User Guide

Corel Painter 267
To correct colors by reshaping
curves:
1 Choose Effects menu > Tonal
Control > Correct Colors.
2 In the Color Correction dialog box,
choose Curve from the pop-up
menu.
3 For each color you want to adjust,
do the following:
• Click the color icon for the
curve you want to reshape.
• Adjust the position of the Effect
slider to set the intensity of your
changes.
• Move the pointer over the
curve and, when the pointer
changes to a pointing hand,
drag the curve.
Tip
•
If you want to reshape all color curves
at once, click the gray Master icon.
Equalizing Images using
Curve
Equalizing an image involves
increasing the contrast by resetting the
darkest and lightest points and then
evenly distributing the values across
those two points.
To automatically set black and
white points:
• Click the Auto Set button in the
Color Correction dialog.
To manually set black or white
points:
1 Choose the Dropper tool from
the toolbox.
2 In the document window, click the
color you want to assign as the
darkest or lightest point.
3 Choose Effects menu > Tonal
Control > Correct Colors.
4 In the Color Correction dialog box,
choose Curve from the pop-up
menu.
5 Click one of the following:
• Black Point—Corel Painter
assigns all colors equal to or
darker than the current pri-
mary color to black.
• White Point—Corel Painter
assigns all colors equal to or
lighter than the current pri-
mary color to white.
Correcting Colors Using
Freehand
Freehand lets you draw the curve as
you want it. This method is
particularly useful when you want
posterized or solarized effects.
Color correction using the Freehand method.