palette. If the panel or palette is di splayed equally on both monitors, it snaps to the vertical edge of the left monitor .
Creating, navigating, and mani pulating documents 83 Using the Intuos airbrush wheel The Intuos Airbru sh — the first true computer airbru sh — provides finger tip media flow control.
84 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Y ou can simultaneously perform panning (1), zoomin g (2), and rotating (3). Y ou also have the ability to change the refe rence point, which is the point around which rotating and zooming takes place.
Creating, navigating, and mani pulating documents 85 T o restore the canvas position, rotation, and zoom level • Double-tap two fingers si multaneously on the tablet. T o disable multi-touch support 1 Do one of the follow ing: • (Mac OS) Choose Corel Painter X3 menu Preferences Ge neral .
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Keyboard shortcuts 87 Keyboard shortcuts Many features in Corel Painter have keyboard shortcuts which allow yo u to access a variety of tools quickly and easily using the keyboard, rather than selecting them from a menu or p anel. The four modifier keys on a Mac-comp atible keyboard are Command, Option, Shift, and the Spacebar.
88 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide The four modifier keys on the W indows keyboa rd are Ctrl, Al t, Shift, and the Sp acebar . The keyboard shortcuts rely on four modifier keys on Mac-compatible and W indows keyboards: Command, Option, Shift, and the Spacebar on the Mac OS; and Ctrl, Alt, Shift, and the Spacebar on W indows.
Keyboard shortcuts 89 • P anel menu commands • Brush tools • Selection tools • Adjuster tools • Shape tools •A n i m a t i o n • Ligh ting • Layer selection tools • Mosaics •O t h e r c o m m a n d s Customizing keys Corel Painter lets you assign commands to ke ys on your keyboard.
90 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide 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 dia log box.
Keyboard shortcuts 91 Ke y set files cr eated on th e Mac OS cann ot be importe d into Core l P ainter on W indows. Likewise, key set files created on W indows cannot be imp orted into Corel P ainter on the Mac OS. T oolbox commands Create a new key set from the existing key set Click the New From Existing button .
92 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide Drawing and painting tools Brush (F reehand line) B Brush (Straight li ne) V Pa i n t B u c k e t K Dropper D Dodge ‘ Burn = Selection tools Rectangular sel.
Keyboard shortcuts 93 P anel comma nds Shape edit tools Scissors Z Ad d p o i nt A Convert point Y Remove point X T ransform tool T ransform tool Option + Command + T (Mac OS) Alt + Ctrl + T (W indows.
94 Corel P ain ter X3 Getting Started Guide Corel P ainter menu commands File menu commands Command Mac OS Windows Pref erences General Command + ,C t r l + , Hide Corel P ainter X3 Command + H Hi.
Keyboard shortcuts 95 Edit menu commands Canvas menu commands Command Mac OS Windows Undo Command + ZC t r l + Z Redo Command + YC t r l + Y Fa de Command + Shift + FC t r l + Shi ft + F Cut Command +.
96 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide Layers menu commands Select menu commands Shapes menu commands Command Mac OS Windows New layer Command + Shift + NC t r l + Shif t + N Select all laye rs Com.
Keyboard shortcuts 97 Effects menu commands W indow menu commands Command Mac OS Windows Last effect Command + /C t r l + / Au to c l on e Command + Shift + Z Ctrl + Shift + Z T onal control Correct c.
98 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide Screen navigation Pa n e l n a v i g a t i o n Command Mac OS Windows Scroll image with grabber Spacebar Spacebar Center image Spacebar + click Spacebar + cli.
Keyboard shortcuts 99 P anel menu commands Command Mac OS Windows Layers panel Select all laye rs Command + Shift + 1C t r l + Shift + 1 Delete layer Command + Delete Ctrl + Backspace Colors panel T o.
100 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide Br ush tools Command Mac OS Windows Brush controls Dropper Option Alt Layer adjuster Command Ctrl Resize brush Option + Command Alt + Ctrl Increase current.
Keyboard shortcuts 101 Selection tools Colors Correct colors Command + Shift + KC t r l + Shift + K T oggle between main and additional colors Shift + XS h i f t + X Gradations Adjust spiral Command +.
102 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide Adjuster tools Command Mac OS Windows Layer adjuster Command (except when either the screen navigation or Shape tools are select ed) Ctrl (except when eith.
Keyboard shortcuts 103 Shape tools Shape design tools Selection adjuster Select/Deselect mode Shift Shift F ree transform Distort Option + corner handles Alt + corner handles P erspective distort Comm.
104 Cor el P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Shape objects tools Shape selection tool Animation Command Mac OS Windows Rectangle Constrain to square Shift + click Shift + click Circle Constrain to cir.
Keyboard shortcuts 105 Lighting Layer selection tools Mosaics Command Mac OS Windows Lighting mover Shift + Command + LS h i f t + Ctrl + L Command Mac OS Windows Group Command + GC t r l + G Ungroup .
106 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide Other commands Command Mac OS Windows Add current color to color set Command + Shift + TC t r l + Shift + T Swap colors Shift + SS h i f t + S Nudge 1 pixe.
Pa i n ti ng 107 Pa i n t i n g The Corel Painter application lets you draw and pain t as you might with real artis ts’ tools and media. In your studio, you use brus hes, pens, pencils, ch alk, airbrushes, and palette knives to make mark s on a canvas or piece of paper .
108 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Choosing a painting workflow Corel P ainter inc ludes a wide array of tools and features that allow you to create original artwork.
Pa i n ti ng 109 W orkflow 2: Start with a sketch In Corel Painter, you can quickly create a s ketch of a phot o so you can use it as a guide for applying color . T o mainta in the integrity of the sketch, you should apply color to layers, and not directly to the sketch.
110 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide W orkflow 3: Start with a blank canvas Y ou c an also start a project from scratc h by choosing a paper texture and a brush, and applying color to the canvas. You can start with a blank canvas (lef t) and use your imagination, and the Corel Painter tools, to create a work of art.
Pa i n ti ng 111 W orking with the canvas and layers In Corel P ainter, you have the option of painting direc tly on the canvas by applying brushstrokes or by creating a layer and appl ying brushstrokes on it. W orking with layers allows you to protect the canvas from any unwanted changes.
112 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started G uide Y ou can also select a channe l or a layer mask as the target for your brus hstrokes. F or more information, see “Creatin g and copying channels” on page 529 or “Creating and deleting layer masks” on page 518.
Pa i n ti ng 113 W e re commend using reference images that are a maximum of 1600 X 1600 pixels. Y ou can open reference images that are saved as the following file formats: JP G , PNG , RIF F , and PSD . T o display a reference image 1 Choose Wi n d o w Reference Image .
114 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide Clearing the canvas Y ou c an erase the canvas by cle aring its contents. Clearing the canvas does not delete the canvas, it only removes its content. In Corel P ainter, you ca nnot delete the canvas. T o clear the canvas 1 Choose Wi n d o w Layers .
Pa i n ti ng 115 • Tr i a n g l e • Hollow T riang le • Gray T riangle If you want the drawing cursor icon to be a si ngle pixel, enable the Single pixel opti on in the Cursor T ype area. T o set br ush ghost options 1 Do one of the follow ing: • (Mac OS) Choose Corel Painter X3 Preferences Interface .
116 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide Br ush tracking and calibration When you draw with traditiona l media, the amount of pressure that you use with a tool determines the density and width of your strokes. Using a pressure-s ensitive stylus with Corel P ai nter gives you the same kind of control.
Pa i n ti ng 117 Manually adjusting pressure and velocity When you use the scratch pad to set brush tracking and ca libration, Corel Painter calculates the pressure and velo city settings for you.
118 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide 6 Click the Set brush calibration settings button . 7 Drag in the scratch pad by using a “normal” stroke. Use the pressure and speed you prefer when d rawing or paintin g. This allows the Brush T racker to calculate the appropriate sp eed and pressure settings for the brush.
Pa i n ti ng 119 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). T ilt can significantly affect brushstrokes.
120 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide A setting of zero indic ates that if a stylus were in use, it would be pointing left . 5 Move the Rotation slider .
Pa i n ti ng 121 To create a straight line stroke, you cl ick to add the first point and then click or drag to create the stroke. T o draw freehand lines 1 On the Brush property bar , click the F reehand Strok es button . 2 Drag on the canvas. Y ou can use shortcut keys to toggle be tween the freehand and stra ight line drawing styles.
122 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide Constraining, fading, and undoing strokes Using the freehand stroke d rawing style, yo u can constrain your strokes to a straight line. The angle you draw depends o n the orientation of the stroke. Y ou can also make a stroke less opaque, or mor e translucent, by fadi ng the stroke.
Pa i n ti ng 123 Erasing image ar eas Y ou c an erase any part of your image and control the opacity o f erased areas. Y ou can also link the opacity to stylus pres sure or specify a fixed opacity value. Y ou can set the Eraser opacity to Hard (left) or Sof t (right).
124 Cor el P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Y ou can also erase image areas by cho osing the Brush tool in the toolbox and choosin g Erasers from the Brush Category sele ctor on t he Brush Selector bar . Aligning br ushstrokes to paths and shapes Y ou can automatically align a brushstroke to a p a t h o r t he e d ge o f a s h ap e .
Pa i n ti ng 125 T o set the tolerance area for brushstroke alignment 1 Choose one of the follow ing: • (Mac OS) Corel P ainter X3 Preferen ces • (W indows) Edit Preferences 2 In the Preference s list of catego ries, click General . 3 T ype a number in the Align Brush to Path tolerance box.
126 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide interruption. Compute d brushes use bearing, with the exception of those that use the Rendered dab type, so you cannot use th em to create 360° stroke s. Pa i n t i n g w i t h a i r b r u s h e s The Corel Painter computed airbrushes are so realistic, you feel as though you’re using a real airbrush.
Pa i n ti ng 127 Now , airb rushes respond to a ngle (tilt), bearing (directi on), and flow (fingerwheel setting) data from a stylus, allowing for a tr uly realistic brushstroke. For example, as you tilt your stylus, specks of media land on the paper in a way that reflects that tilt.
128 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Airbrush edges created with the W atercolor pr ofile (left) and the Me dium profile (right). Adjusting flow Although you can still adjust Opacity to apply f.
Pa i n ti ng 129 V ery large droplets may produce unexpected results. The Fea t ur e setting is not available for variants that use the Pix el Airbrush or Line Airbrush dab types. T o increase or decrease me dia flow from an airbru sh • Move the stylus fingerwheel toward the tip (or forward), to decreas e flow .
130 Cor el P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide Another way to use a recorded stroke is with Au t o Pl a y ba c k , which lets you repeat the recorded stroke at random positions on the page. Y ou can also save recorde d strokes for later use. Y ou can play back saved strokes, and you can paint with the data from a saved stro ke.
Pa i n ti ng 131 T o select a saved stroke • Choose Brushes Strokes , and choose a saved stroke. The selected stroke is used when you play back strokes or use stroke data.
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W orking wi th paper texture and grain 133 W orking with paper texture and grain W ith traditional art media, the results from using a marking tool depend on the texture of the surface to whic h it is applie d.
134 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide Applying paper texture Corel P ainter allows you to apply paper textur e to the canvas. In general, you can define texture as the roughness or coarseness of a surface, which you can both see and feel.
W orking wi th paper texture and grain 135 The currently selected paper is saved with the document. Thi s includes custom paper textures that ma y not be saved in a paper texture library .
136 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started G uide 3 In the Make P aper dialog box, choose a patt ern from the Pat t e r n list box. 4 Adj u s t t h e Spacing slider . Moving the Spacing slider to the right opens up the space between rows and columns in the se lected pattern.
W orking wi th paper texture and grain 137 Opening and managing the Pa p e r T e x t u r e s l i b r a r y Y ou can organize and manage paper textures from the P aper T extures library panel.
138 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Gu ide T o invert paper grain 1 Choose Wi n d o w Paper P anels Pa p e r s . 2 Click the P aper T extures library button . 3 Click a paper texture swatch from the P aper T extures library panel. 4 In the Pa p e r s panel, click the Invert T oggle button .
W orking wi th paper texture and grain 1 39 Controlling brightness and contrast of paper grain Brightness can be thought of as controlling the depth of t he paper grain. The effect of lowering the paper’s brightness is similar to that o f using a more shallow grain.
140 Cor el P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide By default, paper gra in is fixed, which mean s that the texture is in the same position each time you apply a brus hstroke. Y ou can ch ange this setting if you want grain to be applied randomly . Y ou can also change the look of bru shstrokes by having th e paper grain intera ct with stroke direction.
Auto-painting photos 141 Auto -painting photos Corel Painter’s auto-painting tools streamline the process of creating a painting that is based on a digi tal image or scanned ph oto. Pr evious experie nce with digital art is not required to use t hese tools.
142 Cor el P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Choosing an underpainting method Depending on th e effect you want to ac hieve, you can choo se one of the following methods for creating an underpa inting.
Auto-painting photos 143 • Saturation — lets you adjust th e vividness of colors • Va l u e — lets you bri ghten or darken th e photo by using the HSV color space values • Smart Blur — lets you adjust the level of deta il in the photo . More detail is maintained in high-contrast areas than in low-con trast areas.
144 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S t arted Guide If you want to fine-tune the underpainting, you can adjust the Photo Enhance settings. 4 Click the Apply button . T o clone an underpainting •I n t h e Underpainting panel, click the Aut o Cl o n e button .
Auto-painting photos 145 • Stroke — lets you cho ose a brushstroke . Y ou can also add custom brushstroke s to the list. • Ra nd om ne ss — introduces an “accidental” quality in color and s troke. Ra nd om ne ss contributes to the appealing, un ique look of artwork created with Corel P ainter.
146 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Guide T o auto-paint a photo by using stroke settings 1 In the documen t window , se lect the image that you want to auto-paint. 2 In the Au to -Pai nt in g panel, choose a stroke from the Stroke list box. 3 Click the Play button .
Auto-painting photos 147 Y ou can use a custom stroke by clicking th e Recording Options button and choosing Record Strok e . Pa int a stroke on the canvas , and choose Sa ve Stroke from the same menu. Y our stroke is ad ded to the Stroke list box. F or more information, see “Recording and playing back brushstrokes” on page 129.
148 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Gu ide 3 Adj u s t t h e Brush Size slider . 4 P aint over the area in which you want to restore detail..
Image cloning and sampling 149 Image cloning and sampling Corel P ainter inc ludes powerful image clonin g tools to help you transform an existing image, such as a photograph, into a work of art. Y ou can also us e image sampling tools and techniques to sample a port ion of an image so you can us e it elsewhere .
150 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide Setting up the clone T o begin the cloning proc ess, you need to select the source image th at you want to clone. Corel P ainter then duplica tes this source image and embeds the image as a clone source in the clone document.
Image cloning and sampling 151 Cloning with tracing paper Before you begin painting in the clone, you can a lso enable tracing paper . T r acing paper displays a faded-out version of the source image beneath the clone document, which lets you precisely apply clone c olors to the canva s.
152 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide Use the tracing paper feature to view the source image for outlining (left). When you turn tracing paper off, you can see the outline (right). T o clone an image 1 Open the image that you want to clone. 2 Choose File Clone .
Image cloning and sampling 153 When you create a clone, a copy of the source i mage is automatically embedded in the clone document. Con sequently , if you make change s to the original image, the changes are not reflected in the clone.
154 Co rel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Y ou can also enable tracing paper from the Navigator panel by clicking the Open Navigator Settings button and choosing Tr a c i n g P a p e r . Using Quick Clone Y ou can use Quick Clone to automatically set up everything you need to clone an image.
Image cloning and sampling 155 T o customize cloning behavior 1 Do one of the follow ing: • (Mac OS) Choose Corel Painter X3 Preferences Cloning . • (W indows) Choose Edit P re ferences Cloning . 2 P erform a task from the following table.
156 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide The girl (1) and background (2) images were set as clone sources. They were then merged into the clone image (3). Both clone sources display in the Clone Source panel (4). T o add a clone source to a clone document 1 Open the clone image to which you want to add a clone source.
Image cloning and sampling 157 Editing, updating, saving, and exporting clone source images Y ou c an edit an embedded clon e source imag e to change its appearance.
158 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide 5 In Source Image window , edi t the source image. T o update changes to a clone source image 1 W ith the edited clone source image open in the Sou rce Image window , switc h to the clone document wi ndow . The Clone Source Im age dialog box appe ars.
Image cloning and sampling 15 9 2 In the Clone Source Image dialog box, e nable the Discard option. 3 Click Ok . P ainting in the clone After creating a clone, you can choo se whic h brush you want to use to apply cloned colors to the canvas.
160 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide Cloning allows you to “filter” source images to create an artist ic rendering of the image. Y ou can create new cloner br ushes or refine ex isting cloner brush variants by using the brush controls. For more information, see “ Adjusting brushes with brush controls” on page 315 .
Image cloning and sampling 161 T o choose a cloner br ush 1 W ith a clone source selected, clic k the Cloner tool in the toolbox. The Cloners brush category and a cloners brush variant are automa tically selected.
162 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide • Hard Cover Cloning — results in partially anti-ali ased brushstrokes that hide underlying strokes • Soft Cover Cloning — produces anti-aliased br.
Image cloning and sampling 163 P er forming offset sampling Offset sampling, also known as “poin t-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 tech niqu e for retouching photographs.
164 Corel P ainter X3 G etting Started Guide Y ou can disable offset sampling by clicki ng the Clone Color button in the Color panel or by clicking the Brush Sele ctor on the Brush Selector bar , and choosing a non-Cloner brush variant. You can also enable offset sampling by clicking the Cloner tool in the toolbox.
Image cloning and sampling 165 Applying transformations when sampling Corel P ainter allows you to sample part of an image and apply a transformation to the sample when you reuse it elsewhere. This te chnique is also referr ed to as multi-point cloning.
166 Co rel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Multi-point Cloners brush variant Example Rotate , Scale 2P lets you t urn the sampled area around its center of rot ation and size it to a percentage of its original size. R otate , Scale 2P uses two reference points.
Image cloning and sampling 16 7 Rotate , Mirror 2P lets you turn the sampled area around it s center of rotation while creating a horizontal or vertical mirror image of the clone source.
168 Cor el P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide Reference points After selecting a brush variant, you need to set the sample and destination referenc e points in the image. The number of re ference points depend s on the type of transformation that you choose.
Image cloning and sampling 169 the relative positions of the source and destination reference points and repea ted as necessary to cover the area . If you want to sa ve the sampled area for future use, you can capture it as a patter n. For more informatio n, see “Creating and editing patterns” on page 682 .
170 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e Y ou can disable offset sampling by clicki ng the Clone Color button in the Color panel or by clicking the Brush Sele ctor on the Brush Selector bar , and choosing a non-Cloner brush variant.
Image cloning and sampling 171 T o rotate and mirror the sample source 1 Click the Cloner tool in the toolbox. 2 Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar .
172 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e 5 Hold down Option + Shift (Mac OS) or Alt + Shift (W indows), an d set the two destination reference points. The relative distanc e between the two destination points and the two sample points determines the amount of scaling that is applied to the sample.
Image cloning and sampling 173 Sample source–destination re ference points are set for R otate, Scale, & Shear . 6 Apply brushstrokes to the destination area.
174 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide 2 Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar . 3 In the Brush library panel, click the XP erspective 4P brush variant. If you want the clone to produce a ti ling effect, click the XP erspective T iling 4P brush variant.
Image cloning and sampling 175 Use Obey Source Selection to paint in the ar ea that corresponds to the source selection. Use Copy Source Selection to sample bot h the selection and the color .
176 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide 5 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Cloning . 6 In the Cloning panel, enable the Clone Color check box. 7 Enable any of the follo wing options: • Obey Sourc e Select ion — respects the content of the active sample source selection.
Image cloning and sampling 177 Filling an area with a sampled image Y ou can apply a transformed sample by filling , instead of using a brush. Filling allows you to cover a large area evenly , without mu ch effort. Filling is supported only when you use perspective or bilinear sampling, with or without tiling.
178 Corel Pa inter X3 G etting Started Guide The destination points dete rmine where the transformation occurs. By using transf ormed clone information, th e brick pattern becomes a steep wall.
W orking wi th composition too ls, symmetry to ols, ru lers, and guides 179 W orking with composition tools, symmetr y tools, r ulers, and guides The placement of objects in a painting can dramatically affect th e overall appearance of the finished work.
180 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide The Layout Grid also lets yo u divide the canvas into c ompositional sections based on the proportions of the canvas. This nonprinting grid is used primarily for composing artwork before you begi n drawing or painting.
W orking wi th composition too ls, symmetry to ols, ruler s, and guides 181 Y ou can also set some Layout Grid options by clicking the Layout Grid tool in the toolbox, and modifying the se ttings you want on the property bar .
182 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide T o delete a Layout Grid preset 1 In the Layout Grid panel, choose the preset yo u want to delete from the Ty p e list box.
W orking wi th composition too ls, symmetry to ols, ru lers, and guides 183 The green line that display s in the midd le of the document window represents the mirror plane. Y ou can display the mirror plane vertically , horizontally , or display both at the same time.
184 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Gu ide The Brush tool is the only tool that yo u can use to create mi rror and kaleidoscope paintings. Ot her tools, such as the Shape tool, are not supported. T o control the display of the mirror plane 1 In the toolbox, click the Mirror P ainting tool .
W orking wi th composition too ls, symmetry to ols, ruler s, and guides 185 The green lines that display in the document window delineate the symmetrical planes. T o create a kaleidoscope painting 1 In the toolbox, click the Kaleidoscope P ainting tool .
186 Cor el P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide T o control the display of the kaleidoscope planes 1 In the toolbox, click the Kaleidoscope P ainting tool .
