User Guide
Corel Painter 243
constrain brush strokes, to isolate an
area of the layer for applying an effect,
or to choose an area of the layer to cut
or copy.
By default, when you move a
selection, only the selection marquee
moves, not the imagery. To move
selected imagery on a layer, you must
“float” the selection. In effect, this
turns the selected area of the layer into
a floating object. You can move
floating objects around a layer to
create new compositions.
Each layer in a document can have
only one floating object at a time. You
can drop a floating object to merge it
with the layer. Many operations
automatically drop (or merge) the
floating object back to its parent layer.
When you save a document to RIFF
format, Corel Painter preserves all
floating objects. However, saving a
document to a non-RIFF file format
automatically drops floating objects
onto their parent layers.
To create a floating object:
1 Make a selection on a layer using a
selection tool.
2 Do one of the following:
• Click the selection with the
Layer Adjuster tool .
•Choose Select menu > Float.
The floating object appears as an
item below the parent layer on the
Layers palette.
To reposition a floating object:
1 On the Layers palette, select the
floating object.
2 Do one of the following:
• In the document window, drag
the floating object to the new
location with the Layer
Adjuster tool.
• Press the arrow keys to move
the floating object one pixel at a
time.
To drop a floating object:
1 On the Layers palette, select the
floating object.
2 Click the Layer Commands button
, and choose Drop.
Adding Drop Shadows
Adding shadows to a layer’s content
can enhance the appearance of an
image. You can add a drop shadow to
a single layer or to a group.
Drop shadows are also helpful for
developing Image Hose nozzles. For
more information, refer to “Preparing
Images” on page 341.
When you add a drop shadow, Corel
Painter creates a new layer for the
shadow and groups it with the
original. This enables you to select
and modify the drop shadow layer
independently from the original layer.
To add a drop shadow:
1 Select a layer (or group).
2 Choose Effects menu > Objects
> Create Drop Shadow.
3 In the Drop Shadow dialog box,
type values in the following boxes:
• X-Offset and Y-Offset—the
distance, in pixels, from the
center of the layer image to the
shadow.