User Guide

Corel Painter 117
Controlling Droplet Size
You can control the size of the
airbrush droplets. This is not the same
as adjusting the size of the brush. The
larger the brush, the more droplets are
sprayed.
To change the size of airbrush
droplets:
1 On the Stroke Designer page of
the Brush Creator, click General.
2 Choose Airbrush from the Dab
Type pop-up menu.
3 Choose Size.
4 Move the Feature slider left for
smaller droplets, or right for larger
droplets.
Notes:
•
Very large droplets may produce
unexpected results.
•
The Feature setting is not available for
variants using the Pixel Airbrush or Line
Airbrush dab types.
Recording and Playing
Back Strokes
Corel Painter will play back any stroke
you record, wherever you click. This is
a great way to create a series of
identical strokes, for example, when
creating hatching.
A brush stroke (top) is recorded and played
back within a triangular selection.
Another way to use a recorded stroke
is with Auto Playback. Auto Playback
repeats the recorded stroke at random
positions on the page.
You can also save recorded strokes for
later use. You can play back saved
strokes, and you can paint with the
data from a saved stroke. This can be
particularly useful if you work part of
the time with a stylus and other times
with a mouse. You can record brush
strokes made with a stylus, save them
for later use, then use the data from
that stroke, allowing stylus type results
while using a mouse for input.
To record a stroke:
• On the Brush selector bar, click the
menu arrow and choose Record
Stroke.
The next brush stroke you make is
saved in memory.
To play back a stroke:
1 On the Brush selector bar, click the
menu arrow and choose Playback
Stroke.
2 Click where you want to repeat the
stroke.
Corel Painter centers the stroke on
the point you click. You can repeat
the stroke as many times as you
like.
3 On the Brush selector bar, click the
menu arrow and choose Playback
Stroke to turn off playback.