W orking wi th composition too ls, symmetry to ols, ruler s, and guides 187 An example of pain ting a box by using P ersp ective Guides. Y ou c an choose from a selection of P erspect ive Guide pres ets, which include different configurations of the P e rspective Guides.
188 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide The Perspective-Guided Strokes are cons trained to direct them towards the closest vanishing point. Y ou can also modify the appearan ce of P erspective Guides by repos itioning the vanishing point, the horizon line, and the prim ary lines.
W orking wi th composition too ls, symmetry to ols, ru lers, and guides 189 T o show or hide P erspective Guides 1 In the toolbox, click the P erspect ive Guides tool . 2 Click the Enable P erspective Guides button on the property bar . T o enable perspective-guided strokes 1 In the toolbox, click the P erspect ive Guides tool .
190 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide T o control the display of the horizon line 1 In the toolbox, click the P erspective Guide s tool . 2 P erform a task from the following table. T o control the display of the intermediate lines 1 In the toolbox, click the P erspective Guide s tool .
W orking wi th composition too ls, symmetry to ols, ruler s, and guides 191 T o reset the perspective guides 1 In the toolbox, click the P erspect ive Guides tool . 2 Click the Reset T o ol button on the property bar . T o save perspective guide settings as a preset 1 In the toolbox, click the P erspect ive Guides tool .
192 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide 2 W ith perspective guides enabled, click the P e rspective Guide P resets button on the property bar , and then choose Delete from the list. 3 Choose a preset from the Pre se t N am e list box. 4 Click Ye s .
W orking wi th composition too ls, symmetry to ols, ruler s, and guides 1 93 Y ou can also show or hide the Divine P roportion guide by clickin g the Divine Proportion tool in the toolbox and clicking the Enable Divine Proportion button on the property bar .
194 Corel P ainter X3 G etting Started Guide Y ou can also set some Divine Prop ortion options by clicking the Divine Proportion tool in the toolbox and modify ing the settings that you want on the property bar .
W orking wi th composition too ls, symmetry to ols, ruler s, and guides 195 Using r ulers Corel P ainter lets you show or hide rulers along the top and left sides of the document window . Each mark on a ruler is k nown as a tick and represents the selected unit of measurement.
196 Co rel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Using guides Guides are nonprinting lines that appear ov er the image in the document window . They are very helpful in aligning image elements. Y o u can place guides at any posi tion in the document window and easily reposi tion and remove them.
W orking wi th composition too ls, symmetry to ols, ruler s, and guides 197 T o enable the Snap to Ruler Ticks option • Choose Canvas Rulers Snap to Ruler T i cks . T o set a guide’s color 1 Double-click the guid e’s marker . 2 In the Guide Options dialog box, click the Gu ide Color chip, and cho ose a color .
198 Cor el P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide • Dragging shapes and selections. The edges of the content and the se lection rectangle for the shapes and selections snap to the guides. The cursor — wherever it might be in the objec t — also snaps to the guide.
W orking wi th composition too ls, symmetry to ols, ruler s, and guides 199 T o print gridlines • Choose Effects Esoterica Grid Paper . Using Snap to Grid The Snap to Grid option en ables certa in tool oper at ions to “snap” to a grid within 6 pixels of the cur sor .
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Color 201 Color Corel P ainter offe rs many ways to select colo r and apply it to your image. For 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 severa l ways.
202 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide • Clearing and resetting Mixer panel colors •S a v i n g t h e M i x e r p a d • Loading color swatche s and Mixer pad files • W orking with color .
Color 203 • Color valu es span the Satu ra tion/V alue T riangle from to p to bottom. The top of the triangle represents the highes t value (w hite), and the bottom of the triangle represents the lowe st value (black). • Saturation levels incre ase from left to righ t.
204 Cor el P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Drag in the Hue Ring to select a hue. Drag in the Saturation/Value Triangle to pick the saturation. Y ou can also select a hue by clicking anyw here on the Hu e Ring (in the Standard Colors vi ew) or on the hue indicator (in the Small Colors view).
Color 205 T o work with the Main Color , click the front swatch to reselect it. T o swap the Main and Additional Colors • Click the Color Swap icon in the lower -left corner of the Color Selector . Y ou can also swap the Main Color with the A dditional Color by pressing Shift + S or Shift + X .
206 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide T o show or hide the color wheel •I n t h e Color panel, click the Color options button , and choose one of the following: • Show Color Wheel • Hide .
Color 207 clicking to the left reduces the level of co lor saturation, producin g “muddier ” or grayer colors. V alues can be set from top to bottom. The top of the triangle is the highest value (white), and the bottom is the lowest value (black).
208 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide Example of changing the paper color . T o change the existing paper color 1 Choose a Main Color from the Color panel. 2 Choose Canvas Set P aper Color . Do not use a bleach variant to expose th e new paper color unless the paper color is white.
Color 209 Cloning color Cloning a color lets you pick up dabs of colo r from an original (source) image and apply the same color to a clone (destination). Br ushes that use dab-based dab types produce a color based on samples of color from the clone source, which results in an approximation of the original color .
210 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide 5 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Color Expression . Displaying the Color Expression panel helps you determin e which brush variants support two-color brushstrokes. 6 Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar .
Color 211 Y ou can save, lo ad, and reset colors in the Mixer panel. In addition, you can save colo rs as Mixer swatches and save colors to color sets. Understanding the Mi xer panel controls The controls in the Mix er panel are used to apply , mix, sample, and clear color on the Mixer pad .
212 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide Using the Clear Mixer P ad button The Clear Mixer P ad button erases the contents of the Mixer pad and resets the zoom level to 100%.
Color 213 swatches. For more information, see “Changing and savi ng the Mixer color swatches” on page 217. Y ou can also change the backg round of the Mixer pad, the surfa ce on which you mix color . Mixer panel before (lef t) and after (right) res izing.
214 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Gu ide T o change the Mixer pad background 1 Choose Wi n d o w Color Panels Mix er . 2 Click the Mixer options button , and choose Change Mixer Background . 3 In the Color di alog box, choose a background colo r .
Color 215 2 Click the Apply Color tool in the Mixer panel. 3 Choose a color from a Mi xer swatch, and pa int on the Mixer pad. 4 Choose a second color from the Mixer swatch, and paint on the Mixer pad. 5 Do one of the follow ing: • Use the Apply Color tool to add to and blend the colors.
216 Corel Pa inter X3 Get ting Started Guid e 2 Mix the color you wa nt in the Mix er 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.
Color 217 4 Choose the image, and clic k Open . Changing and saving th e Mixer color sw atches Y ou can store commonly used co lors in Mixer colo r swatches at the top of the Mixer panel and then use these colors on the Mixer pad.
218 Corel Pai nter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e T o add a Mixer color swatch to a color set 1 In the Mixer panel, click the Sample Color tool , and choose the Mixer swatch that you want to save to a color set. 2 Click the Mixer options button , and choose Add Swatch to Color Set .
Color 219 T o reset Mixer color swatches • Click the Mixer options button , and choose Reset Mixer Colors . Saving the Mixer pad When you have finished mixing and samp ling colors, you can save the Mixer pad contents as a Mixer pad (MXS) file that you can open and use later .
220 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide 3 In the Load Mixer Colors dialog box, choose the Mixer swatch (MSW) file that you want to load. 4 Click Open . Y ou can also load a color set in the Mixer panel by clicking the Mixer opt ions button , choosing Load Mixer Colors .
Color 221 Color Sets panel T o display the Color Sets panel • Choose Wi n d o w Color P a nels Color Sets . T o open a color set •I n t h e Color Set Libraries pane l, click the Color Se t Libraries options button , and choose Color Set Libraries , and cho ose a color set from the list.
222 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide 2 In the Find Color dialog box, do one of the foll owing: • Enable the By name option, and type a name in the box. • Enable Closest to current color . 3 Click Begin . 4 Click OK when the desired co lor is found.
Color 223 T o display the color swatches as a list • In the Color Set Libraries panel, click the Color Se t options button , choose Color Set Library View , and choose List . Creating and exporting color sets Y ou can create color sets to co ntrol the colors in particular projects or to create groups of favorite painting colors.
224 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide For i nformation about adding colors to a color set, see “Editing color s ets” on page 224. F or more information about select ing co lors, see “Choosing colors from the Color panel” on page 202. T o export a color set 1 In the Color Set Libraries panel, click the Export Color Set button .
Color 225 T o delete a color 1 In the Color Set Libraries panel, choose a color and click the Delete Color from Color Set button . 2 In the warning dialog box, click Ye s . Corel P ainter deletes the chos en color from th e color set. T o replace a color 1 Choose the color you want to add from the Color panel, a color set, or an existing image.
226 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guid e T o name or rename a color 1 Right-click a color swatch in the Color Set Libraries panel, and choose Rename Color .
Color 227 When you move a layer , its annotations go with it. If you move an annotated layer on top of another , the visible annotation migh t actually belong to the underlying layer , even though it appe ars to be labeling the top one.
228 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guid e 4 T ype a new name in the Set Color Name dialog box. 5 Choose Canvas Annotations Annotate . 6 Re-create the deleted annotation. 7 Repeat the procedure fo r each an notation you want to rename. Setting color variability Color variability allows you to create brushstrokes of more than one co lor .
Color 229 5 Choose Multi from the Stroke T ype list box. 6 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels We l l . 7 In the We l l p anel, enab le the Brush Loading check box. This step activates the brush’s abil ity to pick up underlying colors. 8 Adj u s t t h e Resaturation and Bleed sliders.
230 Co rel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide Applying a color as a fill Corel P ainter gi ves you different optio ns for applying a color as a fill. Y ou can quickly apply a fill to a selected area of an image or you can apply a fill to the en tire image based on a selected pixe l color .
Color 231 • 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. • A channel — Click a ch annel in the Channels panel. 4 Choose Edit Fill .
232 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Y ou can constrain the f ill to a rect angular area by dragging w ith the Pa i n t B u c k e t tool. Limiting and preventing leakage In complex drawings, lines don’t always meet, which can cause the fill to leak into areas that you don’t want filled — sometimes through the whole im age.
Color 233 4 Click OK . A new channel is displayed in the Channels panel. 5 In the Channels panel, display and select the channel. 6 Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar . 7 In the Brush library panel, choose the sa me brush you used to create the lines.
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Color management 235 Color management Corel P ai nter lets you manage colors when yo u create or open images, or place images in a document. The color managemen t controls he lp ensure that colors are consistent when you work with images from various sources, such as Adobe Photoshop or a digital camera.
236 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Guid e management to ensure a more accurate colo r representation when an image is vi ewed, modified, or printed. During the digital imaging process, differe nt tools are used to capture, modify , and print images.
Color management 237 images in another a pplication, such as Adob e Photoshop, or if you are creating images for print or multiple types of output, th e use of color management is essential.
238 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e However , c alibration and profiling are complex and usually require a special calibratio n device and specialized software.
Color management 239 This is an exa mple of three types of imag es and their correspond ing rendering intents. • Pe r c e p t u a l — Choose this rendering intent for phot ographs and bitmaps tha t contain many out-of-gamut colors.
240 Corel P ainter X3 G etting Started Gu ide Soft-proofing al so lets you verify whether the docu ment’s color profi le is suitable for a specific printer or monitor and can help you prevent unwanted resu lts. For more information, see “Previewing and soft-proofing color profiles” on page 242.
Color management 241 • P ortable Network Graphics (PNG) T o embed a color profile when saving a file 1 Choose File Save As . 2 In the Save As dialog box, use the controls to specify a lo cation and filename.
242 Co rel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted 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 ch oosing Color Management Settings .
Color management 243 When you assign a new profile, the color va lues, or numbers, in the document do not change. When yo u enable color mana gement and display a doc ument, the colors in the document represent an interpretation of the assigned color profile.
244 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Start ed Guide color values. The resulting tran slation of the co lor values may differ , depending on the color management engine. In addition, you can flatten images when convertin g color profiles. Flattening images drops all the layers onto the background canvas.
Color management 245 The color profile po licy lets you display warning mess ages when a docume nt has a mismatched or missing color profile. In the case of a mismatch ed color pro file, you ca n choose a new color profi le.
246 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Guid e W orking with presets Corel P ainter provides color management presets, which are default settings that you can apply to a document. They are useful if you do not feel comfortable changing the settings in the Color Management Settings d ialog box.
Color management 247 4 Click Ye s . 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 ch oosing Color Management Settings .
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Correcting and adjusting colors 249 Correcting and adjusting colors Corel P ainter inc ludes a variety of effec ts and tools that let you co rrect and adjust image colors. For example, you can us e the effects to fi x a color-casted or washed-out photo.
250 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S t arted Guide A visual representation of the curve. The horizontal axis re presents the inp ut (o riginal color) values. The vertical a xis represents the outpu t (corrected) values . Before you adjust a c urve, it appears per fectly diagonally (45°), which indicates that all input and output values are equal.
Correcting and adjusting colors 251 Y ou c an use a single curve metho d, or a combination of curve methods , to adjust the image. Y ou can apply color correction to a selection, a la yer , or the entire image. • If there is no selection, the correc tion is applied to the entire image.
252 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S t arted Guide Contrast adjusts th e difference between ligh t and dark values. As you incre ase the contrast, the curve takes on an “S” shape, indicating that light colors are becoming lighter and dark colors darker .
Correcting and adjusting colors 253 An example of increasing brig htness 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.
254 Co rel P ainter X3 Getting Start ed Guide • Contrast — increases or decreas es the difference in tone between th e dark and light areas of an image • Brightness — lets you brighte n or darken the selected color(s). This control can correct exposure problems caused by too much light (overexpos ure) or too little light (underexposure).
Correcting and adjusting colors 255 T o correct colors using the cur ve 1 Choose Effects T onal Control Correct Colors . 2 In the Color Correction dialog bo x, choos e Curve from the list box.
256 Corel P ainter X3 G etting Started Gu ide F reehand method of color correction. T o adjust colors by using the F reehand method 1 Choose Effects T onal Control Correct Colors . 2 In the Color Correction dialog box, choose F reehand from the list box.
Correcting and adjusting colors 257 Each section of the curve controls th e balance between the shadows, midtones, and highlights of an image. Setting va lues in the upper portion of the grid lightens the image; whereas setting valu es in the lower portion of the grid darkens the image.
258 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Guid e T o adjust colors by specifying cur ve values 1 Choose Effects T onal Control Correct Colors . 2 In the Color Correction dialog box, choose Ad va n c e d f rom the list box.
Correcting and adjusting colors 259 Use the A djust Color dialog box to change th e hue, saturation, and value of an image. T o adjust colors equally 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.
260 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide • 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. 4 Choose Effects T onal Control Adjust Colors .
Correcting and adjusting colors 261 5 Adj u s t a n y of t he Adjust Colors controls. For information, see “ Adjust Colors controls” on pa ge 261. Adjust Colors controls • Hue Shift — adjusts the hue of pixels • Saturation — adjusts the amoun t of pure hue in the color .
262 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started G uide The Fea t h e r slide rs affect the softn ess at the edge of th e selected colors. T hese sliders can help you create smoother transitions between the repl aced c olor and the origi nal. A replaced color with and withou t feathering.
Correcting and adjusting colors 263 2 Choose a paper swatc h from the Pa p e r s library panel. 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.
264 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide 4 Choose Pa p e r from the Using list box. 5 Adj u s t a n y of t he Adjust Selected Colors controls. For information, see “ Adjust Selected Colors controls” on page 264. Adjust Selected Colors controls • H Extents — controls the number of hues adjusted.
Correcting and adjusting colors 265 and then adjusting tho se values. T he Equalize effect also allows gamma adjustment, which lightens o r darkens an image wi thout changing highlights or shadows. Before (left) and after (right) applying the Equali ze effect.
266 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started G uide • 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 F rom the men u bar , c hoose Effects T onal Control Equalize .
Correcting and adjusting colors 267 You can apply the color and brightness fr om a source image (center) to your working image (left) to create a new effect (right). T o match colors across images 1 Open both the source image and the destin ation image.
268 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Gu ide P ositive (left) and negative (right) versions of a n image. T o invert 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.
Correcting and adjusting colors 269 3 In the Po s t e r i z e dialog box, specify a number of levels. The fewer levels you specify , the more dramatic the effect. To posterize an image combined with a paper grain, refer to “Applyin g the Apply Screen effect” on page 628.
270 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide 2 Choose Effects T onal Control Video Legal Colo rs . 3 In the Video Legal Colors dialog box, choose NTS C or PA L from the System list box. Dodging and burning The Dodge and Burn tools let you adjust the highligh ts, midtones, and shadows in an image.
Correcting and adjusting colors 271 The Burn tool was used to reduce the strong highlights on the faces..
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Libraries 273 Libraries A library is a sto rage place fo r a collection o f tools or medi a. In Corel P ainter, default libraries are available for the f ollowing resour ces: brushes, paper , colo r sets, gradients, looks, nozzles, texture s, patterns, selections, scripts , images, weaves , and flow maps.
274 Cor el P ainter X3 Getting Start ed Guide Fo r example, if you want to open a paper textures library from the P aper Libraries panel, click the Import P aper Library button . 2 Choose the drive and folder where the library is stored. 3 Click Open .
Libraries 275 T o create a library 1 In a library panel, click the New [Resource t ype] Library button . F or example, if you want to op en a pattern library from the Pattern Libraries panel, click the New Pa ttern Library button . 2 In the New Library dialog box, type a name in the Save As box.
276 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Gu ide Modif ying the display of library panels Y ou can modify the appearance of the library pane ls by changing the way th ey are organized and displayed. Y ou can resi ze a library panel to control the spac e that it takes in the appli cation window .
Libraries 277 Moving, renaming, and dele ting library resources Y ou c an move a library resource to a new position with in a library , or dra g it to a different library . Y ou can also re name resources, such as re naming a paper or gradient, to give them more desc riptive names.
278 Corel Pa inter X3 Get ting Started Guid e T o restore a default library • In a library panel, click the library options button , choose Restore Defau lt [Resource] Library .
Selecting, managi ng, and creating br ushes 279 Selecting, managing, and creating br ushes Corel P ai nter offers an impressive arra y of realistic and responsive brushes that you can use to apply media to the canvas. For example, you can choose a brush w ith realistic bristles that apply oil, waterc olor , or ac rylic paint.
280 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide In an art store, if the brushes in one aisle don’t produce the results yo u want, you can try a different aisle. Simil arly , with Corel P ain ter, individual brushes, known as brush variants, are stored in the Brush library pane l in different brush ca tegories.
Selecting, managi ng, and creating br ushes 281 Airbr ushes Airbrushes apply fine sprays of color , which c arefully mirror the feel of a re al airbrush in action. However , some variants have a different way of building up color . Most airbrushes support color buildup on a single b rushstroke.
282 Corel P ainter X3 G etting Started Gu ide When you use any of the Artist brush variants, dragging quickly produces wider brushstrokes. Y ou can use the Color V a riability settings to adjust how the Artist brushstrokes are colored. Blenders Blenders affe ct underlying pixels by moving and mixing them.
Selecting, managi ng, and creating br ushes 283 Crayons offer a range of styles. F rom soft and dull, to waxy and grainy , th ey produce textured strokes that interact with the pa per grain. As with other dry medi a brush variants, the opacity is li nked to stylus pressure.
284 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e Cloners The Cloner brush variants behave like othe r brush variants, except that they take color from a cloned or sampled source. These variants recreate th e source imagery while effectively filtering it, reproduc ing the image in an artistic style, such as pastel chalk or watercolor .
Selecting, managi ng, and creating br ushes 285 Erasers There are thre e types of Eraser brush variants: Eraser , Bleach , and Darkener . Eraser brush variants erase d own to the paper color . Bleach brush variants era se to white, gradually lightening by removing color .
286 Corel P ainter X3 G etting Started Gu ide Gel Gel brushes allow you to tint an image’s un de rlying colors with th e brushstroke color . For example, a yellow brushstroke g ives th e und erlying color a yello w cast. The Gel brushes use the Merge Modes brush control to produce the effect.
Selecting, managi ng, and creating br ushes 287 Image Hose The Image Hose is a special brush that applies images instead of color . The images it “paints” with come from spec ial image files called nozzles. Each nozzle file contains multiple images that are organize d by characteristi cs such as size, color , and angle.
288 Corel Pa inter X3 Get ting Started Guid e Liquid Ink Liquid Ink brush variants combine ink and paint to create a thick, liquid paint effect. There are three main types of Liquid Ink brush variants: ones that apply ink, ones that remove ink to crea te a resist effect, an d ones that soften e dges.
Selecting, managi ng, and creating br ushes 289 Oils Oils brush variants let you create effects you’d expect from oil paints. Some variants are semitransparent and can be used to produce a glazed effect. Other variants are o paque and cover underlying brushs trokes.
290 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide information, see “ Artists’ O ils controls” on page 369 and “ Artists’ Oils bru sh tip profiles” on page 349. Palette Knives Y ou can use Palette Knives brush variants to scrape, push, or pick up and drag colors in your image.
Selecting, managi ng, and creating br ushes 291 Pattern P ens P attern P ens brush variants let you use a brush to apply a pattern to an image. Y ou can vary features suc h as the size of the pattern and the transparency .
292 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started G uide Pens Pe n s brush variants, like the Scratchboard Rake and Bamboo P en , create realistic effects without the drawbacks of traditional pens, which can clog, spatter , or run dry .
Selecting, managi ng, and creating br ushes 293 brushstrokes interact with the paper textur e and grain to pr oduce resul ts you would expect from real world watercolors. Y o u can modify the Real W atercolor brush controls to achieve differen t effects.
294 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide Sumi-e Sumi-e brush variants let you create flowing sumi-e-style brushstrokes. In addition, various brush sizes and shapes are available to he lp you recreate tradi tional sumi-e brushstrokes . Tinting Ti n t i n g brush variants let you apply effects to ph otos or existing artwork.
