User Guide

Using Selections216
Skewing a selection.
Feathering Selections
You can feather both path-based and
pixel-based selections to soften the
transitions between selected and
un-selected areas. If you feather a
path-based selection, it is converted to
a pixel-based selection to allow
varying levels of protection at the
edges.
To feather a selection:
1 Choose Select menu > Feather.
2 In the Feather Selection dialog
box, enter the number of pixels you
want to feather.
3 Click OK.
Tip
•
When the selection marquee is shown,
feathering may be difficult to see. It is
easier to see the effect of feathering if you
save the selection to a channel and view
the channel. For more information, refer
to “To view a channel as a colored
overlay:” on page 222.
Widening and Contracting
Selections
You can widen or contract a selection
by a set number of pixels. When you
widen a selection, it is expanded on all
sides by the specified number of
pixels. When you contract a selection,
Corel Painter shrinks it on all sides by
the specified number of pixels.
To widen a selection:
1 Choose Select menu > Modify >
Widen.
2 In the Widen Selection dialog box,
enter a number of pixels.
To contract a selection:
1 Choose Select menu > Modify >
Contract.
2 In the Contract Selection dialog
box, enter a number of pixels.
Smoothing Selections
You can smooth a selection by
removing sharp edges, rounding
corners, and straightening the outline
path.
To smooth a selection:
• Choose Select menu > Modify >
Smooth.
Repeat the command until the
path is as smooth as you want it.
The selection — before and after smoothing.
Creating a Border Selection
You can create a selection from the
border, or outline, of the current path-
based selection. You can customize the
border selection by specifying the
width.