User Guide

Using Selections214
The modified “face” selection after loading and
intersecting the “head” channel.
• The resulting selection is saved to
the “face” channel.
Now, with a precise selection of the
face, it’s easy to control brush strokes
and constrain effects.
You can also combine selections when
you create them by adding to, or
subtracting from, the current
selection. You can combine selections
made with different tools. For more
information, refer to the procedures
“To add to a selection:” on page206
and “To subtract from a selection:” on
page 207.
Transforming Selections
Path-based selections support many
transformations that pixel-based
selections do not. You can convert a
pixel-based selection to a path-based
selection to apply transformations to
it. However, when you convert a pixel-
based selection, the modified selection
is reduced to having two levels of
protection.
To convert a path-based selection to a
pixel-based selection, you can save it
to a channel and reload it to a
selection. For more information, refer
to “Saving Selections” on page 210
and “Loading Selections” on
page 211.
To determine if a selection is pixel-
based or path-based, use the Selection
Adjuster tool. If the selection displays
handles when the Selection Adjuster
tool is active, the selection is path-
based. If the selection does not have
handles, it is pixel-based. For more
information about selection types,
refer to “About Selection Types” on
page 204.
To convert a pixel-based selection
to a path-based selection:
1 Create a pixel-based selection.
2 Choose Select menu > Transform
Selection.
Corel Painter generates paths from
the outlines of the pixel-based
selection. You can now use the
Selection Adjuster tool for
transformations.
Editing Path-Based
Selections
You can use the Selection Adjuster
tool to make changes to your selection.
The Select menu also has several
options for editing selections.
Unless otherwise noted, the
procedures in this section are possible
only with path-based selections.
Using the Selection Adjuster
Tool
The Selection Adjuster tool lets you
move selections. You can also scale,
rotate, and skew path-based
selections.