User Guide

Corel Painter 103
If you are using a mouse with Corel
Painter, you can compensate for the
lack of pressure information by
adjusting size, opacity and grain on
the property bar. For example,
reducing opacity or grain can produce
the same results as pressing more
lightly with a stylus.
The content CD contains brushes
designed specifically for use with a
mouse. For information about loading
alternate brush libraries, refer to
“Loading Alternate Libraries” on
page 24.
Corel Painter lets you record brush
strokes, save them, and use stroke
data. This means you can record a
brush stroke created using a stylus,
save it, and then have Corel Painter
use the recorded stroke data. This
makes it possible to paint using a
mouse and get results based upon a
stroke made with a stylus. Refer to
“Recording and Playing Back Strokes”
on page 117 for more information
about recording brush strokes to
further enhance mouse functionality.
To adjust pressure, tilt, and
bearing when using a mouse:
1 On the Stroke Designer page of
the Brush Creator, click Mouse.
2 Move the Pressure slider.
A 100% setting uses maximum
pressure.
3 Move the Tilt slider.
A 90-degree setting simulates a
stylus that is perpendicular to the
tablet.
4 Move the Bearing slider.
A setting of zero indicates that if a
stylus were in use, it would be
pointing left.
Tip
•
To see the effect of the tilt setting, use
the Fine Spray variant of the Airbrush
category.
To adjust wheel settings when
using a mouse:
1 On the Stroke Designer page of
the Brush Creator, click General.
2 Choose Wheel from the
Expression pop-up menu.
3 Choose Mouse.
4 Move the Wheel slider.
A 90-degree setting indicates that if
a stylus were in use, it would be
perpendicular to the tablet.
Selecting a Brush
To show the Brush selector bar:
• Do one of the following:
• In the toolbox, double-click the
Brush tool .
•Choose Window menu >
Show Brush Selector Bar.
To choose a brush:
1 On the Brush selector bar, choose a
brush category from the Brush
selector.
2 Choose a variant from the Variant
selector.