Selecting, managi ng, and creating br ushes 295 Watercolor W ater color brush variants pain t onto a watercolor layer , which enables the colors to f l o w , m i x , a n d a b s o r b i n t o t h e p a p e r . T h e w a tercolor layer is crea ted automatically when you first apply a brushstroke with a Wa t e r c o l o r brush variant.
296 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started G uide The Brush library panel lets you choose a brush category (left) and a brush variant (right). The default Corel P ainter brush varia nts display in the Brush libra ry panel until you open or import a different brush library .
Selecting, managi ng, and creating br ushes 297 If you previously hid the Search ba r , you can show it by clicking Wi n d o w Search . Setting basic br ush attributes T o quickly get started in Corel P ainter, you sp ecif y basic brush attributes, such as brush size, opacity , and grain, on the property bar .
298 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Gu ide The circle provides a vi sual representation of the brush size onscreen. Y ou ca n also access additiona l brush controls to fu rther customi ze br ushes.
Selecting, managi ng, and creating br ushes 299 Y ou can also disable the scaling option in all areas by choosing Corel P ainter X3 Preference s Genera l (Mac OS) or Edit Preferen ces General (W indow s), and enabling the Disable feature scaling when resizing brush .
300 Corel Pa inter X3 Get ting Started Guid e T o set br ush attributes onscreen •P e r f o r m a t a s k f r o m the following table. T o Do the following Change the brush size Hold dow n Command + Option (Mac O S) or Ctrl + Alt (W indows), and drag th e crosshair cursor to display the Radius circle in the document window .
Selecting, managi ng, and creating br ushes 301 Y ou can also revert to th e Corel P ainter legacy onsc reen brush sizing feature by choosing Corel P ainter X3 Preference s General (Mac OS) or Edit Preferen ces General (W indow s), and enabling the Use Legacy Brush Resizing Control check box.
302 Cor el P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide suit your needs. For example, you can hide th e recently used brushes to gi ve you more space or hide brush ca tegories and varia nts to expose the brushes that you use most. T o modify the Br ush librar y panel 1 Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar .
Selecting, managi ng, and creating br ushes 303 Copying and moving br ush variants Y ou can reorganize brush variants by copying or dragging them to a diffe rent category . T o copy a brush variant 1 In the Brush library panel, c hoose a brush varian t.
304 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started G uide Renaming brush cate gories and vari ants Y ou can rename brush ca tegories and variants. T o rename brush categories and variants 1 Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar . 2 In the Brush library panel, perfor m a task from the following table.
Selecting, managi ng, and creating br ushes 305 5 Click Save . The new variant ap pears on the vari ant menu, in the curr ently selected brus h category . When you create a new varia nt, the variant files are saved in the ope rating system Users folder .
306 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide Y o u cannot delete any of the default brush variants. You can also delete a brush variant from the Brush library panel by clicking the Brush library option s button and choosing Remove V ariant . Restoring default brush variants Y ou can restore any modified brush variant to its default settings.
Selecting, managi ng, and creating br ushes 307 The new brush category appears in the Bru sh Category list of the Brush library panel and contains the currently selected brush variant, beca use a brush category must contain at least one brush variant.
308 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide T o create a brush librar y 1 In the Brush library panel, display the brush library that you want to copy . T o exclude brush categories and variants from the exported brush library , you can hide them by doing the followi ng: • Right-click a brush category , and cho ose Hide Category .
Selecting, managi ng, and creating br ushes 30 9 Importing and exporting br ush libr aries, categories, and variants Y ou can import and export brush libraries, categories, a nd variants. This allows you to work with brush resources that were crea ted by others, or share them with others.
310 Corel P ainter X3 G etting Started G uide You can also impo rt a brush library fro m the Brush library panel by clicking the Brush library options button , choosing Import , and choosing Brush Library . Y ou can also import a brus h library from the fi le browser of you r operating system by double- clickin g a brush libra ry file.
Selecting, managi ng, and creating br ushes 311 Y ou can also export a brus h library from th e Brush library panel by clicking the Brush library opti ons button , choosing Export , and choos ing Brush Library . T o import a brush categor y 1 Click Brushes Import Category .
312 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide 2 In the Import Brush V ariant dialog box, browse to the folder where the brush variant is stored. 3 Choose the brush vari ant file, and clic k Open . 4 In the Save V ariant dialog box, choos e the brush ca tegory where you wa nt to store the variant from the Brush Category list box.
Selecting, managi ng, and creating br ushes 313 about a particular variant. Regardless of a do cument’s current libraries, when you sele ct a look, you use the elements that are part o f that look. T o save a look 1 Choose Wi n d o w Media Library Panels Looks .
314 Corel P ainter X3 G etting Started G uide T o create a brush dab shape 1 On a white background, draw a shape in bla ck. Use shades of gray t o define the transparent are as of the dab. T o follow stroke direction, a captured brus h set must face toward the right side.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 315 Adjusting br ushes with br ush controls Like a fully stocked art store, Corel P ainter supplies you with many different brushes and drawing tools, eac h with modifiable cha racteristics.
316 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e • Hard Media co ntrols • Bristle controls • RealBristle controls • Static Bristle controls •A i r b r u s h c o n t r o l s • Artists’ Oils .
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 317 “Saving and deleting brush variants” on page 304 and “Saving a brush look” on page 312 . Modify ing Br ush V arian ts When you modify a brush var.
318 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide to changes in stylus pressure. These re sponses reflect their default set tings. Y ou can use the Expression settings to vary these effe cts in response to other factors, such as stroke direction or velocity .
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 319 Not all stylus models convey tilt or bearing information. Previewing br ushstrokes and b r ush dabs The Stroke Preview and Dab Preview panels include preview windows that show how brush control changes affe ct the appearan ce of the currently selected varia nt’s brushstrokes and brush dabs.
320 Co rel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide The Dab P review window lets you toggle between Size and Shape , Hard Media , and Brush Dab views. In the Size and Shape view , concentric circle s show the minimum and maximum sizes of a brush. The inner (black) ci rcle shows the min imum dab width.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 321 Y ou can switch between the diff erent preview mo des by clicking in the preview window . Calibrating br ush variants When you draw with traditiona l media, the a mount of pressure that you use with a tool determines the density and width of your strokes.
322 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide 3 Click the Set brush calibration settings button . The Brush T racker appears. 4 Drag in the Scratch P ad using a “ normal” stroke.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 323 brushstroke is made up of tiny dabs of color . If you make a rapi d brushstroke or s et large spacing between da bs, strokes can beco me trails of dots. Rendered dab types create continuous, s mooth-edged strokes.
324 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Start ed Guide A captured dab lets you paint with specific s hapes and designs that you c reate. Computed Circular Controlled by the sliders in the Computed Circular brush control panel. This da b type allows you to customize the brush dab profile.
Adjust ing br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 325 Flat Creates flat brushes such as those used to apply paint to houses or walls. Brushes that use Flat dabs respond to bearing and allow for flat or narrow strokes, depending on how the stylus is held. Flat dabs are always perpendicular to the shaft of the stylus.
326 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Guid e Pixel Airbrush Creates brushes that wo rk like airbrushes. Brushes that use Pixel Airbrush da bs cannot use the Fea t ur e slider to control the size of individual droplets of media.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 327 The effects of F eature on the stroke. Corel P ainter also inc ludes additional dab ty pes that do not fall under the dab-based or rendered dab types. T o choose a dab type 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels General .
328 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e General controls: Stroke types The Stroke Ty p e determines how a bru shstroke appl ies media. Core l P ainter brushes use one of the fo llowing stroke types. •T h e Single stroke type draws one dab path that corresponds exactly to your brushstroke.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 329 • Each bristle in a Ra ke brush can have a different color . Increasing Color V ariability i n Corel P a inter causes bristles to be colored differently . A Rake stroke is composed of evenly dist ributed dab paths.
330 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide its method from Cover to Drip . Some brush effects ar e less easily affe cted by other methods, and results may differ . Each method can have s everal vari ations, call ed method subcateg ories. Thes e subcategories further re fine the brush behavior .
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 331 •M a r k e r •P l u g - i n The Buildup methods allow you to produce brushs trokes that build towards black as they are overlaid. A real-wo rld example of buil dup is the felt pen: scribble on the page with blue, then scribble on top of that with green, and th en red.
332 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide An example of the Drip method. The Mask method is provided only for compatibility with earlier vers ions of the application. Y ou do not need to use the Ma s k method because the masking capabiliti es of Corel P ainter are provided by the Cover method.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 333 You can give any built-in brush the powe r of a plug-in by changing its method and subcategory. T o choose a method and subcategory 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels General . 2 Choose a method from the Method li st box.
334 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide T o choose a media source 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels General . 2 Choose a source from the Source list box. General controls: Multicore Corel P ai nter helps you maximize brush performance when workin g on a multicore computer .
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 335 Digital Airbrush brushstrokes wi thout Opacity Ji tter (left) and with Opacity Jit ter (right) T o set br ush opacity 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Opacity . 2 Move the Opacity slider to the left to reduce opac ity , or to the right to increase opacity .
336 Corel P ain ter X3 Getting Started Guide Grain controls Grain lets you control the amount of paper te xture that brushstrokes reveal . Y ou can set the level of grain that you want to reveal ( Grain slid er). Y ou can also use the Expression settings to link grain to various stylus or mouse movements.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 337 To s e t g r a i n 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Grain . 2 Move the Grain slider to adjust the penetration into the grain. When adjusting Grain Jitter , make sure the Min Grain slider is not set to 100%.
338 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Merge Mode Description Color Creates a new color by combining the luminance of the underlying color with the hue and saturation of the brushstroke color .
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 339 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.
340 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide Size controls The Size brush co ntrols determine ho w Corel Painter varies the width of the brushstroke. Size lets you control the width of the brush an d the brushstroke.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 341 The Size Jitter control lets you introduce more variat ion to the size of the brushstroke, which enhance s the responsiveness and natural appea rance of the brush strokes.
342 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide Y ou ca n also set the brush size dynamically onsc reen. For more information, see “T o set brush attribut es onscre en” on page 300. When adjusting Size Jitter , make sure the Min Size slider is not set to 100%.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 343 Brushstrokes with Squeeze set to 1 00% (left) and 25% (right) This brushstroke created with Pe n brush uses the Squeeze control to produce a calligraphy effect. The Angle slider controls the angle of an elliptical brush dab and the length of the ellipse.
344 Corel Pa inter X3 Get ting Started Gu ide F elt Marker brushstrokes wi thout Angle Jitter (left) and with Angle Jitter (right) Fo r dab-based brushes, the Ang Range setting lets you specify a range of dab angles that may appear in a brush stroke.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 345 T o set br ush shape 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Angle . 2 Move the Squeeze slider to the left to make the brush dab more elliptical. Move it to the right to make it rounder . Y ou can also chan ge the brush sh ape dynamically o nscreen.
346 Corel Pai nter X3 Getti ng Started Guide T o set br ush angle increment 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Angle . 2 Move the Ang Step slider to the right to produce fewer angles between dabs. Move it to the left to create more an gles between dabs .
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 347 Boost allows you to optimize the performanc e of brushstrokes. However , a high-boost level may produce a less accurate brushstroke that appears a bit jagged. This setting applies only to spe cific brush dab types, such as Flat and Camel hair .
348 Corel Pai nter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e Changing dab p rofiles The Dab Profile panel displays a selection of dab profiles that you can apply to your brushes. Each brush tip profile shows a cro ss-section of densi ty distribution across the diameter of the dab.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 349 Artists’ Oils brush tip profiles There are six brush tips designed specifically for Artists’ Oils brushes. Y ou can also use any brush tip, listed in the table above, with Artists’ Oils br ushes. Hard Media P rofiles There are six tip profile s designed spec ifically for the Hard Media variants.
350 Cor el P ainter X3 Getting Start ed Guide T o choose a brush tip profile 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Dab P rofile . 2 In the Dab Profile panel, click a brush tip profile icon. Real W atercolor controls The Corel P ainter Real W atercolor brush controls help you achieve very realistic watercol or brushstro kes.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 351 Brushstrokes set at a lower W etness settin g (left) and higher W e tness setting (right) W ater controls The Real W atercolor water -related controls let you adjust the water viscosity , or thickness, in order to contro l th e way it flows and spre ads on the surface o f the paper .
352 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Brushstrokes set at a lower Flow R esistance setting (left) an d higher Flow Re s i s t a n c e setting (right) Pigment controls The Pigment controls let you adj ust how much pi gment is deposited on the paper after the water evaporates and how quickly the pi gment settles on th e paper .
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 353 In addition, you can set th e rate at which the paper grai n can absorb water and con trol the amount of pigment that set tles into th e valleys of the paper grain when it dries. Wind c ontrols The Wi n d controls let you c ontrol the angle at w hich water flows on the paper .
354 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Set the amount of pigment the brush deposits on the paper In the Brush area, move the Concentra tion slider to adjust the amount of pigment.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 355 Yo u c a n o p t i m i z e t h e performance of Real W atercolor and Real W et Oil brushes by tempor arily disabling High Quality Display . Click the Magnifier tool in the toolbox, and click the High Quality Display button on the property bar .
356 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e Real W et Oil controls The Real W et Oil brush variants help you ac hieve realistic oil brushstrokes. For example, you can control paint viscosity and color concentration, similar t o mixing oil paint and a medium.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 357 Brushstrokes set at a lower V iscosity setting (left) and higher V iscosity setting (right) Y ou can also adjust the spe ed at which the liqui d evapora tes, which in fluence s how the paint dries on the canvas .
358 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide can also specify how easily the paint blends and th e degree to which oil is able to lift dry paint from the canvas.
Adjust ing br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 359 Brushstrokes set at a lower Angle and Fo r c e set tings (left) and higher Angle and Fo r c e settings (right) Diffusion controls The Diffusion controls allow you to manage how and when the paint is diffused on the canvas.
360 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Guid e Adjust the degree to which the flow map surface, or the paper texture, affects the direction of the water fl ow In the Flow area, move the Flow Resistance slider to adjust the effect.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 361 Y ou can improve the appearance of the visual flow of paint on screen by clicking the Magnifier to ol in the toolbox, and disabling the High Quality Display button on the property bar .
362 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Guid e Computed Circ ular controls The Computed Circular controls allow you to specify the tip profile of brushes using the Computed Circu lar dab type. F or example, you can customize the dab opacity and hardness, which controls the color de nsity at the outer edge of the dab.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 363 Y ou can also specify that bri stles scale rela tive to the size of the brush . This ensures that the feature is distri bute d proportionally to match the size of the brush. T o adjust bristle controls 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Bristles .
364 Corel Pai nter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e Static Bristle controls The Static Bristle co ntrols help you creat e the look of a real brushstro ke, complete with the striations that hairs on a real br ush make. Us e the Static Bristle controls to design the individual bristles in a sin gle brush dab.
Adjust ing br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 365 Brushstrok es with Hair Scale set to 410% (top) and 990% (bottom) Scale/Size lets you control the degree of size vari ation applied to the bristles of a brush. At 0%, there is no size chang e applied to the bristles.
366 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide When the slider is moved full y to the left, the brush leaves a faint s troke — even if Opacity is set to 100%. T o set clumping of bristles 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Static Bristle .
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 367 effect. F or example, if you link the P ressure expression to the Flow control, set the Flow slider to 40 % and set the Min Flow slider to 50%, the amount of flow will vary from 20% to 40% every time you apply pressure with the stylus.
368 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Start ed Guide When adjusting F eature Jitter , make sure the Min Feature slider is not set to 100%. Setting the Min Fea ture to 100% stops Feature Jitter from occurring. T o set paint spread 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Airbrush .
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 369 When adjusting Flow Jitter , make sure the Min Flow slider is not set to 100%. Setting the Min Flow to 100% stops Flow Jitter from occurring. Artists’ Oils controls The Artists’ Oils controls are divi ded into three critical components: Pa i n t , Br ush , and Canvas .
370 Cor el P ainter X3 Getting Start ed Guide Pa i n t Amount determines how much pain t is loaded before each new brushstroke . The more paint you load, the longer the brushstroke lasts. Viscosity controls the rate of paint transfer to the canvas. The higher the viscosity , the faster the brush runs out of pain t, creating shorter brushstrokes.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 371 2 Move the Amount slider to the right to increase the amount of paint loaded for each brushstroke. T o set the viscosity of Artists’ Oils paint 1 Wi t h a n Artists’ Oils brush selected, choose Wi n d o w Brush Control Panels Artists’ Oils .
372 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide 2 Move the Bristling slider to the right to increase the length of the bristling and the tip and tail of the brushstroke. T o set Artists’ Oils br ushstroke trail- off 1 Wi t h a n Artists’ Oils brush selected, choose Wi n d o w Brush Control Panels Artists’ Oils .
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 37 3 Impasto controls The Impasto brush controls le t you modify and create brush variants that give the illusion of depth. The controls allow you to choose different me thods for applying and controlling the appearance of depth.
374 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Start ed Guide Pickup controls how much dry paint gets pick ed up during diffusi on. Lower values mean that there is no mixing or leaching of paints. Higher values produce more leaching. Brushstrokes with P ickup set to 0% (top) and 100% (bo ttom) Dry Ra te controls the rate at which water drie s during diffusion.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 375 Brushstrokes with Evap Thresh set to 1% (top) and 50% (bottom) The diffusion setting ( Diffuse Amt s l i d e r ) c o n t r o l s t h e a m o u n t o f p a i n t d i f f u s e d .
376 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e Brushstrokes with Grn Soak-In se t to 0% (top) and 10 0% (bottom) Enable the Accurate Diffusion c heck box to u se a smal ler diffusion window . Disabling Accurate Diffusion results in a larger , less accurate window being used.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 377 Brushstrokes with W ind Angle se t to 270° (top) and 180° (bottom) T o adjust watercolor controls 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Wa t e r . 2 P erform an action from the following table.
378 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e When you e nable the Delay Diffusion check box, you incr ease the spe ed of Wa t e r c o l o r brush variants. Liquid Ink controls Liquid Ink controls work with Liquid Ink layers. Y ou can use the Liquid Ink controls to specify qualities such as type, smoothn e ss, and vo lume of a brushstro ke.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 379 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 a nd colors to blend into one another .
380 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide Smoothness controls the “tack” of the brushs trokes. Lower values re sult in coarser brushstrokes. Highe r values cause brushstrokes to appe ar smoother . Soften Color Only applies only the color component.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 381 Brushstrokes with Smoothness set to 0% (top) and 100% (bottom) Vo l u m e controls the height of the brushstroke, or the a mount of medium applied to the image.
382 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide Brushstrokes with Rand V ol set to 0% (top) and 100% (bottom) Ran d Si ze con trols the randomness in size wi thin a brushstroke.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 383 Brushstrokes with Rand Br V ol set to 0% (top) and 75% (bottom) Ran d Br Si ze controls the variation in bristle width.
384 Corel Pai nter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e T o apply an expression to ink volume 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Liquid Ink . 2 Choose an option from the Expression list box. T o set random volume 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Liquid Ink .
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 385 T o set random bristle size 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Liquid Ink . 2 Adj u s t t h e Ra nd Br Si ze sl ider . Higher values result in a greater vari ation in the length of brush bristles.
386 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide W ell controls The We l l contro ls determine how a brush conveys its medium (color) to the paper . The Resaturation , Bleed , and Dryout controls work together to determine how much color a brush has at th e start and finish of a stroke.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 387 Fo r example, you can link Resat to the Pressure expression and link Bleed to the Ve l o c i t y expression. Y ou ca n also adjust the Mi n setting to specify the range of variabi lity that you want each expression to apply .
388 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide T o set resaturation 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels We l l . 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 .
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 389 Mouse controls In theory , a mouse has no press ure information. A mouse button is either on (button down), or off (button up).
390 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Guid e T o set rotation for the mouse 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Mouse . 2 Move the Rotation slider . A 360° setting si mulates a stylus that completes a 360° barrel rotati on. Rotation is supported only when you are using a brush with the Expression setting set to Rotation .
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 391 T o set smooth strokes by adding path points 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Smoothi ng . 2 In the Cubic Interpolation area, move the Poi n t s slider to the right to add points and even out jagged strokes.
392 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Guid e Rake controls The Rak e controls let you control the sophis ticated features of a Rak e stroke, which maintains the angle of the brush head as the stroke changes directi on. As the brush turns, bristles come in and out of contact with the painting surface.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 393 or outside). Tu r n A m o u n t simulates this bristle disp lacement by controlling the displacement of in side and outside bristles. Brushstrokes with T urn Amount se t to 0% (left) and 150% (right) The Bristle controls set the number of bristles or dabs used for Rak e stroke types.
394 Corel Pai nter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e Brushstrokes with Soften Bristl e Edge disabled (left) and enabled (right) T o set br ush contact angle 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Ra ke . 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).
Adjust ing br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 395 T o adjust the number of Rake br ush bristles 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Ra ke . 2 Move the Bristle slider to adjust the number of bristles. To s e t b r i s t l e s p a c i n g 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Ra ke .
396 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide Cloning controls The Cloning controls are specific to brushes that use the cloning meth od and affect other brushes only when the Clone Color option is enabled. The Clone Color control direct s a brush to pick up color from a source image.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 397 R otate & Scale cloning. Note t hat the source and destination reference points are numbered and connected by a line.
398 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Start ed Guide Ro t a t e c l o n i n g . • Rotate & Mirror (2) cloning rotates and mirro rs (flips) the source image using two reference points. R o tate & Mirror cloning. • Rotate, Scale, & Shear (3) cloning rotates, sc ales, and shears (slants) t he source image using three reference points.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 399 R otate, Scale, Shear cloning. • Bilinear (4) cloning applies a bilinear warp to the source image using four reference points. The relative positions of the four source and destinatio n points describe the biline ar transformation.
