User Guide

Corel Painter 285
A layer, ready to become reflective.
6 Select the layer.
When a layer is selected, effects
apply only to the layer.
7 Choose Effects menu > Surface
Control > Apply Surface Texture.
8 In the Apply Surface Texture
dialog box, choose the layer mask
from the Using pop-up menu.
9 Adjust the Reflection slider to
control the amount of reflection
you want.
10 Adjust the Softness slider to
control the mapping from the
edges of the layer’s image.
Increasing Softness gives a
rounder, more three-dimensional
look to the surface.
11 When you are satisfied with the
settings, click OK to apply the
effect.
The resulting chrome-plated butterfly.
Applying Lighting to a
Tex tu re
A large part of the final look of your
textures is determined by the lighting
you apply. Bad lighting can obscure
details in a pattern or surface. Good
lighting can add interesting highlights
and enhance reflections.
You can add, delete, and position light
sources, and you can set light
properties.
To add a light:
• In the Apply Surface Texture
dialog box, click the light sphere.
A new light indicator (a small
circle) is added to the light sphere.
Tip
•
The Show Light Icons check box lets
you hide or show the light indicators.
To delete a light:
• Click a light indicator and press
Delete.
Setting Light Position
You can position lights by enabling
one of the Light Direction options, or
you can create a custom lighting setup
by working in the sphere.
The Light Direction options represent
eight different preset lighting angles.
The lighting sphere shows all the
possible surface angles and how the
lights illuminate them. The light
indicators on the sphere show the
current positions of all the light
sources.