User Guide

Corel Painter 115
that just blows existing paint around
on the Canvas, like using the hose
without an airbrush attached.
Try out the Fine Spray variant in the
Airbrushes category for an example of
how Bearing and Flow settings
combine to give realistic airbrush
results.
For information about the Airbrush
controls in the Brush Creator, refer to
“Setting Airbrush Controls” on
page 175.
Conic Sections
Previously, digital airbrushes projected
a thin mist of dots (or paint dabs) onto
the Canvas. The Digital Airbrush
variant (named Fat Stroke in previous
versions of Corel Painter) is included
in the default brush library. With a
digital airbrush, dots are laid down, or
sprayed, within a circular area, like the
circle thrown by a flashlight that is
perfectly perpendicular to a piece of
paper. The area of application remains
circular, regardless of tilt, bearing, or
stylus pressure. Density, or flow,
adjustments can be mimicked with
adjustments to the Opacity setting.
Previous airbrushes sprayed a thin layer of dots
within an area that was always circular, like a
circle of light from a flashlight that’s
perpendicular to a piece of paper.
Now, airbrushes respond to angle
(tilt), bearing (direction), and flow
(wheel setting) data from a stylus,
allowing for a truly realistic brush
stroke. For example, as you tilt your
stylus, specks of media land on the
paper in a way that reflects that tilt.
Imagine, again, the circle of light
thrown by a flashlight. The moment
the flashlight is no longer
perpendicular to the paper, the shape
of the cone of light changes, creating a
“conic-section.” In the same manner,
Corel Painter airbrushes create conic-
sections that mirror your stylus
movements.
Angle and tilt determine the shape and size of
the conic-section created by Corel Painter
airbrushes, like a circle of light from a
flashlight that is no longer perpendicular to the
paper.
Extreme tilt angles affect large areas of
the canvas. This can slow the brush
down, as it tries to squirt paint too far
from the stylus.
Adjusting Spread
You can adjust airbrush spread in the
Brush Creator. Airbrush spread
controls affect how paint spreads out
as it is applied. In other words, it sets
the size of the cone of spread from the
tip of the airbrush or spray can.