400 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide P e rspective cloning. When you work with brushes using the Cloning method, you can modify the Va r i a b i l i t y to control the off set of the clone base d on the location of the source image.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 4 01 Brushstrokes with How Often set to 0 (top) and 15 (bottom) Ran dom Cl one Sou rce randomly samples the source document and then places strokes on the clone destinat ion. There is no correspondence between the samples taken from the source and where they are placed o n the clone.
402 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S t arted Guide 2 Enable the Clone Color check box. T o set clone type 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Cloning . 2 Choose a type from the Clone T ype list box. T o constrain painting in the destination 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Cloning .
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 403 T o set the period be tween random offsets 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Cloning . 2 P erform a task from the following table. T o choose the Random Clone Source option 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Cloning .
404 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide • Moving the ±S slider to the right increases variability in the c olor intensity of the brushstroke. • Moving the ±V slider to the right increases va riability in the brightness of the brushstroke.
Adjustin g br ushes w ith br ush contr ols 405 T o ignore color set variability 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Color V ariability . 2 Enable the Ignore color variability from color sets che ck box. Color Expressio n controls Color Expression determines whether Corel Painter should use the main or additional color in an image.
406 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide • Rotation — adjusts the color expression ba sed on the rotation of the stylus • Source — adjusts the color expression based on the luminance of the clone source • Ran do m — adjusts the color expression at random If you want to switch the main and additional colors, click the Invert button .
Jitter brush es 407 Jitter br ushes Corel P ainter includes a colle ction of Jitter brushes that let you introduce a range of random behaviors to brushstrokes t o produc e more realistic results. Y ou can use the preset Jitter brush variants and adjust them as needed.
408 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Brush category Jitter brush variant Airbrushes Coarse Spray Jitter Artists Coarse Sargent Brush Jitter Impressionist Blender Jitter Sargent Super Jitter Ble.
Jitter brush es 409 T o choose a Jitter va riant 1 Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar . 2 In the Brush library panel, c lick one of the cat egories that are listed in the above table. 3 Click a Jitter brush variant. Y ou can also quickly find all Ji tter brush variants by typing jitter in the Search bar , and pressing Enter .
410 Cor el P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Color Expression “Color Expression controls” on page 405 Stroke Jitter “Stroke Jitter controls” on page 385 Brush control panel with Jitter control.
W atercolor 411 W atercolor Corel P ai nter features different tools an d co ntrols that allow you to produce natural- looking watercolor effects. Th e tools i nclude watercolor brushes that are stored in the following brush categories.
412 Cor el P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide W orking with the W atercolor layer Both the Real W atercolor and W atercolor br ushes paint into a watercolor layer , whic h enables the colors to flow and mix and absorb into the paper .
W atercolor 413 If the image contains multiple layers, you can drop all of the layers onto the canvas by clicking the Layer options button in the Layers panel, and choosing Drop All . 3 In the Layers panel, click the Layer options but ton , and choose Lift Canvas to Wa t e r c o l o r L a y e r .
414 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S t arted Guide In addition, the R eal W aterco lor brushes include controls th at allow you to further control the paper interaction.
W atercolor 415 Stylus pressure affects the width of the br ushstroke for all W atercolor brush varian ts except We t E r a s e r . Increased pressure wi dens a brushstr oke; less pres sure narrows a stroke. If too many strokes are made within a short period, particularly with slow-drying brushes, the application can become slower .
416 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Guide W orking with Digital W atercolor br ushes The Digital W atercolor brushe s paint directly on both th e Canvas layer or a default layer so you can create ef fects similar to those of W atercolor br ushes without using a separate layer .
W atercolor 417 T o adjust diffusion 1 W ith a Digital W aterc olor brush variant selected, adjust th e Diffusion slider on the property bar . Drag the slider to the right to increase diffusion, or to the left to decrease diffusion. 2 Apply one or more strokes with a Digital W aterc olor variant.
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Applying and adjusting flow maps 419 Applying and adjusting flow maps Flow maps are d esigned to ma ximize the cr eative potential of the Real W atercolor brushes by adding a textured surface that helps direct the flow of paint.
420 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S t arted Guide A flow map (1) works with paper textur e (2) to ad d relief to the image and encourage water displacement. The elevat ed areas (3) in the flow map help direct the flow of water (4). The W et Flowmap F ringe brush variant is used wi th paper texture (1).
Applying and adjusting flow maps 421 Choosing flow maps and co mpatible br ush variants T o quickly get started with flow maps, you can choose one of the flow map brush variants. They are availa ble under the Real W atercolor brush cate gory . These brush variants enable flow maps by default.
422 Corel Pai nter X3 Get ting Started Gu ide To c h o o s e a f l o w map br ush variant 1 F rom the B rush library panel, choose t he Real W atercolor brush category .
Applying and adjusting flow maps 423 Brushstrokes using the Noisy Flowmap F ringe 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 W atercolor brush variant.
424 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e Grain” on page 209. It is important to note that flow maps benefit from increased scale and contrast; there fore, if you create a fl ow map from a paper texture or image, you should increase the sc ale and contrast.
Applying and adjusting flow maps 425 The flow map is added to the currently sele cted library . Y ou can also capture a flow map fr om the Flow Map Libraries panel by clicking the Capture Flow Map button . T o customize a flow map 1 Choose Wi n d o w Flo w Map P ane ls Flow Maps .
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Hard Media 427 Hard Media Corel P ainter lets you simulate ma ny differen t types of traditional hard media, such as pencils, pens, and markers. The hard me dia brush controls and variants give you a wide range of options for creatin g drawings, sketches, and renderings.
428 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide The Hard Media brush variants are fo und in many different brush categories. The following table lists the Hard Media brush variants found in each of these brush categories. T o choose a Hard Media variant 1 Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar .
Hard Media 429 • P encils • Erasers • P ens • Chalk and Crayons • Charcoal and Conté • P astels • Blenders • Sumi-e • Markers 3 Click a Hard Media brush variant. Modif ying Hard Media profiles Y ou can modify Hard Media profiles to change the shape and s ize of the dabs that you apply to the canva s.
430 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e 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 ca n change the dab shape from round to elliptica l.
Hard Media 431 • H Min — sets the amount of squeeze applie d to the dab on the horizontal axis. This setting represents the dab at its smallest. • H Max — sets the amount of squeeze applie d to the dab on the horizontal axis. This setting represents th e dab at its maximum size.
432 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e 2 Move the Size Step slider to the right to produc e fewer angles between dabs, o r move it to the left to crea te more angles between dabs. T o set the Hard Media transition range 1 Wi t h a Hard Media variant ac tive, choose Wi n d o w Brush Control Panels Hard Media .
Markers 433 Markers Corel P ainter includ es a Mark ers brush category to simulate the professional marker s that are used by illustrators, graphic designer s, industrial designers, and architects for drawing and creating renderings.
434 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide canvas. For example, the Flat Rendering Mark er in Corel P ainter allow color buildup and pooling. One continuous brushstroke at a constant spee d lays down one consiste nt color . However , if you lift the stylus, or release the mouse button, the color builds up, as it would with conventional markers.
Image hose 435 Image hose The Image hose lets you paint with images instead of pa inting with color . The images flowing from the hose change as you ma ke 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.
436 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started G uide Using the Image hose T o start painting with the Image hose, you need to choose the Image Hose category from the Brush library , select an Image hos e variant, and then choose the imagery that you want to apply .
Image hose 437 Y ou can also control the image ou tput by increasing s tylus pressure , so you can paint larger or more colorful images, or by chan ging the direction of the stroke, so you can change the angle of the images. T o use the Image hose 1 Choose the Brush tool from the toolbox.
438 Corel Pa inter X3 Get ting Started G uide move the slider to the left, more of the add itional color appears in the elemen ts. This is a handy way to adjust th e shading of ima ge elements. You can turn down the Grain to mix in the additional color.
Image hose 439 Adjusting the size and spac ing of image hose elements Y ou c an scale the size of i mage 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 be tween images.
440 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide 3 Move the Min Spacin g slider . T o randomize the spacing be tween Image hose elements • On the property bar , move the Jitter slider to the right. Indexing nozzle files A nozzle file can contain any number of images.
Image hose 441 This Arrow nozzle is an example of indexi ng based on Direction. • Pressure indexes ima ges based on stylus pressure. Greater p ressure selects ima ges from later in the rank. Pressure works only with pressure-sensitive tablets. Pressure is a great control for requesting im ag es from a nozzle.
442 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide Indexing based on Source. • Ra nd om selects images from the rank at ra ndom. R andomness 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 o ccur in natural structures.
Image hose 443 The indexing rules for Ra nk 2 and Ra nk 3 have no effect on a 1-Rank nozzle. Understanding nozzles, ran ks, and indexing Y ou can create custom nozzle s for the Image ho se by choosing a series of imag es and then applying ranks and indexing rules.
444 Corel P ain ter X3 Getting Started Guide it increases the sophis tication of the Image hose. For examp l e, a nozzle file with images progressing in size can be set up so that greater stylus pressure paints incrementally larger images. A 1-Rank nozzle progresses in one dimensio n.
Image hose 445 Color is the third rank in this 3-Rank nozzle. It is recommended that you consider how you will control ea ch rank before you build a nozzle.
446 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide will look good as a nozzle elem ent. Building a nozzle from la yers offers ad vantages in convenience as well. Another tech nique is to float the image on a bl ack backgrou nd and add a d rop shadow . This will enhance the appearance of three dimensions, as image elements build up in layers.
Image hose 447 T o create a 1-Rank nozzle from layers 1 Choose Wi n d o w Layers . 2 Click the New Layer button . 3 Create an image element t o be used as a nozzle. The alignment of layers in the document doesn’t affect the nozzle-building proc ess.
448 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide Creating a 2-Rank nozzle If you want to create a 2-Rank nozzle, such as a nozzle with a two-dimensio nal pr og re s s i o n , y o u n e e d t o s e t u p t h e n o z z l e i m ag es a cc o r d i n g l y . U n li k e 1-Rank nozzles, nozzles of two and three ranks cannot be cr eated from a layer group.
Image hose 449 Y o u need to enter t he cell width and hei ght from step 1 of “T o determine the grid cell size and nozzle dimensions” on page 448. 4 Show the grid by choosing Canvas Grid Show Grid . The grid should des cribe the number of element s you want in each ran k — Ran k 1 horizontally and Ran k 2 vertically .
450 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide Creating a 3-Rank nozzle Y ou can create a 3-Rank nozzle using the grid me thod. This nozzle file has three items in Rank 1 , three items in Ra nk 2 , and three items in Rank 3 . P ainting with the 3-Rank nozzle “Broken Shells.
Image hose 451 2 Determine the number of elements you want in the third rank. 3 Choose Wi n d o w Navigator to display the Navigator panel, and check the height of the current nozzle file. 4 Multiply the number of items in the th ird rank by the he ight of the file.
452 Corel Pai n ter X3 Get ting Started G uide T o paint with your new nozzl e file, you first need to load it. For more information, see “T o load a 1- R ank nozzle file” on page 452. Loading and managing nozzle files T o paint with a custom nozzle file, one that isn’t available in a nozzle library , yo u need to load it in the application.
Image hose 453 If the values you enter do not describe the file, Corel Painter won’t accept them. In other words, the “number of items” in Ra nk 1 (horizontal progression) multiplied by the “i.
454 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e 8 In the Nozzle Libraries panel, click the Nozzles options button , and choose Load Nozzle , and select the nozzle you just saved. 9 T o put the nozzle back in the library , click the Nozzles options button , and choose Add Nozzle to Library .
Image hose 455 with three items in Ran k 1 and three items in Ran k 2 , the movie needs to contain nine frames. 2 Ad d an image element to the fir st frame. Y ou can add image elements by using selections or laye rs. 3 In the Layers pan el, click the Layer options button , and choose Drop and Select .
456 Corel Pai n ter X3 Get ting Started G uide The resulting nozzle file from th e movie in the previous example. 9 F rom the men u bar , c hoose File Get Info . The File Information dialog box holds the information Corel Painter uses to index in this file.
RealBristle brushes 457 RealBristle br ushes RealBri stle brushe s bring a new level of real ism to the digital painting experience by simulating the natural movement of an artist’s brush. The resulting brushstrokes and their interaction with the canv as more closely reflect the lo ok and feel of working with a traditional art brush.
458 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Getting started with RealBristle br ushes RealBristle brush variants are stored in various brush cate gories. They consist of a broa d range of bristle-based br ushes that let you apply brushstrokes to the canvas or a layer .
RealBristle brushes 459 The brush on the left approximates the rounded edges created by a flat brush with a R oundness setting of 100%; the brush on the right approximates a round brush with a Roundness setting of 100%. Bristle length — lets you control the length of the bristles, from the end of the ferrule to the tip of the brush.
460 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide The brush on the left approximates a Bristle rigidity setting of approximately 90%; the brush on the right approximat es a setting of approximately 30%. Fa n n in g — lets you control how the bristles spre ad out from th e ferrule.
RealBristle brushes 461 T o open the RealBristle panel • Choose Wi n d o w Brush Cont rol P an els RealBristle . T o customize a RealBristle brush variant 1 Click the Brush Selector on the Brush Selector bar .
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Liquid Ink 463 Liquid Ink Liquid Ink brushes in Corel P ainter create li quid paint ef fects that simulate traditional ink -based medi a. This section contains the following topics: • W orking with .
464 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e 3 In the Brush library pa nel, click the Liquid Ink brush category and c lick a brush variant. Adjusting attributes of the Liquid Ink layer Y ou can experiment with the Liquid Ink layer settings to cont rol the appearance of depth and adjust the threshol d of the edges of the ink.
Liquid Ink 465 Wi t h Liquid Ink brushes, the adhesion of th e bris tles minimizes the appearance of individual bristles. The F eature slider and it s effect on Liquid Ink brushst rokes. Expression Y ou can use the Expression settings to vary Liquid Ink effects.
466 Corel P ainter X3 G etting Started Guide By adjusting lighting angles and adding multiple light sources, you can add height to Liquid Ink brushstrokes. T o customize a Liquid Ink brush variant • Choose Wi n d o w Brush Cont rol P an els Liquid Ink .
Impasto 467 Impasto Impasto is a painting technique that involv es 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, dime nsio n, and movement to a painti ng.
468 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Y ou c an choose one of the a vailable Impasto brush variants from the Impasto brush category . Y ou can also transform other brush variants into Impas to brushes. For more information, see “ Adjusting and creating Impa sto brushes” on page 469.
Impasto 469 Adjusting and creating Impasto brushes The Impasto brus h controls let you modify Impa sto brush variants, or transform other brush variants into Impasto brushe s. The controls let you set dra wing and depth methods, set the amount of depth applied, and the modify brush interaction.
470 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide Y ou can also apply negativ e depth, which al lows you to use a br ushstroke to e x cavate, or dig into the paint. The Negative depth option forces impast o to excavate (left). Normally, impasto raises ridges and bumps (right).
Impasto 471 Y ou can also increase the vari ation of depth that i s applied by adj usting the Opacity Jitter . T o choose an impasto drawing method 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels Impasto .
472 Co rel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide For a realistic effect, try varying Dep th inversely wit h P ressure . Set the Expression list box to P ressure , and enable the Invert option. This lets you apply paint more thickly when you pres s lightly , but more thinly when you press firmly , just as if you were using real paint.
Impasto 473 Fo r a realistic effect, try varying Depth inversely with Pressure . Set the Expression list box to Pressure , and enable the Invert option. This lets you apply paint more thickly when you press lightly , but more thinly when you press firmly , just as if you were using real paint.
474 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide In addition, you can change the color of a light source. For example, you can have multiple colored lights interact with the dept h to produce different textural effects.
Impasto 475 T o modif y sur face lighting to adjust d epth 1 Choose Canvas Surface Lighting . 2 In the Appearance of Depth area, adjust any of the follow ing sliders: • Amount — increases or decreases the vi sibility of brush str iations in brushstrokes.
476 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide The Composit e Depth m e n u p r o v i d e s t h e f o l l o wing methods for combi ning Impasto brushstrokes : •T h e Ad d method, which is the default Composite Depth method, combines depth information between layers.
Impasto 477 •T h e Ignore method prevents Impasto brushstr o kes from interacting with image data on different layers. W ith the Ignore method active, the display of depth for the layer is turned off. This makes it possible to d isable display of depth for individual layers.
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Layers 479 Layers Layers provide o ne of the great advanta ges of creating images in a digital workspace — the freedom to experimen t with different compositi ons and effects without risking an unwanted, permanent edit. The Corel P ainter file format pres erves layers when you save a document, so you can easily make changes at a later time.
480 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide W orking with layer content •P a i n t i n g o n l a y e r s • Pr eserving layer transparency • Adjusting layer opacity • Adding drop shadows to lay.
Layers 481 Think of layers as sh eets of clear material , such as acetate. Painting on a layer obscures the image below it. Areas of a layer that don’t contain images remain transparent. Understanding laye rs an d the canvas T o better understand the role of layers in Co rel P ainter , it’s important to understand the role of the canvas.
482 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Some features in Corel P ain ter can be applied only to default, pixe l-based layers. If you want to use these features on shape s, W ate rcolor layers, Liquid Ink layers, dynamic layers, and so on, you must co nvert them to default layers .
Layers 483 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 command s and controls for selecting, hiding, locking, deleting, naming, and groupi ng layers.
484 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide In the Layers panel, you can also set layer opacity and choose a composite method. F or information, see “ Adjusting layer opacity ” on page 508 a nd “Blending layers by using composite methods” on page 510.
Layers 485 The Navigator panel displays information about the dimensions and position of layer content. For more information, see “Navigating images and viewing image information” on page 63. T o display the Layers panel • Choose Wi n d o w Layers .
486 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide If you choose a W atercolo r , Real W atercolor , or Liqu id Ink brush, a new layer for that brush type is automa tically created when you app ly a brushstroke to the document window . T o delete a layer 1 In the Layers panel, select one laye r or multiple layers.
Layers 487 Layer -based selections function in the same way as selections on the canvas — you can use them to constrain brushstrokes, to isolate an area of the layer for applying an effect, or to choose an area of the layer to cut or copy . For more informat ion, see “Selections and T ransfo rmations” on page 543.
488 Corel P ainter X3 G etting Started Guide T o convert the canvas to a layer 1 In the Layers panel, select the canvas. 2 Choose Select All . 3 Choose Select Float . T o reposition or drop a floating object 1 In the Layers panel, select th e float ing object.
Layers 489 Y ou ca n also rename a layer by clicking the Layer options button , choosing Layer Attributes , and typing a name in the Name box. Y ou cannot rename the Canvas layer . T o add a layer description 1 Select a layer or group. 2 Do one of the follow ing: • Choose Layers Layer A ttributes .
490 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide By default, the Aut o Se le ct L ay e r option is disabled. This means that the layer selection is “locked in” — the Layer A djuster tool affects only the selected layer or layers.
Layers 491 You can also press the F key to activate the Layer Adjuster tool. If you are working with a sh ape, you can switch to the Sh ape Selecti on tool by double-clicking a shap e with the Layer Adjuster tool. T o deselect layers •I n t h e Layers panel, click the Canvas .
492 Corel Pai nter X3 Get ting Started Gu ide Copying and duplicating layers Y ou c an copy individual layers in the same image or between images. Y ou can also duplicate layers in order to quickly repl ic ate image elements. In addition, you can simultaneously copy the contents of multiple layers by using a selection.
Layers 493 Y ou can also copy a layer by opening the document where you want to copy the layer , clicking the Aut o S el e ct La ye r button on the property bar , and dragging the layer to the other document . T o copy a selection from multiple layers 1 Make a selection.
494 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e This layer contains a brushstroke. The co ntent area is defined by an invisible bounding box (indicated by a dashed outline in the image). The layer ind icators pro vide a visua l repres entation of the bounding box.
Layers 495 • To p — def ines the distanc e in pixels from the top edge of the canvas to the top edge of the layer’s content. Increase to move the layer down, or decrease to move the layer up. • Left — defines the distance in pixels from th e left edge of the canvas to the left edge of the layer’ s content.
496 Corel P ainter X3 G etting Started Guide An example of applying a transformation across multiple selected la yers. T o speed up the process of applying transforma tions to multiple layers or a layer group, you can enable the Fas t Pr ev i e w M od e .
Layers 497 T o transform one or multiple layers 1 Choose Wi n d o w Layers . 2 In the Layers panel, do one of the following: • Click a layer . • Click a layer group. • Hold down Command + Shift (Mac OS) or Ctrl + Shift (W indows), and click each layer you want to select.
498 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide left, the destination is the leftmost point of all selec ted layers. If you align horizontally to the center , the destination is the midp oint bet ween the leftmost edge and the rightmost edge of the selected layers.
Layers 499 T o lock or unlock a layer 1 Select the layer in the Layers panel. 2 Do one of the follow ing: • In the Layers panel, click the Lock Layer button . • Click the Layer options button , and choose Lock or Unlock . The Locked L ayer icon appears next to a locked layer in the Layers panel.
500 Corel Pa inter X3 Getti ng Started Guide Changing layer or der The layer order d etermines ho w the layers in a document interact. When you create a new pixel-bas ed layer , it appears on top of the existing layers (when the canvas is selected) or on top o f the selected layer .
Layers 501 When you have nonoverlapping layers in a document, the Move Up One Layer and Move Down One Layer commands may move th e selected laye r past multiple layers .
502 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide In the document wind ow , you can also view indicat ors that mark the corn ers of the selected layer’s content. For more inform ation , see “T o show layer indicators” on page 491 . T o displaying layer po sition inform ation • Choose Wi n d o w Navigator .
Layers 503 If you select a layer within a group in the Layers panel and then proc eed to create a new layer , the new layer is added to the group. If the group is selected, the layer is place d above the group. T o create a group 1 In the Layers panel, select the laye rs you want to group.
