User Guide
Corel Painter 263
If you want to scale the entire 
image, select nothing.
2 Choose Effects menu > 
Orientation > Scale. 
3 Do one of the following:
• In the document window, drag 
a handle of the selection. The 
Scale Selection dialog box dis-
plays the horizontal and verti-
cal scale percentages. 
• In the Scale Selection dialog 
box, specify the horizontal and 
vertical scale percentages.
4 Enable any of the following 
options:
• Constrain Aspect Ratio—
maintains the selection’s pro-
portions. Disabling this option 
lets you change horizontal and 
vertical measurements inde-
pendently. 
• Preserve Center—enable this 
option to keep the image or 
selection anchored in its loca-
tion, based on the center of the 
image. 
5 Click OK to apply the effect. 
Flipping Images
You can flip all or part of an image 
horizontally (from left to right) or 
vertically (from top to bottom).
To flip an image horizontally:
1 Select a layer or area of the canvas.
If you want to flip the entire image, 
select nothing.
2 Choose Effects menu > 
Orientation > Flip Horizontal.
Original image
Image flipped horizontally
To flip an image vertically:
1 Select a layer or area of the canvas.
If you want to flip the entire image, 
select nothing.
2 Choose Effects menu > 
Orientation > Flip Vertical.










