User Guide

Using Layers and Layer Masks234
Tips
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You can also convert a selection to a
layer by rotating, scaling, distorting, or
flipping a selection. Refer to “Orientation
Effects” on page 262 for more information.
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You can also create a new layer by
copying or cutting, and pasting, a selection.
Naming Layers
Corel Painter assigns each layer (or
group) a default name when you
create it. This name references the
object’s type and creation order.
For example, pixel-based layers are
titled Layer 1, Layer 2, and so on. A
shape’s title is based on the tool you
use to create it— Rect # for the
Rectangular Shape tool, Oval # for
the Oval Shape tool, and Shape # for
the Pen and Quick Curve tools.
As you add more layers and groups to
a document, it can become difficult to
remember what image data each layer
contains. By assigning layers and
groups descriptive names, you can
easily keep track of the separate pieces
of an image.
To name a layer or group:
1 On the Layers palette, select a layer
or group.
2 Do one of the following:
• Click the palette menu arrow
and choose Layer Attributes.
• For pixel-based layers and ref-
erence layers, double-click the
item on the Layers palette, or
select an item and press Return
(Mac OS) or Enter (Windows).
3 In the Layer Attributes dialog box,
type a new name in the Name box.
Note
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You cannot change the name of the
canvas layer.
Saving Files Containing
Layers
You can save your Corel Painter
document in the RIFF format with
“live” layers—the layers continue to
function when you reopen the file.
RIFF is the only format that preserves
layers in their original state.
If you save a Corel Painter document
in PSD (Photoshop) format, all layers
convert to standard Photoshop
transparent layers. Photoshop does
not preserve groups; each layer in a
group becomes its own Photoshop
layer. For information about grouping
layers in Corel Painter, refer to
“Grouping Layers” on page 238.
If you save a Corel Painter document
to PSD format, keep in mind how
layer composite methods in Corel
Painter convert to blend modes in
Photoshop:
Corel Painter
Composite
Method
Photoshop
Blend Mode
Gel Darken
Colorize Color
Reverse-Out Normal
Shadow Map Multiply
Magic Combine Lighten
Pseudocolor Normal
Normal Normal
Dissolve Dissolve
Multiply Multiply
Screen Screen
Overlay Overlay
Soft Light Soft Light