504 Corel Pa inter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e T o ungroup layers 1 In the Layers panel, select the group. If the group is open, close the group. 2 Do one of the follow ing: • Click the Layer Commands button , and choose Ungroup La yers . • Click the Layer options button , and choose Ungroup Layers .
Layers 505 When you drop a layer , you can choose to c reate a selection bas ed on the layer contents. If the layer has a layer mask, the mask is used to make the selection. F or more information, see “Creating and deleting layer masks” on page 518 and “Selections and T ransformations ” on page 543.
506 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide Brush methods and painting on layers The Natural-Me dia environment a llows brushstrokes on differ ent layers to interact with each other . However , mixing brushstrokes that use the Cover and Buildup methods on the same layer can produce unexpected results .
Layers 507 The Preserve T ransparency button in the Layers panel affects what areas of a layer you can paint on . For more information, see “Preserving la yer transparency ” on page 507. T o pick up color from underlying layers •I n t h e Layers panel, click the Pick Up Underlying Color button .
508 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Start ed Guide •W h e n Preser ve T ransparency is disable d, erasing or d eleting images re stores transparency to the area an d reveals the underlying image . •W h e n Preser ve T ransparency is enabled, erasing or deleting images reveals the document’s paper color .
Layers 509 • Move the Opacity slider . • T ype a percentage in the Opacity box, and press Return (Mac OS) or Enter (W i ndows). The example on the left shows the back ground layers at 100% opa city. The example on the right shows them at 50% opacity.
510 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide If you want to merge the drop shadow layer with the image layer , enable the Collapse to one layer check box . Blending layers by using composite methods Composite methods control how layers inte ract wit h the underlying image.
Layers 511 Composite method Example Default Allows the layer to cover and hide the underlying image Gel T ints the underlying image with the layer’s color .
512 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide Colorize Replaces the hue and saturation of the canvas pixels with the hue and satura tion of the layer pix els. Y ou can use this feature to convert a color image to grayscale, or a grayscal e image to color .
Layers 513 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.
514 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Guid e Dissolve Combines the image color with the layer color based on opacity Multiply Combines colors to cre ate a darker color Screen Combines colors to cre a.
Layers 515 Overlay Combines colors while preserving the highlights and shadows of the image color Soft Light Darkens or lightens colors depending on the luminance of the layer color Hard Light Multipl.
516 Corel Pa inter X3 Getti ng Started Guide Darken Colors with the image color or the layer color — whichever is darker Lighten Colors with the image color or the layer color — whichever is light.
Layers 517 Hue Creates a color by combining the luminance and saturation of the image color with the hue of the layer color Saturation Creates a color by combining the luminance and hue of the image c.
518 Corel Pai nter X3 Getti ng Started Guide T o change a layer ’s composite method 1 Select a layer . 2 In the Layers pan el, 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.
Layers 519 Corel P ainter digital works pace, the layer mask is a powerful tool for controlli ng image composition and effects. Layer masks vs. channels A layer mask is similar to an alpha channe l. Both are grayscale i mages that you can create and edit.
520 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S t arted 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 Create Layer Mask button .
Layers 521 Applying layer masks If you like the result of a layer mask, yo u can apply it. This permanently rem oves the hidden parts of the layer and deletes the layer mask. T o apply a layer mask 1 Select a layer mask. 2 Choose Layers Apply Layer Mask .
522 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S t arted Guide 2 Control + click the layer mask icon (Mac OS), or right-click th e layer mask icon (W indows), a nd choos e Load Layer Mask T o Selection . Selecting and viewing layer masks Before you work with a layer ma sk, you must select it.
Layers 523 T o hide a layer mask •I n t h e Channels panel, click the eye icon next to the layer mask item, so that the icon changes to a closed eye . Enabling and disabling layers masks Y ou can di sable a layer mask to you view the entire layer , but you ca n re-enable it at any time.
524 Co rel P ainter X3 Getting Start ed Guide T o copy a channel to a layer mask 1 Select a layer in the Layers panel. 2 Click the Create Layer Mask button . A blank layer mask is created. 3 In the Channels panel, select the chan nel you want to copy .
Layers 525 When you edit a layer mask, you are making modifications to the mask, not to the layer’s image. Y ou can use shades of gray only ; no colors are available. This is because the layer mask is a grayscale image t h at is separate from the RGB image.
526 Corel P ainter X3 G etting Started Gu ide Fo r more information, see “Blending layers by us ing composite methods” on page 510. I f y o u s a v e a f i l e t o a f i l e f o r m a t o t h e r t h a n R I F F o r P S D , t h e l a y e r s d r o p ( o r m e r g e ) i n t o a single background image.
Layers 527 T o commit a reference layer •I n t h e Layers panel, right-c lick a reference layer , and click Convert T o Default Layer . The conversion process might take a few seco nds, depending on the size and quality of the layer .
528 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Guid e If the Image P ortfolio panel is not expand ed, double-click the Image P ortfolio panel tab. T o add a layer to the Image P ortfolio 1 Select a layer .
Alpha Channels 529 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.
530 Cor el P ainter X3 Getting Start ed Guide as selections in the image. For more informat ion, see “T o load a selection from an a lpha channel” on page 558. Corel P ainter lets you create up to 32 alpha channels. The chann els are listed in the Channels panel and are available for selecting, displaying, and mod ifying.
Alpha Channels 531 • Click the New Channe l button . T o copy a channel 1 In the Channels panel, cho ose a channel from the list. 2 Click the Channel options button , and choose Duplicate . 3 In the Duplicate Channel dialog box, choose New from the Destination list box.
532 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide • T o replace a channel, ch oose it from the list . 2 Click the Channel options button , and choose New F rom .
Alpha Channels 533 2 Click the Channel options button , and choose New F rom Color R ange . 3 W ith the Color di alog box open, click in the document w indow to pick a color . 4 The color you select is the mi ddle of the range of colors used to create the channel.
534 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide You can view or hide a channel by clicking the eye icon next to the channel’s thumbnail in the Channels panel. When the eye is open (1), the channel displays in the document window. W hen the eye is closed (2), the channel is hidden.
Alpha Channels 535 Left: The “wings” channel and the RG B image are displayed. Right: The “wings” and “body” channels are displaye d as red overlays on the RGB image. The eye icons for both channels and for RGB are open. Corel P ainter offers two ways to view a cha nnel — as a colored overlay on the image or in grayscale.
536 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e A channel protecting the wings and body is displayed in grayscale. The RGB image is hidden. Setting channel attributes Y ou can c hange the appearance of channels by modifying their display attributes , which helps to distinguish one channel from another .
Alpha Channels 537 If you want to see th e color overlay in graysca le, choose black. A channel is easiest to use as an overlay when its color contrasts strongly with the predominant hue of the RGB image. Y ou mi ght want to use a different color for each channel.
538 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide Editing channels Y ou c an edit a channel by modifying the size, shape, or opacity of its protected area, which ultimately becomes the protected area of the selection. The c hanges that you make to the channel do not directly affect the image until you load it as a selection .
Alpha Channels 539 A channel — before and after inversion. In addition, you can introduce interesting e ffects by filling a channel with a pattern, gradient, or weave. For more information, see “W orking with color fills” on page 229. T o paint in a channel 1 In the Channels panel, display and select the channel you want to work with.
540 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Gu ide T o apply an effect to a channel 1 In the Channels panel, display and select the channel you want to work with. If you want to apply the effect to a specific area of the channe l, make a selection. 2 Choose an effect from the Effects menu.
Alpha Channels 541 3 On the property bar , click the Fill Image button . 4 Fr o m t h e Fill list box on the property bar , choose one of the following: • Current Color — fills with the current color (a sh ade of gray). For information, see “W orking with color fills” on page 229.
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Selections and T ransformations 543 Selections and T ransformations Corel P ai nter includes various tools for selecting an area of the canvas to mark it for special treatment. Y ou can make sele ctions to change an area, to protect an area from change, or to apply a transformation.
544 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide • Scaling and rotating path-based select ions • Skewing and disto rting path-based sele ctions • Canceling transformat ions Getting started with selec.
Selections and T r ansformations 545 Selection tools The following table d escribes all of the avai lable selections tools. Selection storage In Corel P ainter, each new se lection automatically replaces the current selection, therefore, you need to store a selection in order to reuse it.
546 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide Creating path-based selections Y ou c an create path-base d selections that are rectangular or o val. If you need more flexibility , you can create freehand selections by using the Lasso or the Po l y g o n a l Selection tools.
Selections and T r ansformations 547 • Hold down Command + Shift (Mac OS) or Ctrl + Shift (W indows), and click each layer you want to select. 3 P erform a task from the following table. Whenever you create a selection, Corel Painter deactivates the previous selection.
548 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide T o make a freehand selection 1 Choose Wi n d o w Layers . 2 In the Layers panel, do one of the follo wing: • Click a layer . • Click a layer group. • Hold down Command + Shift (Mac OS) or Ctrl + Shift (W indows), and cl ick each layer you want to select.
Selections and T ransformations 549 Y ou can also convert the current selec tion to a shape. F or more information, see “T o convert a selection to a sh ape” on page 769. T o convert a pixel-based selection to a path-based selection 1 Create a pixel-ba sed selection.
550 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide 2 On the property bar , adjust the To l e r a n c e slider to control the amount of variance allowed from the selected color with higher values creating a larger range of colors.
Selections and T r ansformations 551 Addi ng to a selection by us ing the Magic W and tool. T o auto-generate a selection based on image characteristics 1 Choose Select Aut o S e le ct .
552 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide If you want to invert the selection, enable the Invert check box. T o auto-generate a color-based selection 1 Choose Select Color Select .
Selections and T r ansformations 553 Y ou can also create a select ion from a layer by choosing Load Selection from the Select menu. In the Load Select ion dialog box, choose the transparency of the selected layer from the Load F rom list box, and enable the Replace Selection option.
554 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Choosing the protected area of a selection The drawing mode determines whether the i nside or the outside of a selectio n is protected when you paint. T o specify the protected area of a selection 1 Choose Wi n d o w Navigato r .
Selections and T r ansformations 555 In the following set of owl images, the artist c reated and saved s elections for each area that she wanted to work with separately — th e eyes, the beak, and the outline. T o show the selections cle arly in these images, the selections w ere saved t o channels, reloa ded, and displayed as red overla ys.
556 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide The “outline” channel is loaded. The “eyebeak” channel is loaded and subtracted from the “outline” channel. The resulting selection is saved to the “head” channel. A “face” selection is drawn roughly by using the Lasso tool.
Selections and T r ansformations 557 T o save a selection to a new alpha channel 1 Create a se lection. 2 Choose Select Save Selection . 3 Choose New from t he Save T o list box. If you want to specify a name, type a name in the Name box. Alpha channels are pixel based, therefore, any path-based selections are saved as pixel-based selections.
558 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide • Intersect W ith Mask — determines the intersecti on of the selection and the chosen channel, and saves the intersection to the channel Y ou can also save a selection to a channel by clicking the Save Selection As Channel button in the Channels panel.
Selections and T r ansformations 559 5 In the Save Selection dialog box, type a name for the selec tion. T o use a selection from the portfolio • Double-click a selection in the Selection P ortfolio panel.
560 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Inverting selections Y ou c an invert a selection, which deselects the previously selected area and selec ts the previously unselected area.
Selections and T r ansformations 561 T o apply anti-aliasing to a selection 1 Create a selection by using one of the selectio n tools. 2 On the property bar , click the Anti- alias button . T o feather the edge of a selection 1 In the toolbox, click the Selection A djuster tool , and then click a selection.
562 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started G uide 7 Click the drawing mode icon in the lower - left corner of the document window , and choose a drawing mode . 8 Fr o m t h e m e n u b a r , c h o o s e Select Strok e Selection , and repeat the command to build strokes.
Selections and T r ansformations 563 Border selection wi th airbrush strokes applied. T o smooth a selection 1 In the toolbox, click the Selection A djuster tool , and then click a selection. 2 F rom the men u bar , c hoose Sel ect Modify Smooth .
564 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide Adding to or subtra cting from selections Y ou can adjust the size and shape of a selection by adding or subtrac ting selection areas. T o add to a selection 1 Create a selection by using one of the selectio n tools.
Selections and T r ansformations 565 3 Select the area that you want to subt ract. If you are us ing the Oval Select ion tool or the Rectangular Selection tool , you can select a circ ular or square selection by holding down Shift while dragging.
566 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started G uide Y ou can also apply transfor mation simultane ously across mu ltiple layers. F or more information, see “T ransforming layers” on page 495. T o determine the selection type • In the toolbox, click the Sel ection Adjuster tool , and then click a selection.
Selections and T r ansformations 567 3 While staying within the bounding box, clic k the selection, and then drag it to a new position on the canvas . T o display the layers in full-color before committing the tran sformation, click the Fas t Pr ev i e w button on the property bar .
568 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Gu ide 2 On the property bar , clic k a transformation mode. The transformation i s applied to copied con tent. Y ou can also transform a duplicate by clicking Command + Shift + Option + T (Mac) or CTRL + Shift + Alt + T (W indow s).
Selections and T r ansformations 569 Drag a side hand le to scale horizontally . Y ou can also scale a selection by cho osing Edit Tr a n s f o r m Sc ale , and specifying the horizo ntal and vertical scale perc entages in the dialog box. T o rotate a selection 1 In the toolbox, click the Tr a n s f o r m tool .
570 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide R otating a selection. Skewing and distorting path-based selections Y ou can skew and distort path-b ased selections. Skewin g slants the vertica l and horizontal dimensions of a selection non-prop ortionally .
Selections and T r ansformations 571 Skewing a selection. T o distort a selection 1 In the toolbox, click the Tr a n s f o r m tool . If the Tr a n s f o r m tool is not displayed in th e toolbox, click and hold the Layer Adj u s t er tool to open the flyout, and then choose the Tr a n s f o r m tool .
572 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide If the Tr a n s f o r m tool is not displayed in th e toolbox, click and hold the Layer Adj u s t er tool to open the flyout, and then choose the Tr a n s f o r m tool . 2 On the property bar , click the Pe r s p e c t i v e D i s t o r t i o n button .
Common options for effec ts 573 Common options for effects Corel P ainter includes a wide array of effe cts that you can use to alter images. The effects are organized in f our main categories: •T o.
574 Cor el P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Fa d e was applied to the image (right) to undo a percentage of the last effect (left). T o fade an effect 1 Choose Edit Fa d e . To a p p l y Fa d e , you must have previously applied an effect to the image.
Common options for effec ts 575 Changing effects w ith open panels T o experiment with an effect, you must displa y all required panels before choosing an effect. F or example, the Color Overlay effect combines the selected paper texture a nd main color to define the overlay .
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Using focus and esot erica effects 577 Using focus and esoterica effects Corel P ainter include s Foc u s effects for s harpening, soften ing, motion blurring, and distorting imag e. It also includes a collection of Esoterica effects, which let you transform images in various ways.
578 Corel Pa inter X3 Getti ng Started Guide • Applying the P op Art Fill effect Applying Smart Blur The Smart Blur effect softens the appearance of an image by smoothing out the colors and sharp details. The effect pro duces a result that is similar to applying soft brushstrokes.
Using focus and es oterica effects 579 Before (left) and after (right) using Camera Motion Blur . T o apply Camera Motion 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.
580 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide The “M” is a floating shape. The blur on the shadow was created by using Depth of F ield . There are five differ ent methods for applying Depth of Fiel.
Using focus and esot erica effects 581 4 Adj u s t a n y of t he Dep th of Field controls . For information, see “Depth of Field controls” on pa ge 582. T o apply Depth of Field by using paper luminance 1 Choose Wi n d o w Paper P anels Pa p e r s .
582 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Gu ide • T o use a pattern, choose Wi n d o w Media Library Panels Patterns , and click a pattern swatch from the Pa ttern library panel. 2 T o apply the effect to: • The canvas — Click the Canvas in the Layers panel.
Using focus and es oterica effects 583 Applying Glass Distortion The Glass Distortion effect creates the kind of dist ortions you would see if yo u were looking at your image through a she et of gla ss. 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.
584 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide T o create a controlled dis tortion map, choose an alpha channe l or a layer mask as a source. For example, gradations in the channel lead to a progressive distortion effect. Shapes in the channel produc e distortio ns with distinct o utlines.
Using focus and esot erica effects 585 • 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.
586 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Gu ide • 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. 3 Choose Effects Fo c u s Glass Distortion .
Using focus and esot erica effects 587 The Motion Blur effect. T o apply a Motion Blur 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.
588 Corel Pa inter X3 Getti ng Started Guide Gaussian aper ture sharpens the r ed, green, and blue com ponents of color; Circular aperture sharpens an image based on luminance. Before (left) and after (right) applying Sharpen. To s h a r p e n f o c u s 1 T o apply the effect to: • The canvas — Click the Canvas in the Layers panel.
Using focus and es oterica effects 589 The Super Soften effect lets you soften images by specifying the radius of pixels that you want to soften. To s o f t e n f o c u s 1 T o apply the effect to: • The canvas — Click the Canvas in the Layers panel.
590 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Applying Zoom Blur This effect creates a blur by zoomi ng in on, or out from, an area. The greater the distance from the zoom point, the more the image is blurred. This effect lets you call attention to a particular area of the image.
Using focus and esot erica effects 591 Before (left) and after (right) applying the Marbli ng effect. Each time you drag a rake across an image, you create a step. Y ou can create marbling “recipes” that include severa l steps — each one using a different rake, direction, and waviness.
592 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started G uide • Phase — moves the wave in the rake directio n. This lets you set where in the curve (peak, downslope, valley , or up slope) the rake begins in the image. • Pull — controls how much the rake distor ts the image.
Using focus and esot erica effects 593 Automatically cloning an image Y ou can use the Au t o C l on e effect to automatically appl y brush dabs to your image. The types of dabs depend on which brush yo u select. The color is p icked up from the clone sour ce.
594 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide When you use Auto C lo ne with the Fe l t P en C lo ne r variant, or other tools that turn black as you repeat strokes, areas darken ra pi dly . Y ou can slow down the color buildup when using Aut o C l on e by dimming the original image.
Using focus and esot erica effects 595 Applying the Auto V an Gogh effect Yo u c a n u s e t h e Auto V a n G o gh effect to create a V an Gogh–like rendition of an image. To a p p l y Au to V a n G og h , you mus t first clone the image an d then choose the Au t o Va n G o g h variant from the Artists brush categ ory .
596 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started G uide Applying Blobs The Blobs effect creates a pattern similar to oil floating on wat er . The effect distor ts underlying image as if it were liquid and pl aces blobs, that are based on color , cli pboard content, or a patte rn, on th e image.
Using focus and esot erica effects 597 2 Open the image. 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.
598 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Gu ide Before (left) and af ter (right) applying tiles g enerated from a preset pattern. When you generate tiles from either a paper pattern, clone so urce, or channel, tiles are based on ligh t and dark concentr ations in the sele cted sourc e.
Using focus and esot erica effects 599 • Hex • Square • T riangle • Cross • 12-6-4 • 12-6-4 V2 4 Adj u s t a n y of t he Custom T ile controls. For information, see “Custom tile controls” on pa ge 600. The original grout appear ance (left) is changed by blur ring (right) .
600 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide 5 Adj u s t a n y of t he Custom T ile controls. For information, see “Custom tile controls” on pa ge 600. T o apply custom tiles by using paper luminance 1 Choose Wi n d o w Paper P anels Pa p e r s .
Using focus and esot erica effects 601 • Angle and Scale — adjusts the tile orien tation an d size of built-in tile shapes • Blur Ra dius — sets the sampling radius for bl urring the crack or grout color . Increasing t he Blur R adius adds more neighboring colors to the crack pixels in each pass.
602 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide Applying Growth effects The Growth Effect generates branchlike des igns from a central point an d adds them to your image. The designs rese mble architectural renderings of trees. Examples of Growth patterns.
Using focus and es oterica effects 603 • Ran do m — affects how symmetrical the gro w th patterns appear . Lower values generate straight-line, geometrical design s. H igher values generate distorted, crooked designs. • Thickness — uniformly adjusts the weight of the lines within the design.
604 Corel Pai nter X3 Getti ng Started Guide The Highpass effect introduces stark shifts between brightness levels. T o apply a Highpass 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 focus and esot erica effects 605 The Maze effect produces interesting designs. Y ou ca n capture a portion of the maze as a pattern or paper texture, or use the maze as a source for other effects. Mazes must be rectangular and canno t be applied to non- rectangular selections.
606 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide An example of the Place Elements effect used with the Image hose. The Place Elements effect creates a virtual sphere within the confines of a s election rectangle. When the selection is squ are, the sphere is perfectly round; when the selection is rectangular , the sphere is elongated or flattened.
Using focus and esot erica effects 607 2 Choose Wi n d o w Color Panels Color . 3 In the Color panel, do one of the following: • If using an Image hose brush varian t, set the additional color to black. • If using a nother brush va riant, set the main color .
608 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide • 2 — specifies that ea ch point receives an element and then is used as the center for another virtual sphere on which point iteration and element placement repeats • 3 — extends sphere creation and element plac ement once more The number of elements in creases rapidly with more tha n one level.
Using focus and es oterica effects 609 If you want to work with an inverted version of the source, enable the Inverted check box. 4 Adj u s t t h e Scale slider to set the dot size. 5 Adj u s t t h e Contrast slider to mix in the luminance of the control medium.
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Using lighting and surf ace texture effects 611 Using lighting and sur face texture effects Corel P ai nter includes a collection of effects that le t you control image lighting a nd surface texture. F or general information about using effect s, see “Common options for effects” on page 573 .
612 Corel Pa inter X3 Get ting Started Guid e • Applying the Express T exture effect • Applying a warp effect • Applying the W oodcut effect • Applying the Distress effect • Applying the Ser.
