User Guide

Corel Painter 281
The overall effect gives an embossed
look to the edges of the imagery.
Texture based on Image Luminance.
To create surface texture using
image luminance:
1 Select a layer or area of the canvas.
If you want to apply the effect to
the entire image, make sure there
are no selections.
2 Choose Effects menu > Surface
Control > Apply Surface Texture.
3 In the Apply Surface Texture
dialog box, choose Image
Luminance from the Using pop-
up menu.
If you want to apply an inverted
texture, enable the Inverted check
box.
4 Adjust the Softness slider to
control the amount of distortion
created by the texture.
Increasing softness creates more
intermediate steps, which
produces a smoother distortion.
5 Adjust the Appearance of Depth
sliders.
Refer to “Setting Appearance of
Depth Properties” on page 278 for
more information.
6 Adjust the Light Controls sliders.
For more information, refer to
“Applying Lighting to a Texture”
on page 285.
7 Click OK to apply the texture.
Creating Texture Using Clone
Source Luminance
When you create a texture using clone
source luminance, the dents and
bumps in the texture are determined
by the light and dark areas in the clone
source, and applied to its clone.
The unique thing about this method
is that you can create interesting
embossed looks by changing the clone
source. Any image effects or brush
strokes you apply to the source result
in different textures.
For example, you can create raised
areas in the clone by darkening the
area in the source image.
Texture based on clone source luminance.
To create surface texture based
on clone source luminance:
1 Open an image.
2 Choose File menu > Clone.
3 Alter the clone by applying an
effect, painting, or choosing a
pattern or gradient.