Using lighting and surf ace texture effects 613 If you apply an effe ct to a shape, dyna mi c layer , text layer , or referenc e layer , you must first commit the layer to an image layer . Adding, deleting, and repo sitioning light sources Y ou can add one or more light sources to an image to create unique lighting effects.
614 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide 2 Choose Effects Surface Control Apply Lighting . 3 P erform a task from the following table. Adjusting light properties Y ou can adjust light properties such as brightness, di stance, elevation, and colo r .
Using lighting and surf ace texture effects 615 • Exposure — controls the image’s brightness, as in photography . Moving the slider to the left decreas es exposure and darkens the i mage; moving it to the righ t increases exposure and lightens the image.
616 Cor el P ainter X3 Getting Start ed Guide T o create surf ace texture by using paper 1 Choose Wi n d o w Paper P anels Pa p e r s . 2 Choose a paper swatc h from the Pa p e r s library panel. 3 T o apply the effect to: • The canvas — Click the Canvas in the Layers panel.
Using lighting and surf ace texture effects 617 uses the difference in luminance between the clone source and the image to produce the texture. An example of an image before (left) the 3D Brushstrokes method is appl ied to the image (right).
618 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Gu ide An example of 3D Brushstrokes with Brush L oading (left) and bleed (right) settings applied. T o apply 3D brushstrokes to an image 1 Open an image. 2 Choose File Quick Clone . 3 Apply brushstrokes to the clone.
Using lighting and surf ace texture effects 619 Using image luminance to create texture Y ou can use the currently selected image’s lu minance, or lightness, to produce surface texture. Light parts of the image create d ents; whereas darker parts crea te raised areas.
620 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide 6 In the Light Controls area, adjus t any of the following sliders: • Brightness — controls the light intensity • Conc (concentrati on) — adjusts th.
Using lighting and surf ace texture effects 621 • 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. 4 Choose Effects Surface Control Apply Surface T exture .
622 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started G uide Before (left) and af ter (right) applying the embossed effect. T o create an embossed effect 1 Open an image. 2 Choose File Clone . 3 Choose a color other than black from the Colors or Color Sets panel.
Using lighting and surf ace texture effects 623 Using channels and layer masks to create texture Corel P ainter lets you produce surface texture based on an alpha cha nnel or a layer mask. Y ou can use this method only if you added an alpha channel, or a layer that contains a layer mask, to the image.
624 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide Increasing softne ss creates more inte rmediate steps, which produces a smoother distortion. 5 In the Appearance of Depth area, adjust any of the follow ing sliders: • Amount — controls how much surfa ce texture is applied to the image.
Using lighting and surf ace texture effects 625 Y ou can control how much of the image ap pears in the texture. If you add a reflection map to a clone, the clone source is mapped onto the texture. Otherwise, C orel P a inter uses the current pattern as the reflection map.
626 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started G uide 9 Choose the layer mask from the Using list box. 10 Ad j us t t he Reflection slider to control the amou nt of reflection yo u want. 11 Ad j us t t he Softness slider to control the mapping from the edges of the layer’s image.
Using lighting and surf ace texture effects 627 Y ou c an control the brightness of t he sphere so that it’s easier to see light positions. It does not affect the lights themselves. Y ou can also chan ge the followin g light proper ties: brightness, concentrati on, and exposure.
628 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Gu ide Applying the Apply Screen effect Y ou c an simulate the appearance of a silk -screened print by using the Apply Screen effect. This effect let s you combine image luminance, the selected pape r texture, and the three selected colo rs, to produce a multi-color rendition of the image.
Using lighting and surf ace texture effects 629 and intensity of the color . T o use the Color Overlay effect, you need to choose a color that you want to apply and then choose the method for applying the effect.
630 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Guid e • 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. 4 Choose Effects Surface Control Color Overlay .
Using lighting and surf ace texture effects 631 8 Adj u s t a n y of t he Color Overlay controls. For information, see “Color Overlay controls” on pa ge 631. T o use clone source or pattern lu minance to appl y a color overlay 1 Open an image. 2 Do one of the follow ing: • T o use a clone source, choos e Wi n d o w Clone Source .
632 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Guid e • Hiding P o wer — allows the color to cover wha t lies beneath it Applying the Dye Co ncentration effect Y ou can adjust the dye concentration in an im age to control color intensi ty and play with surface texture.
Using lighting and surf ace texture effects 633 • 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.
634 Corel Pai nter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e T o adjust dye concentration usin g a layer mask or alpha channel 1 Do one of the follow ing: • T o use a layer mask, choose Wi n d o w Layers , and click the layer that contains a layer mask in the Layers panel.
Using lighting and surf ace texture effects 635 • Alpha Channel or Layer M ask — sets the values in the alpha channel or layer mask as the model for the adjustments. Y o u can use this method only if you have a saved channel or a layer mask in your image.
636 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide 4 Choose Effects Surface Control Express T exture . 5 Choose Pa p e r from the Using list box. 6 Adj u s t an y o f t he Express T exture controls. For information, see “Express T exture controls” on pa ge 636.
Using lighting and surf ace texture effects 637 • Contrast — determines the number of levels of black and white. For example, low contrast generates pure gray , medium contrast produce s levels of graysca le, and high contrast produce s a black and white screen.
638 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Start ed Guide • Bump — warps the center of the image to ward you, making it appear convex An example of the Quick W arp effect using Bump distortion.
Using lighting and surf ace texture effects 639 5 In the preview window , drag to distort the image. A circle displays as you drag, which indicates the area affected. T o warp an image using Quick W arp 1 T o apply the effect to: • The canvas — Click the Canvas in the Layers panel.
640 Corel Pa inter X3 Get ting Started Guid e Before (left) and after (right) applying the W oodcut effect. T o apply a black and white W oodcut 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 surf ace textur e effects 641 • 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 Wo o d c u t .
642 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Guid e Before (left) a nd after (right) applying t he Distress effect. T o apply the Distress effect using paper luminance 1 Choose Wi n d o w Paper P anels Pa p e r s . 2 Choose a paper swatc h from the Pa p e r s library panel.
Using lighting and surf ace texture effects 643 • T o use a pattern, choose Wi n d o w Media Library Panels Patterns , and click a pattern swatch from the Pa ttern library panel. 3 T o apply the effect to: • The canvas — Click the Canvas in the Layers panel.
644 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Start ed Guide Applying the Serigraphy effect W ith the Serigraphy effect, you can use photographs to generat e images that appear silk -screen ed or like woodblock cuts. When applyi ng the effect, Corel Painter saves each color reduction as a separate la yer , so you can edit each layer in dividually .
Using lighting and surf ace textur e effects 645 This color is used on the new layer . 6 Click Create Serigraphy Layer . 7 Click Done . Y ou can also specify Match and Fill Colors by clicking a color in the image. Applying the Sketch effect Y ou can use the Sketch effect to generate a black an d white pencil outlin e of a photograph.
646 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Guid e • Smoothing — determines how much noise is fi ltered out. Higher val ues result in wider , lighter , a nd blurrier lines. • Grain — determines how m uch of the pape r grain is revealed in the sketch marks.
Dynamic Plug-ins 647 Dynamic Plug-ins Dynamic plug-ins are a ca tegory of floati ng layers that give you the ability to manipulate, transform, and adjust underlyi ng images non-destructively . In other words, you can apply and modify the dynamic plug-effects any number of times without altering the source im age.
648 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e • Applying the Liquid Lens dynami c plug-in • Applying the Liquid Metal dynamic plug-in • Applying the P osterize dynamic plug-in Getting started with dynamic plug-ins Dynamic plug-ins allow you to apply effects to images without al tering the original image.
Dynamic Plug-ins 649 Modif ying and deleting dynamic layers After creating a dynamic layer , you can chan ge its settings. Y ou can also delete a dynamic layer at any time. T o change a dynamic layer ’s settings 1 Select the dynamic layer in t he document windo w or in the Layers panel.
650 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Applying the Brightness and Contrast dynamic plug-in The Brightness and Contrast dynamic plug-in creates a laye r that lets you adjust the brightness and contrast of the imag e beneath it. The Brightness and Co ntrast dynamic layer affec ts all images beneath it.
Dynamic Plug-ins 651 Different B urn sett ings produce different results. T o burn a layer or selection 1 Do one of the follow ing: • In the Layers panel, choose the Canvas , and choose Select All .
652 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started G uide You can view only the dynamic la yer by hiding the canvas in the Layers panel. You can apply a Burn to a specific area of t he canvas by selectin g the area, right-clicking the selecti on and choosing Layer via Copy , then applying the effect to the new layer.
Dynamic Plug-ins 653 Y ou can tear a little (left) or a lot (right). T o apply the T ear dynamic plug-in 1 Do one of the follow ing: • In the Layers panel, choose the Canvas , and choose Select All .
654 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guide You can view only the dynamic la yer by hiding the canvas in the Layers panel. Use a rough paper texture to create a be tter tear by clicking the Paper selector in the toolbox and choosing a paper texture from the list.
Dynamic Plug-ins 655 Fo r example, you can even use Bevel W orld to create a 3D button with text on it. First, create the background button, and then add text to floa t over the button. Y ou can then group the text and button togeth er and collapse the layer group.
656 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started G uide Y ou can use the Revert to Original command in the Layers panel m enu to restore a source image to its original condition. For more information, see “Modifying and deleti ng dy namic layers” on page 649.
Dynamic Plug-ins 657 The Equalize dynamic plug-in creates a histogram showing the number of pixels for each brightness level value. Equalize allows gamma ad justment, wh ich lighten s or darkens an ima ge without changin g highlights or shadows.
658 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Gu ide A section of an image with Glas s Distortion applied. T o create a Glass Distortion dynamic layer 1 Do one of the follow ing: • In the Layers panel, choose the Canvas . • Choose a selection tool from the toolbox, and then drag in the document window to select an area.
Dynamic Plug-ins 65 9 Corel P ainter automatically creates a new layer when you apply the dynamic plug- in. You can also use the Opacity slider in the Layers panel to adjust the effect. Y ou can drag the Glass Distortion layer or selec tion in the do cument window to distort other areas of the image.
660 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide T o create a Kaleidoscope dynamic layer 1 In the Layers panel, click the Dynamic Plug-ins button , and choose Kaleidoscope .
Dynamic Plug-ins 661 When you create a pattern from a Kaleidoscope layer , the selection is dropped to the canvas and cut out. If you want to preserve the ori ginal image and the Kal eidoscope layer so that you can contin ue working with the effect, save the image in RIFF format before you cho ose Drop and Select .
662 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide The Left T wirl tool distorts in counterclockwise spirals. The Right T wirl tool distorts in clockwis e spirals.
Dynamic Plug-ins 663 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 . 3 In the Liquid Lens dialog box, choose a Li quid lens tool. 4 Adjust any of the following sliders: • Amount — controls the degree of distortion applied.
664 Corel P ain ter X3 Getting Started Guide Higher values create a smooth, contin uous distortion (right). Lower values create individual dabs of distortion (left). • Size — change s the diam eter of the di storti on tool and the size of rain, which scatters distortion droplets in the layer Examples of how the Size slider affects distortion.
Dynamic Plug-ins 66 5 Y ou cannot use Undo to resto re the image to its previous state, however , you can use the Eraser tool in the Liquid Lens dialog box. Yo u c a n m o v e t h e Liqui d Lens layer to different regi ons of the do cument to distort other ima ges.
666 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide R emove distortion by using the Eraser tool. Applying the Liquid Metal dynamic plug-in The Liquid Metal dynamic plug-in lets you paint on a layer with liquid and metal. This text uses the term “metal” to refer to the me dia applied — even if the setti ngs create an effect more like water .
Dynamic Plug-ins 667 The “handles” show the droplet’s circle and center point. Showing the handles on the droplets isn’t nece ssary for selecting them, but it ca n make your work easier . T he droplets applied in the last stroke are automatically se lected.
668 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide T o create a Liquid Metal dynamic layer 1 In the Layers panel, choose the Canvas . 2 Click the Dynamic Plug-ins button , and choose Liquid Metal .
Dynamic Plug-ins 669 5 Adjust any of the following sliders: • Amount — controls the e mphasis of the metal eff ect from the Refraction slider and applies to all dro plets in the layer . T o create water effects, you can set the Amount to –0.5 so the droplets ma gnify the underlying images.
670 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Decreasing volume below 100% shrinks the visible portion of the droplet, “drying it up” (left). Increasing volume beyond 10 0% extends visibility beyond the droplet circle into the perimeter range (right).
Dynamic Plug-ins 671 Low refraction means high re flection (left). High refrac tion creates translucent, refractive liquid. As R efraction nears 100%, the metal becomes transparent. The droplets look like a simple liqui d — oil or water (right). 6 Drag in the document win dow to apply the metal.
672 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Gu ide T o remove metal T o show metal droplet handles •I n t h e Liquid Metal dialog box, enable the Display Handles check box. When you enable the Display Handles check box (right), you can see the droplet circles and center points.
Dynamic Plug-ins 673 When a droplet is selected, the center point handle is displayed as a solid. Drag over the droplets you want to select. T o move metal droplets 1 In the Liquid Metal dialog box, choo se the Metal Selector tool , and selec t the droplets that you want to move.
674 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e T o adjust the size of the Liquid Metal brush 1 In the Liquid Metal dialog box, choos e the Metal Selector tool , and click outside the droplets to deselect all. 2 Move the Size slider to the desired value.
Dynamic Plug-ins 675 The same piece of metal changes appe arance wh en a pattern is used as the reflection map. Applying the P oster ize dynamic plug-in The Po s t e r i z e dynamic plug-in creates a layer that reduces the number of color levels in the images it floats over .
676 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Gu ide The maximum number of color levels is 128. The value applies to each color channel — red, green, and blue.
Pa tt er n s 677 P atterns W ith Co rel P ainter, you can apply patterns to an image by filling or painting. In addition, you can customize patterns by modi fying sample patterns or by creating them from scratch. All patterns, including bo th the sample and custom patterns, reside in libraries.
678 Corel Pa inter X3 Get ting Started Guid e Left: A pattern scaled at 20%. Right: The same pattern scaled at 100%. Left: The pattern offset set to 50% pr oduces a seamless pattern. Right: The pattern offset set to 100% increases the pattern ti le visibili ty.
Pa tt er n s 679 The image must be large r than the tile in order for the tiling to be visible i n an image. Y ou can also choose a pattern from the P attern Selector in the toolbox or by choosing Edit Fill . T o adjust the appe arance of a pattern 1 Choose Wi n d o w Media Control Panels P atterns .
680 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide T o paint with a pattern 1 Choose Wi n d o w Media Control Panels P atterns . 2 Click the P attern selector , and click a pattern in the P attern library panel. 3 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Control Panels General .
Pa tt er n s 681 Y ou can also paint with a patte rn by choosing a b r ush variant from the P attern P ens category . If you have not set a clone source, Corel P ainter use s the current pattern in any operation related to clone source colors or luminance.
682 Corel P ainter X3 G etting Started Gu ide Corel P ainte r applies the current color , using luminance in the pattern to control opacity . Light colors in the pattern are re ndered as transparent (or as ha v i n g v e r y lo w o pa c i t y) .
Pa tt er n s 683 Creating patterns on layers Y ou can use the same techniques to create patterns on layers as you do to create them on the canvas. However , a pattern’s wrap-around features do not apply to layers. This is because the canvas has edges, but layers do not — they are unlimited in size.
684 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e Y ou can also create a pattern by choosing Edit Fill , modifying the pattern, then choosing Add Image to Library . T o create a pattern from a selection 1 Open the image file you wa nt to use in creating a pattern.
Pa tt er n s 685 6 In the Capture Pattern dialog box, enable one of the Rectangular T ile option. 7 Ty p e a n a m e i n t h e Nam e text box. 8 Click OK to save the masked patte rn to the current library . T o quickly apply a pattern mask, click the Brush Select or .
686 Corel Pa inter X3 Get ting Started Guid e edges of a pattern tile before applying the pattern. However , you can also fix a pattern’s seams by directly modifying the pattern fill. Left: The pattern tile incl udes a visible white edge, which delimits each tile.
Pa tt er n s 687 T o create a seamless patt ern from a pattern tile 1 Choose Wi n d o w Media Control Panels P atterns . 2 Click the P attern selector , and click the patte rn whose tile you want to fix from the P attern library pa nel. 3 Click the P attern options button , and choose Check Out P attern .
688 Corel Pai nter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e • Use any color brush to paint out the edge lines, or use a brush with a Wa t e r or Drip method to smear across the lines. • Use the Straight Cloner brush to paint out the edge lines to preserve imag e details.
Pa tt er n s 689 The F eature Size slider determines the number of repetitions per tile. The image on the left is set to 90% and the image on the right is set to 20%. • Softness adjusts the edge softne ss of the pattern. • Angle changes the direction from which you view the fractal.
690 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide 4 P erform a task from the following table. 5 In the Size area, enable the option that correspo nds to the size of the tile that you want to create. 6 Fr o m t h e Channel list box, choose one of the following options: • Height as Luminance — displays pseud o-height information a s luminance.
Pa tt er n s 691 8 In the Capture Pattern dialog box, type a name in the Name box. The Gradient Bearing and Surface Normal options for viewing a fractal texture are offered for pure ly aesthetic reasons. One way to take advantage of them is to create color variat ions of the texture with the A djust Colors feature.
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Gradients 693 Gradients A g r a d i e n t i s a t y p e o f f i l l t h a t d i s p l a y s a s m o o t h p r o g r e s s i o n o f t w o o r m o r e c o l o r s a n d adds the illusion of depth to an image. Gradient fills are also known as blends or fountain fills.
694 Corel P ain ter X3 Getting Started Guide Y ou ca n also apply a gradient in a fluid way by paint ing it onto an image with a brus h and dab type that support gradient painti ng. For more information, see “General controls: Dab types” on page 322 .
Gradients 695 You can also apply a Gradient by choosing the Pa i n t B u c ke t tool from the toolbox, choosing Gradient from the Fill list box on the property bar, then clicking the selected area, layer, or channel. Y ou can also modify the gradient fill opacity by choosi ng Edit Fill , and adjusting the Opacity sli der in the Fill dialog box.
696 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide P ainting with a gradient by using Gradie nt (left) and Gradient R epeat (right). When painting with a gradient, only the Linear gradient type is supported. Direction matters when you pain t with a gradient. Co rel P aint er flips the gradient wh en you change dir ection.
Gradients 697 4 Click the Gradient opti ons butto n , and choose Express In Image . 5 In the Express in Image dialog box, adjust the Bias slider to define how the gradient is mapped. Corel P ainter replaces the colors in th e image with the colors in the gradient, base d on matching luminance.
698 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide The gradient with lo w spiral tension (left) and high spiral tension (rig ht). T o gradient direction 1 Choose Wi n d o w Media Control P anels Gradients .
Gradients 699 Creating and editing gradients Although Corel P ainter comes with libraries full of gradients, you can create custom gradients or edit existing gradients.
700 Corel Painter X3 Gettin g Started Gui de In addition, you can modify the grad ient hue to chan ge the appeara nce of a particul ar gradation of color .
Gradients 701 T o edit a gradient 1 Choose Wi n d o w Media Control Panels Gradients . 2 Click the Gradient selector , and click a gradient from the Pa i n t e r G r a d i e n t s library panel. Y o u can modify only default gradients. Y ou cannot edit the customized gradients that you saved to the Painter Gradients library .
702 Corel Painter X3 Ge tting St arted Guide You can press Option + click (Mac OS) or Alt + click (Windows) in the color ramp bar to create a control poin t that is set to the current color. Y ou can delete a control point by clicking a control poi nt and pressing Delete (Mac OS) or Backspace (W indows).
Gradients 70 3 If the selection is vertical, Corel Painter creates the gradient fr om the firs t column of pixels, starti ng at the upper left. 3 Choose Wi n d o w Media Control Panels Gradients . 4 In the Gradients panel, clic k the Gradient options button , and choose Capture Gradient .
704 Corel Painter X3 Getting Starte d Guide Once you save a gradient, it can no lo nger be edit ed. T o change a ca ptured gradient, ch ange the artwork fro m which it was cap t ured, and then reca pture the gradient.
Mosaics and tessellations 705 Mosaics and tessellations Mosaic is a dec orative art technique that involves creating image s by assembling colored tiles and setting th em on a surface by using grout. A tesse llation is also a form of mosaic that invo lves repeating a geometric shape, wi thout overlaps, to create an image.
706 Corel Painter X3 Ge tting St arted Guide Y ou can use the tessellation technique to create a stained- glass like eff ect. Y ou can alter the appe arance of mosaics and tessellations in man y ways. For example, you can give it a three-dimensio nal (3D) appearance to mos aics or add points to tessellations to increase the number of shapes.
Mosaics and tessellations 707 After you apply tiles to a mosaic, you can select , deselect, or remove tile s to change their color or apply effects to them. F or informatio n, see “Selecting and removing tiles” on page 709 and “Specifying tile and grout color ” on page 711.
708 Corel Painter X3 Gett ing Started Guide You can create a m osaic from a c lone with tracing paper turned off to hide the clone source i mage. • If you want to continue working on the mosaic at a later dat e, you need to save mosaic in the RIFF format.
Mosaics and tessellations 709 T o create a mosaic from a clone source 1 Choose File Open , and locate the file that you want to clone. 2 Choose File Quick Clone . 3 Choose Effects Esoterica Make Mosaic . 4 Click the Clone Color button in the Colors panel.
710 Core l Painter X3 Getting Starte d Guide T o select tiles T o deselect tiles To r e m o v e t i l e s T o Do the following Select tiles In the Make Mosaic dialog box, click the Select T iles button . Drag across the tiles you want to select. Red borders appear on select ed tiles.
Mosaics and tessellations 711 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. Y o u can adjust the color for individual tiles or for larger areas ac ross the mosaic.
712 Core l Painter X3 Getting Starte d Guide • Darken — applies a small amount of black • Lighte n — applies a small amount of white • Ti n t — applies a small amount (10% ) of the current main color • Va r y — adds color variabil ity based on the se ttings in Brush Controls P anels Color V ariability .
Mosaics and tessellations 713 2 Choose the Dimensions option from Settings list box. 3 Adjust any of the following dimension sliders: Dimension control Description Wi d t h Sets the width of the tiles in pixels. In this example, the width is set to 3.
714 Corel Painter X3 Gettin g Started G uide Pre s s ur e Determines how tile dimensions are affecte d by stylus pressure, which allows you to control the width variance under differently weighted strokes. Wi t h t h e Pressure slider set to zero, a light stroke produces narrow tiles, and a heavier stroke creates wider tiles.
Mosaics and tessellations 715 T o adjust tile dimensions 1 Choose Effects Esoterica Make Mosaic . 2 Choose the Ra n do mn es s option from Settings list box . 3 Adjust any of the following dimension controls: Randomness cont rol D escription Wi d t h Allows the tile width to vary by a set percentage.
716 Corel P a inter X3 Ge tting Starte d Guide Filling an area with tiles Y ou can use different modes to fill an are a of a mosaic with tiles. Y ou can use the Start with T riangle mode to fill a wedge-shaped area by applying a brushstroke that starts with a triangular shaped tile.
Mosaics and tessellations 717 The Start with T riangle mode cr eates a perfect wedge in the “V .” Y ou can use the Respect Edge of Image mode to auto matically insert a space at the perimeter of the image so that the tiles you in sert at the edge of the image do not pass the edge.
718 Corel P ainter X3 G etting St arted Guide panel), which allows you to add depth to the tiles by using surface texture to create a 3D appear ance. Y ou can render til es to a mask to c reate a look of 3D til es.
Mosaics and tessellations 719 Re-rendering mosaic tiles If you change the resolution of a documen t that contains a mosa ic, you need to re-render the mosaic to ensure the mosaic resoluti on matches that of the document. This command re-creates the mosaic from the grout color and the ti le object information.
720 Corel Painter X3 Ge tting Starte d Guide Stroking and fill ing a selection ar e appropriate only w hen you change a pa rameter between operations — for e xample, if you change the tile color or dimensions. The Stroke Selection command applies a single row of tiles as an outline along the s election path.
Mosaics and tessellations 721 In some cases, Corel Painter might not put a tile in every space. Y ou can fill openings by choosing the Apply T iles tool and applying the tiles. If you want to change the tili ng of an area, you can us e the Remove T iles tool to clear it.
722 Corel Painter X3 Ge tting Starte d Guide Y ou can create a tessellation from a clone source. A finished tessell ation resemb les stained glass. When creating a tessell ation, Corel P ainter divides the ca nvas into shapes, such as triangles, cracks, or pieces , which become the mosaic tiles.
Mosaics and tessellations 723 Y ou can base your T essellation on T riangles, Cracks or P ieces. Y ou can also add points to a spec ified area to create a different effect. Addi ng points in the shape of a lett er . The letters appear as a swath of smaller polygons.
724 Corel Painter X3 Getting St arted Guide You can set the tile color to white, the grout color to black, and then fill in the tessellation with color. T o create a tessellation 1 Choose Effects Esoterica Make Mosaic . 2 Choose Dimensions from the Settings list box.
Mosaics and tessellations 725 You can add additional points by repe ating the command 500 Random P oints or 500 Evenly-Spaced P oints from the Options list box. Y ou can also add points by altern ating between d ragging and using a n add- points commands .
726 C orel Painter X3 Getting Starte d Guide Y ou ca n continue stroking to add higher concentrations of polygons in very specific areas. This way , you c an create specific patterns or shapes. It is possible to create a huge numb er of points. More points me an more polygons, which increase the time it take s to convert to a mosaic.
We a v e s 727 We a v e s Corel P ainter includes an assor tment of weave samples that yo u can apply as fills. Y ou can also edit a weave sample to make it your own. In addition, Corel P ainter inc ludes a powerful programing language that allows yo u draft custom weave patterns f rom scratch.
728 Corel P ain ter X3 Gett ing Started Guide The W eave Library is accessible from the Media Selector bar . Y ou ca n also display a weave as two -dimensio nal or show the inte rwoven threa ds three- dimensionally , complete with shadows. Left: A weave displayed as two-dimensional.
We a v e s 729 6 In the document window , clic k the canva s, selection, or layer . Editing and saving weaves Y ou c an edit a sample weave fro m the We a v e s panel to make it your own. For example, you can scale the weave or modify the thickness of the threads.
730 Corel Painter X3 Getting St arted Guide Click a color on the Color panel. Hold down Command (Mac OS) or Ctrl (W indows), a nd then clic k the color swatch that you want to replace on the Color Set Libraries panel. 5 On the We a v e s panel, click the We a v e O p t i o n s button , and choose Put Color Set .
We a v e s 731 F or the next weft thread, a different treadle is press ed, raising a differen t set of harnesses and, hence, a differe nt set of warp threads. An example of a simple weave using 1) grey horizontal weft threads and 2) black vertical warp threads.
732 Corel Painter X3 Ge tting Starte d Guide Edit W eave dialog box: the numbers above correspond to the numbers in the following table, which describes the main components of the dialog box. T o access the Edit W eave dialog box 1 Choose Wi n d o w Media Control Panels We a v e s .
We a v e s 733 Defining warp and wef t ex pressions The warp and weft expres sions use the information in the tie-up to extend and evolve the weave into larger , more co mplex patterns. F or more info rmation, see “Designing the tie-up” on page 736.
734 Core l Painter X3 Getting St arted Guide W arp and wef t expressions in Corel P ainter In Corel P ainter, you need to use the w eave pattern expression language to ge nerate a weave. Y ou may find working with the pattern expression language more logical than working with very complex expanded sequenc es.
We a v e s 735 Defining warp and we f t color expressions Y ou can use one co lor for all the warp threads an d another for all the weft threa ds, or you can set up a se quence of colors for ea ch. When defining thread color se quences using the pattern expression la nguage, you must identify the colors alphabetica lly .
736 Corel Painter X3 Gett ing Started G uide Designing the tie-up 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 conjunctio n with the warp and weft expressions to generate the weave pattern.
We a v e s 737 In this tie-up, alternate black cells that are positioned in the fourth row and column instruct the warp th read (white) to be placed in front of the weft thread (black). Notice that the addition of the bl ack cells in the fourth row and column produces a checkerboard effect.
738 Corel Painter X3 Gett ing Started Guide P atterns wrap around on their domain so the number one higher than 8 is actually 1, and the number one lower than 1 is actually 8. This is called modular arithmetic. For example, some are found in th e sequences 5678123 or 3218765.
We a v e s 739 Block Expressions Block expressions may be us ed in an interlea ved format. This is parti cularly useful for color sequences like those used in the Scotti sh tartan plaids. For example, one of the Drummond color sequences is expressed as follows: [G 8 R 2 G 2 R 56 G 16 B 2 G 2 B 2 G 36 R 2 G 2 R 8|].
740 Corel Painter X3 Getting Starte d Guide CONCA T The left and right operands are both pattern s of any length. The result is the left operand concatenated with the right operand. Note that when a pat tern is spelled out (e.g. 1234), the concat operat ion is implicit between each of its members (i.
We a v e s 741 UPTO The“-” may be used as an up to operator only when the last el ement of the left operand is strictly less than th e first element of the right operand.
742 Corel Painter X3 Getting Starte d Guide The “-” may be used as an downto operator only when the last element of the left operand is str ictly greater tha n th e first element of the right operand. The left and right operands ar e both patterns of any length.
We a v e s 74 3 This template is then applied to each element in the left operand, with the element’s value replacing the root. Remember that the values wr ap around on the domain. PA L I N D R O M E This operator takes only one o perand, the left operand.
744 C orel Painter X3 Getting Starte d Guide The left operand is exten ded to a length that is an integer multiple of the right operand's length. Then the left operand is permuted in ch unks of the right operand's length. The organization of the permutatio n pattern is used to re organize the elements in eac h chunk of the pattern.
We a v e s 745 Then, UPDOWN generates alternating as cending and descending runs. An o dd number of runs is always generated. The ex pansion contains the ascendi ng run from the first element of the left operand to the firs t element of the right operand, followed by the descending run from t here to the second element of the first operand, etc.
746 Corel Painter X3 Gett ing Started Gui de ROT A TE The left operand is a pattern of any length. The right operand is an integer (which ma y be negative) that is interprete d as a length. Rotate takes the set of elements specified by <number> from the start of the pattern and moves them to the end.
We a v e s 747 When two operators have the same preceden ce, left to right ordering is followed. • If precedence doe s the wrong th ing, or if it is un clear , use parenthes es to bring out the intended order of eva luation.
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Shapes 749 Shapes Shapes are vector -based objects that you ca n draw , modify , an d fill. They can be open shapes, such as line s and curves, or closed shapes , such as circle s and squares. Y ou can create and edit shapes with the precision of a drawing program and integrate them with the Natural-Media environm ent in Corel P ainter.
750 Corel Painter X3 Ge tting Starte d Guide Converting shapes • Converting shapes to image layers • Converting selections to shapes T ransforming shapes • Resizing, rotating, skew ing, and flip.
Shapes 751 Y ou can also convert shapes to selections and vice versa. The tools for adjusting shapes allow precise control over the outline path, so you may want to use shapes to cre ate some of your selection paths. F or more information, see “Converting selecti ons to shapes” on page 769.
752 Corel Painter X3 Ge tting Starte d Guide The property bar and the Navigator panel display information about the shape. To display the Navigator panel, choose Wi n d o w Navigator . Yo u c a n t o g g l e between the Shape Selection tool and any of the shape design and edit ing tools b y holding down Command (Mac OS) or Ctrl (W indows ).
Shapes 753 Yo u c a n t o g g l e between the Shape Selection tool and any of the shape design and edit ing tools b y holding down Command (Mac OS) or Ctrl (W indows). T oggling ma kes it convenient to quickly select a wing handle or anchor point before edi ting it.
754 Corel Painter X3 Getting St arted Guide P aths can be mod ified by using anchor po ints and wing handles . Shapes can be open (with endpoints) or closed (without endpoints). Open paths contain endpoints; closed paths do not. Anchor points can be either smooth or corner points.
Shapes 755 Y ou can easily adjust shapes after you create them. For more information, see “Editing Shapes” on page 31. Clicking creates a nchor points connected by st raight line segments. Dragging curves the se gments between points. T o draw a line segment 1 Choose the Pe n tool in the toolbox.
756 C orel Painter X3 Getting Starte d Guide 5 Finish the shape by doing one of the following: • Close the shape by clicking or dragging the firs t anchor point.
Shapes 757 Y ou can add to eith er endpoint of a Quick Curve shape by selecting the endpoint and dragging out from it. T o select an endpoint, hold down Command (Mac OS) or Ctrl (W indows), and click the endpo int or drag over it. Draw freehand shapes with the Quick Curve tool.
758 Corel P ain ter X3 Gett ing Started Guide T o set preferences for filling shape 1 Choose a shape tool from the toolbox. 2 On the property bar , click the Open Shape Attributes button. 3 In the Set Shape Attributes dialog box, perform an action from the following table: Y ou can also adjust shape flat ness by adjusting the Flatness slider .
Shapes 759 T o set preferences for shape tools 1 Do one of the follow ing: • (Mac OS) Choose Corel Painter 12 P reference s Shapes . • (W indows) Choose Edit Preference s Shapes . 2 P erform a task from the following table. Selecting a shape Y ou ne ed to select a shape before moving or modifyi ng it.
760 Corel Painter X3 Ge tting Starte d Guide Modif ying shape outlines and fills Y ou c an 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.
Shapes 761 4 Click the Set New Shape Attributes button. T o set shape fill attributes 1 Choose the Shape Selection tool from the toolbox, and click a sha pe. Y o u can select multiple shapes by holding down Shift while clicking the shapes. 2 Right-click the shape and choose Set Shape Attributes .
762 C orel Painter X3 Getting Starte d Guide Y ou can also fill a shape by choosing Edit Fill command or the Pa i n t Bucket tool . Because these meth ods ap ply pixel data to the region, Corel P ainter first converts the shap e to a pixel-based layer .
Shapes 763 Use the Remove P oint tool to delete ancho r points. Y ou ca n also move one or several point s by averaging, which moves two or more an chor points with respect to each other . A veragin g is usef ul when you nee d to join the endpoint of one curve to the endpoint of a nother .
764 Corel Painter X3 Gett ing Started Guide If you want to sele ct several points, marquee se lect them by dragging over them. All anchor points within the marquee are selected, including those from other shapes. If you want to add to the selection, hold down Shift and select more points.
Shapes 765 A corner point is converted to a smooth point. When you drag the handle on one wing of a corner point, only the cur ve on that side of the point changes. W ith a corner point, you can adjust the angle of the wings independently . T o adjust a cur ve 1 Choose the Shape Selection tool from the toolbox.
766 C orel Painter X3 Getting Starte d Guide T o convert a smooth or corner point 1 W ith the Shape Selection tool , select an anchor point. If the anchor point’s wings ar e no t displayed, dra g over the anchor point to display them. 2 Choose the Convert P oint to ol from the toolbox.
Shapes 767 3 Choose the Shape Selection tool from the toolbox, and drag th e new anchor points or segments. The new anchor points are on top of each other , and both are selected. If you try to drag one of the new anchor points with the Shape Selection tool and both move, deselect them, then drag one po int away .
768 Corel Painter X3 Getting St arted Guide Use the Join Endpoints command to connect two endpoints. Converting sha pes to image layers In Corel P ainter , the shapes that you create are added to shape layers. If you want to alter a shape by painting, applying effects, or transforming, you must convert the shape to a pixel-base d image layer .
Shapes 769 Y ou ca nnot paint on a shape using Wa t e r c o l o r brushes or Liquid Ink brushes, because they automatically create their own special layers.
770 Corel Painter X3 Gett ing Started Gui de F or best results, th e selection sh ould be path-based. If the selection is pixel-based, from the menu bar choose Select Tr a n s f o r m S e l e c t i o n to convert it to a path-based selection.
Shapes 771 A rectangle (upper left) is skewed by dragging a side middle handle (upper right) and by dragging the top middle handle (bottom). T o resize a shape 1 Choose the Layer Adjuster tool from the toolbox. 2 Select the shape or group you want to resi ze.
772 Corel Painter X3 Gett ing Started Gui de T o flip a shape 1 Choose the Shape Selection tool from the toolbox, a nd click a shape. 2 Fr o m t h e Edit menu, choose one of the following options: • Flip Horizontal • Flip V ertical Y ou can also flip a shape by first sele cting it with the Layer Adjuster tool .
Shapes 773 • Slant — control s the degree of slant applied to duplicates. P ositive values slant duplicates to the right. Ne gative values slant them to the left. Slant accepts values between –90° and 90°. However , as values approach the extremes, the duplicate shape becomes a streak.
774 Corel Painter X3 Gettin g Started Gui de The rectangle and the oval are comb ined to create a compound shape. Y ou ca n also compound shapes to create a s hape group, which allows you to manipulate multiple shapes as a single unit.
Shapes 775 Blending shapes Y ou c an blend single shapes, or groups of shapes, so tha t they appear to be one sh ape morphing into another . Blending creates intermediate shapes between two or more selected shapes. It is also used to simulate shading on irregular shapes.
776 Corel P ain ter X3 Gett ing Starte d Guide • RGB — progresses color directly over the course of the blend • Hue CW — progresses color clockwise in the color wheel to rea ch the destination color • Hue CCW — progresses color counterclockwis e in the color wheel to reach the destination color 8 T ype a value between 0.
Shapes 777 Clockwise from the top left picture: Two shapes with no blending; blending with a perspective factor of 1.0; blending with a perspective factor of 4. 0; and blending with a perspective factor of 0.1. Saving a shape outline as a selection Y ou can save the outline of a shape as a se lection.
778 Corel P ainter X3 Ge tting Starte d Guide 5 In the Save Selection dialog box, type a name in the Save As box. Acquiring and exporting Adobe Illustrator shapes Corel P ainter lets you work with sha pes that were created in Adobe Illustrator and saved to the AI fo rmat (version 3 or earli er) .
Adding text 779 Adding text Corel P ainter lets you position and mani pulate editable text on your image. This section contains the following topics: • Adding text to images • Aligning te xt • A.
780 Corel Painter X3 Gett ing Started Gui de 2 Click anywhere in the document window , and type. You can also format text by choosing options from the property bar. Y ou can also format text by choosing Wi n d o w Te x t , and choosing options from the Te x t panel.
Adding text 781 T o align text 1 Choose the Te x t tool from the toolbox. 2 In the Layers panel, select a text layer . 3 On the property bar , enable one of the following buttons: • Align Left • A.
782 Corel P ain ter X3 Gett ing Starte d Guide Stretching, rotating, and skewing text Y ou can change the appeara nce of text by stretching, rotating, or skewing the text. Stretching text a ffects both th e horizontal and vertical siz e. As you stretch vertically , the text appears thinner and taller .
Adding text 783 Adding drop sh adows to text Y ou ca n apply a drop shadow to text. Y ou can ch oose between two drop shad ow styles: external, which places the s hadow behind the text, or internal, which places the shadow inside the text. Y ou can also change the composite method for text or the drop shadow of text.
784 Corel Painter X3 Ge tting Starte d Guide T o apply a composite method to text 1 Choose Wi n d o w Te x t . 2 Choose the Te x t tool from the toolbox.
Adding text 785 be controlled by using co ntrol handles and anchor points. For more information, see “Drawing lines and curves” on page 753. There are fou r curve styles to choose from : Curve Style Example The Curve Flat style flows along a straight line.
786 Corel Painter X3 Getting Starte d Guide Y ou can control how the text is centered on the baseline. Y ou can also move the center point by dragging on the slid er or by changing the alignment. Dragging the Centering slider also changes whe re the text starts and stops on a line.
Adding text 787 textures to give the text a three-dimensio nal appearance. F or more informati on, see “ Adjusting light properties” on page 614. Y ou ca n also convert a text layer to shapes, wh ich allows you to move and edit in dividual characters.
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W orking wi th animation and digital videos 789 W orking with animation and digital videos Corel P ainter lets you create animations fram e-by-frame from scratch, as well as open exiting digital videos (QuickT ime or A VI) for editing frames.
790 Corel Painter X3 Ge tting Starte d Guide Choosing an animation workflow Corel P ainter off ers different animation wo rkflows. They are as follows: • Create animation frames f rom scratch • Ed.
W orking wi th animation and digital videos 791 Each frame in a frame s tack can have one laye r . F o r example, if you add an item from the image portfolio onto a frame, Corel P ai nter places the image on a layer . Y ou can move the image aro und the layer .
792 C orel Painter X3 Getting Starte d Guide Creating frame-by -frame animation In Corel P ainter, you can build animation s one frame at a time. Then, wh en you complete a series of frames, also known as a f rame stack, you can preview them as a movie.
W orking wi th animation and digital videos 793 7 In the Storage T ype area, en able one of the following options: • 8-bit Gray — displays 256 levels of gray • 8-bit Color — displays system pa.
794 Corel Painter X3 Gett ing Started Guide If you prefer , you can choose a di fferent brush. 5 P aint the animation frame in the document window . 6 In the Fr a m e S t a c k s panel, click the St ep Forward button . Changing frames automati cally saves the frame.
W orking wi th animation and digital videos 795 Corel P ainter automatically converts it into a frame stack. A frame stack is a series of images, each eq ual in size and resolution.
796 C orel Painter X3 Getting Starte d Guide Selecting movie frames Y ou c an select a frame by clicking i ts thumbnail in the Fr a m e S t a c k s panel. Y ou can also easily jump to any frame in a movie. T o select a frame • Do one of the f ollowing • In the F rame Stacks panel, click the frame’s thumbnail.
W orking wi th animation and digital videos 797 P reviewing animations The F rame Stack panel provides the tools you need to preview and navigate animations. F or example, you navigate to various frames in the stack for ed iting purposes or play the animation to preview how the frames link together .
798 Corel Painter X3 Getting St arted Guide successive frames, usi ng the previous frames for reference. Seeing the several images superimposed helps increment the action evenly . Onion skin view (with Show Onion Skin L ayers on). Each frame in the frame stack represents one onion skin layer.
W orking wi th animation and digital videos 799 animating with layers. Adding multiple la yers allows you to make more c omplex animations. Y ou can also group layers and move th em simultaneously , but be careful. When you leave a frame, Corel P ainte r drops the layers in that frame.
800 Corel P ainter X3 G etting Started Guide Adding, deleting, and erasing frames Y ou can add frames at the end or beginning of a movie, or in between any frames in the stack. Y ou can also delete frames from a movie and all subseque nt frames are renumbered as ne cessary .
W orking wi th animation and digital videos 801 This example shows a blinking eye as an animated cycle. You draw the frames once, and then repeat them. T o create a clean cycle, th e beginning and ending images must be the sa me. F or example, in an animation of a blinki ng eye, the eye would be open at the beginning a nd the end.
802 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Gu ide Corel P ainter, you can save it to the .FMR fo rmat in order to insert it into another Corel P ainter movie. To i n s e r t a m o v i e 1 Choose Movie Insert Movie . 2 Enable an option in the Insert Movie area.
W orking wi th animation and digital videos 803 Applying scripts to movies The Script feature lets you repeat the same actions for each frame in a movie.
804 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide 4 In the Script Name dialog box, type a name for the s cript in the Save as box. T o apply a script to a movie 1 Open the movie to wh ich you want to apply the script. 2 Choose Wi n d o w Scr ipts . 3 In the Scripts pa nel, click the Script options button , and choose Apply Script To M o v i e .
W orking wi th animation and digital videos 805 T o apply a brushstroke script 1 Choose Brushes Record Strok e . 2 Create a brushstroke in the document window .
806 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Gu ide The compr ession ratio is inversely prop ortional to ima ge quality . The Quality slider allows you to set an optimum level betw een the amount of compression and image quality . Fo r most work in Corel P ainter, it is best to set the Quality slider to High .
W orking wi th animation and digital videos 807 •T h e Full F rames (Uncompress ed) method uses no compression, so the images retain all of their quality . W ith a larg e frame size, some computer s might not be fast enough to play at a high frame rate.
808 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Guid e Y ou must consider frame rates to know how ma ny drawings are needed to make a ctions smooth, natural, and consiste nt throughout the project. The com puter can d isplay fram es at any r easonable rate. Th e Fr a m e S t a c k s panel provides control over frame display rates.
W orking wi th animation and digital videos 809 To e x p o r t a m o v i e as numbered files 1 Choose File Save As . 2 In the Save Movie dialog bo x, enable the Save Movie As Numbered Files option, and click OK .
810 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Y ou can a pply transparency to the anim ation an d choose a background o ption. However , you must set up a selection for each frame. F or more information, see “Getting started with selections” on page 544.
W orking wi th animation and digital videos 811 6 In the Animation options area, type a value in the Fr a m e D e l a y box to specify a pause (in 100ths o f a second) betw een each frame.
812 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide (100 hundredths of a second) by 8. The result i s 100/8 = 12.5. Discard the decimal portion and ente r 12 as the frame delay . Discarding the dec imal is the only allowance for the time required to display each image.
Using scripts to automate task s 813 Using scripts to automate tasks Y ou c an use scripts to speed up repe titive tasks, combine multiple or complex a ctions, or make an option mo re easily accessible .
814 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Gu ide There are a num ber of ways to take advantag e of scripting: • Y ou can record a script to replace repetitive tasks.
Using scripts to automate task s 815 The Scripts panel The Script options button in the Scripts panel gives yo u several commands to cho ose from. T o show or hide the Scripts panel • Choose Wi n d o w Scripts .
816 Cor el P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide different brush, color , and paper texture e ach time you play the script to produce different results. T o prepare for a script recording session, yo u may find it useful to write down the individual steps that you want to perform so you don’t forget any steps while recording.
Using scripts to automate task s 817 Y ou can also use Command + . (Mac OS) or Ctrl + . (W indows) to stop a script from playing. If the script requires br ushes, papers, patterns , or other materials tha t are stored in alter nate libraries, these libraries must be o pen during playback.
818 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide T o play a background script 1 Choose Wi n d o w Scr ipts . 2 In the Scripts panel, choose a background script from the Scripts library viewer . Background scripts are listed by th e date and time they were created.
Using scripts to automate task s 819 If you want the resulting image to be a high er resolution t han the original, create a document with proportionally la rger dime nsions. For example, if the original document is 500 X 500 pixels, make th e new document 1000 X 1000 pixels to double the si ze.
820 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started Gu ide 7 Close the dialog box. 8 In the Edit script dialog box, c lick Done to save the changes to the script. The open script becomes the curre nt script and is displayed in the Scripts library viewer . If yo u choose another script from the Scripts library viewer , the open script does not ch ange.
Using scripts to automate tasks 821 image is smaller than the script dimensi ons, only the upper -left portio n of the scripted session appears in the movie. Y ou ca n also apply a script to a movie. For example, you can reco rd a script that applies the Motion Blur effect to a single image.
822 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide Importing and exporting scripts Y ou can import and export scripts. For ex ample, you can import a script that was created by someone else, or e xport a script to share it with others. Corel Painter scripts are exported as .
Using scripts to automate tasks 823 4 Choose the library . 5 Click Open . The imported library displays at the bottom of the panel window . T o import a script created in a previous version of Corel P ainter 1 Choose Wi n d o w Scr ipts . 2 In the Scripts pa nel, click the Script options button , and choose Import Legacy Script Library .
824 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide 2 In the Scripts pa nel, click the Script options button , and choose New Script Library . 3 In the New Library dialog box, type a name in the Save As box. 4 A header bar for the new library appea rs at the bottom of the library panel and its title appears in the li st of available libr aries.
Printing images 825 P rinting images Y ou can print Corel Painter images on a wide variety of printers, including P ostScript, W ind ows Graphics Device Interfac e (GDI), and QuickDraw , and high-res olution imagesetters.
826 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide T o automatically resize an image to fit the page 1 Choose File Pr in t . 2 Click the Pa i n t e r 1 3 tab. 3 Enable the Size to Fit P age check box. T o print images larger than the pag e size, you must enable the Size to Fit Pa g e check box.
Printing images 827 T o print to a file 1 Choose File Pr in t . 2 On the General page, enable the P rint to file check box. 3 Click Pr i nt . 4 In the Print to file dialog box, type a filen ame in the Output File name box. Saving a file in EPS format for printing Y ou can save files in EPS -DC S format for pr inting.
828 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide The images that you save as encapsulated P o stScript (EPS) files co nform to the Desktop Color Separation (EPS -DC S) format.
Printing images 829 of what your final image will look like . Keep in mind that the proof is not an accura te representation of a final print produced by an offset printing process. The final output is affected by a combi nation of the print proc ess, inks, and paper types used.
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Notes for us ers of Adobe Phot oshop 831 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 P ainter . This section d escribes these differ ences and provides additional tips to help yo u move smoothly between th ese applications.
832 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started G uide Comparing tools i n Corel P ai nter and Adobe Photoshop The following table lists Adobe Photoshop tools an d the corresponding Corel P ainter tools. Many of these tools create s imilar resu lts but operate slightly differe ntly .
Notes for us ers of Adobe Phot oshop 833 Frequently asked questions fr om users of Adobe Photoshop When I open Photoshop (PSD) files, which elements are preserved and which a re lost or modified? The following table lets you know what changes to expect when you open a PSD file in Corel P ai nter.
834 Corel Pa inter X3 Get ting Started G uide When I save files to the PSD file f ormat, whic h elements are preserved and which are lost or modified? The following table let s you know what changes to e xpect when you save a file to the PSD file format.
Notes for us ers of Adobe Ph otoshop 835 Impasto Most Impasto brushstrokes are preserved if you save the individual la yers in the PSD file. If you drop the layers before saving, you may lose some of the Impasto information. Layers All layers are converted to standard Photoshop transparent layers.
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Setting preferences 837 Setting preferences Corel P ainter pref erences allow you to customize the program t o complement your work style and to ach ieve optimal per forma nce. The pur pose of this section is to describe all Corel P ainter pre ferences and, when appli cable, provide references t o more detailed information.
838 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide Disable feature scaling when resizing brush Disables the Scale feature with brush size option in all areas of the application. Use legacy brush resizing control Reverts to the Corel P ainter legacy dynamic onscreen brush sizing control.
Setting preferences 839 T o access the general preferences • Do one of the f ollowing: • (Mac OS) Choose Corel Painter X3 menu Preferences General .
840 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide T o access the interf ace preferences • Do one of the f ollowing: • (Mac OS) Choose Corel Painter X3 menu Preferences Interface . • (W indows) Choose Edit P re ferences Interface . P erformance preferences Y ou can set various performanc e preferences to optimize Corel P a inter.
Setting preferences 841 P erform ance preference Description Memory Usage Changes the percentage of R AM memory used by Corel P ainter, which is set to 80% by default. Y ou can de dicate as much as 100% of the memory to Corel P ainter. The lowest percentage you can choose is 5%.
842 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide T o specify per formance preferences • Do one of the f ollowing: • (Mac OS) Choose Corel Painter X3 menu Preferences Pe r f o r m a n c e . • (W indows) Choose Edit P re ferences Pe r f o r m a n c e .
Setting preferences 843 T o change shape preferences • Do one of the f ollowing: • (Mac OS) Choose Corel Painter X3 Preferences Shapes . • (W indows) Choose Edit P re ferences Shapes .
844 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide T o change Cloning preferences • Do one of the f ollowing: • (Mac OS) Choose Corel Painter X3 Preferences Cloning .
Setting preferences 845 T o change Connection preferences • Do one of the f ollowing: • (Mac OS) Choose Corel Painter X3 me nu Pre ferences Connections .
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We b 847 We b Corel P ainter inc ludes various options for creating images for the w eb. This section contains the following topics: • Choosing web-safe colors • W orking wi th posterize using col.
848 Corel P ainter X3 G etting Started Guide 3 Choose a hex file from the list, a nd click Open . The selected color palette displays in the Color Sets panel. W orking with posterize using color set Y ou can use the P o sterize Using Co lor Set option to force your image to use the default color set.
We b 849 Choosing web-friendly brushes Corel P ainter includes brushes tha t are desig ned for crea ting images fo r the web, you can choose want to consider W eb artists ar e pulled between the desire for beautiful images and the need for small image file sizes, with fa ster download times.
850 Corel P ainter X3 Get ting Started G uide T o change the brush method and subcategory 1 Choose Wi n d o w Bru sh Controls General . 2 Fr o m t h e Method list box, choose Cover . 3 Fr o m t h e Subcategory list box, choose Grainy Edge Flat Cover .
We b 851 A GIF with a transparent background (the airplane) is displayed over a blue background image. In Corel P ainter, the method of defining tran sparency during GIF export is to define the transparent areas based on the content of the selected layers.
852 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S t arted Guide 8 In the Pr e vi e w window , verify that the selected area is correctly masked an d that the transparent area is correctly positio ned. T ransparent a reas are designated w ith a grid. If necessary , drag in the Pr e v ie w window to view all parts of the i mage.
We b 853 In Corel P ainter, you can make this decision during the process of saving the image to GIF format, by using the Preview window on the Save As GIF Option s dialog box. T o visually reduce th e number of colors 1 Choose File Save As and name your image file.
854 Corel P ainter X3 Getting Started Guide A rollover in th e Mouse Out state (left) and the Mouse Over state (right). In effect, this creates a simple animation, and each of the sepa rate images can be thought of as frames i n that animation. F or our purposes, we refer to each frame as a “state.
We b 855 Hold down Option and c lick (Mac OS), or hold d own Alt and click (W indows) to control alignment when duplicating la yers for use in rollovers. If in doubt, check layer alignment by double-clicking each layer and verifying the Po s i t i o n To p and Po s i t i o n Left Fields .
856 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S t arted Guide Client-side image mapping A client-side image map is an image that has “hotspots” dire ctly associated with UR L information. When a hotspot is clicked, th e browser jumps to the page refere nced by that link information.
We b 857 5 In the URL box, specify a U RL to associate with this portion of your image, for example, http://www .corel.com. 6 Click OK to return to the image. 7 Deselect the layer , then define the next area of your image map. If there are two or more overlapping a reas in an image map, the topmost one takes priority .
858 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide Because server - side image mapping is becoming obsolete, be sure to read th e previous section on client-side image mapping support. T o create a ser ver-side image map 1 Select or create a laye r or shape in the exact place in your image where you want a link created.
We b 85 9 An effective web page background should be subtle an d unobtrusive. This is particularly important if the background is used behin d text. Y ou can lighten patterns by using the Edit Fade c o m m a n d , t o m a k e t h e m m o r e s u i t a b l e f o r d i s p l a y i n g b e h i n d text.
860 Corel P ainter X3 Getti ng Started Gu ide image, effectively creating a tiled pattern. Co rel P ainter makes i t easy to create tiling background im ages for use i n web pages . The CS S features in modern br owsers let you appl y background tiles to mor e elements than ever before.
We b 861 When you’ve finished creating your tile, save the image in RIFF format, in case you must work with it later in Corel P ai nter. Then, save it in either JPEG or GIF format for later use on the web. W eb backgrounds should , ideally , be saved as GIFs, wi th as few colors as possible, to reduce file size.
862 Corel P ainter X3 Getting S tarted Guide Adding shadows Shadows lend a d efinite 3D flare to a web page. Y ou can quickly ad d drop shadows to text, buttons, shapes, and la yers. When you ap ply a drop shadow to a shape, the shape loses its vector quality a nd becomes a pixel-based layer .
We b 863 Bevel W o rld has controls that affect the 3D bevel shape being applied, as well as controls to a djust lighting . T ry experimenting with lighti ng controls. By changing th e lighting on a bevelled surface, you can ea sily create different states for your web buttons.
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Index 865 Index Numerics 1-Pixel Edge brush tip profile ................ 348 for Hard Media ................................ 350 1-Rank nozzles creating ........................................... 446 2-Rank nozzles building ..........................
866 Core l Painter X3 Getti ng Started Guide Airbrush brush controls ........................ 366 Airbrush dab type ................................. 325 airbrushes ............................................ 281 adjusting flo w .....................
Index 867 Auto Van Go gh effect ........................... 595 auto-cloning ......................................... 160 automating actions ............................... 813 background scripts, auto-saving ........ 817 auto-painting brush size ...
868 Corel Painter X3 Getting Start ed Guide Blobs effect .......................................... 596 BLOCK expression operator .................. 738 Blur tool .............................................. 832 blurring Camera Motion Blur effect ..
Index 869 for Jitter brush variants .................... 409 General ........................................... 322 Hard Media ..................................... 362 Image Hose ..................................... 391 Impasto ....................
870 Corel Painter X3 Getting S tarted Guide brush tracking ...................................... 116 setting ............................................. 117 Wacom Intuos tablet ......................... 82 brush variants calibrating ...............
Index 871 aligning ........................................... 124 applying .......................................... 120 applying straight .............................. 120 applying to selections ....................... 561 applying, mouse settings for .
872 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guid e size .................................................... 56 texture, changing ............................... 57 transferring to Watercolor layer ........ 412 workflow for painting ....................... 110 Canvas menu keyboard shortcuts for commands .
Index 873 editing ............................................. 157 exporting ......................................... 157 filling area s with .............................. 177 moving reference points .................... 174 painting ..............
874 Core l Painter X3 Getti ng Started Guide adding to gradients .......................... 701 adjusting ................................ 249 , 258 adjusting for video ........................... 269 adjusting lev els ................................
Index 875 color engines, choosing ......................... 244 Color Expression brush controls ............. 405 Color Expression panel displaying ........................................ 405 color expression, setting ........................ 228 color fills applying .
876 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guid e color sets adding colors to ............................... 224 adding Mixer swatches to ................. 218 choosing colors from ......................... 221 creating ....................................
Index 877 Composition panels description .................................. 38 , 39 composition tools ............................. 27 , 28 working with ................................... 179 compound shapes ................................. 773 creating .
878 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide Cover brush methods ............................ 331 crayons ................................................ 282 Crop tool ............................................... 25 constraining to a square ........
Index 879 damping brushstrokes ........................... 390 Darken composite method .................... 516 Darken merge mode ............................. 338 darkening image tone ........................... 270 Default composite method .........
880 Co rel Painter X3 Get ting Started Guide presets, choosing .............................. 194 presets, creating ............................... 194 presets, deleting ............................... 194 settings ....................................
Index 881 Drip brush methods .............................. 331 Drop Shadow tool ................................. 832 drop shadows adding to layers ............................... 509 adding to text .................................. 783 Dropper tool .
882 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guid e using luminance ............................... 575 Effects menu keyboard shortcuts for commands ....... 97 elements Esoterica effect ................................. 605 placing ...........................
Index 883 script libraries ......................... 273 , 822 selection libraries .............................. 273 shapes ............................................. 777 texture librari es ................................ 273 weave libraries ....
884 Corel Painter X3 Get ting Started Guide patterns ........................................... 677 setting attributes for s hapes ..... 758 , 761 undoing ........................................... 232 Filter Gallery ................................
Index 885 resizing ............................................ 780 foreground color vs Main Color ............... 50 fractal patt erns converting to paper texture ............... 691 creating ........................................... 688 creating, controls for .
886 Corel Pai nter X3 Getting Start ed Guide saving ................................................ 79 transparent ...................................... 850 Glass Distortion dynamic plug-in .......... 657 Glass Distortion ef fect ...................
Index 887 Grid Paper effect .................................. 601 gridlines printing ........................................... 199 grouped layers adding layers to ............................... 503 closing .........................................
888 Corel Paint er X3 Getting Started Guide Hue composite method ......................... 517 Hue merge mode .................................. 338 Hue Shift slider .................................... 261 I icons creating for brushes ...............
Index 889 creating gradients from .................... 702 creating patterns from ...................... 683 cropping ............................................ 73 dodging ........................................... 270 emailing ....................
890 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Gu ide brush categories ...................... 309 , 311 brush libraries .................................. 309 brush variants .................................. 309 color set libra ries ...........................
Index 891 Kaleidoscope tool ................................... 27 using ............................................... 185 kerning text ......................................... 781 key sets .................................................. 89 managing .
892 Corel Painter X3 Getting Start ed Guide adding to groups .............................. 503 adding to Image Portfolio panel ........ 528 aligning ........................................... 497 animating with ................................ 798 applying gradients to .
Index 893 layers librari es ........................................ 45 Layers menu keyboard shortcuts for commands ....... 96 Layers panel deleting layers wit h .......................... 486 description .................................. 23 , 37 displaying .
894 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guid e adjusting properties .......................... 614 ambient ........................................... 614 applying presets to ........................... 612 applying to textures ......................... 626 brightness .
Index 895 renaming resources ........................... 277 Looks library panel ................................................. 36 luminance adjusting colo rs using ....................... 258 creating texture with ........................ 619 generating channels from .
896 Core l Painter X3 Getti ng Started Guide media pooling ...................................... 125 Media Selector bar accessing ............................................ 29 orientation ....................................... 840 media source, choosing .
Index 897 creating color sets from pad .............. 218 description ......................................... 23 displaying ........................................ 212 loading colors .................................. 219 loading pad ..............
898 Corel Painter X3 Getting Start ed Guide erasing frame contents ...................... 800 erasing frames .................................. 800 exporting, as numbered files ............. 809 file format s ...................................... 794 getting started with .
Index 899 new patterns ...................................... 11 Perspective Guides .................... 11 , 186 reference image ......................... 10 , 112 set max colors for color sets ........ 12 , 223 show onion skin ......................
900 Corel Painter X3 Get ting Started Guide pattern painting ............................... 681 setting for brushes ............................ 299 setting for layers .............................. 508 setting for strokes ...........................
Index 901 shapes ............................................. 768 troubleshooting ................................ 131 with 360° brushs trokes ..................... 125 with airbrushes ................................ 126 with airbrushes, spread settings for .
902 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guid e importing and exporting ................... 273 modifying display of ......................... 276 moving resources ............................. 277 removing ......................................... 274 renaming resources .
Index 903 adjusting ap pearance ........................ 679 applying .......................................... 677 creating ........................................... 682 creating seamless .............................. 685 editing ................
904 Core l Painter X3 Get ting Started Guide pixels per inch ........................................ 58 definition ........................................... 20 vs dots per inch .................................. 56 Place Elements effect ...........
Index 905 presets, canvas ........................................ 58 pressure, brushstroke ............................ 119 previewing brush dabs ....................................... 319 brush sizes ....................................... 342 brushstrokes .
906 Corel Painter X3 Getting Start ed Guide Rake brush controls .............................. 392 RAM preferences ....................................... 841 randomizing image hose elements ......................... 439 paper grain ..................
Index 90 7 moving ............................................ 112 sampling colors from ........................ 112 zooming .......................................... 112 reference layers ..................................... 482 committing .........
908 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide selections ......................................... 558 REVERSE expression operator ............... 746 Reverse-Out composite method ............. 512 Reverse-Out merge mode ...................... 339 RGB converting from CMYK to .
Index 909 saturation adjusting ......................................... 258 Saturation composite method ................ 517 Saturation merge mode ......................... 339 Saturation slider ................................... 261 saving Adobe Photoshop files .
910 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guid e scripting .............................................. 813 scripts .................................................. 813 adding ............................................. 816 applying brushstrokes to movies with 803 applying to movies .
Index 911 adding to ......................................... 564 anti-aliasing ..................................... 561 applying gradients to ....................... 694 beveling .......................................... 655 burning ...............
912 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guid e selectors ................................................. 28 separations, printing ............................. 827 Serigraphy effect ................................... 644 server-side image maps .......
Index 913 sizing brushstrokes .................................... 340 canvas ............................................... 56 Hard Media ..................................... 430 page .................................................. 57 Sketch effect .
914 Core l Painter X3 Getti ng Started Guide erasing in straight lines with ............. 123 straight lines drawing ........................................... 121 stretching text ...................................... 782 Stroke Jitter brush controls .
Index 915 temporal col or palette choosing color with .......................... 207 displaying ........................................ 207 using ............................................... 206 terminology Painter ................................
916 Corel Painter X3 Getting S tarted Guide filling sele ctions with ........................ 719 pattern fills ...................................... 678 removing from mosaics ..................... 709 rendering into masks ........................ 717 re-rendering .
Index 917 duplicating s elections ....................... 567 locked layers .................................... 497 moving selections ............................. 566 reference point, setting ..................... 565 rotating selections ...........
918 Corel Painter X3 Getting Start ed Guide UPDOWN expression operator ............. 744 UPTO expression operator .................... 741 V value adjusting ......................................... 258 Value slider ...................................
Index 919 deleting resources ............................. 277 importing and exporting ................... 273 modifying display of ......................... 276 moving resources ............................. 277 removing .............................
920 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guid e starting with a sketch ....................... 109 starting with blank canvas ................ 110 workspace tour ....................................... 19 for Adobe Photoshop users ................. 49 workspaces components of .
An important point after buying a device Corel Painter X3 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Corel Painter X3 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Corel Painter X3 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Corel Painter X3 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Corel Painter X3 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Corel Painter X3, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Corel Painter X3.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Corel Painter X3. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Corel Painter X3 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
