User Guide

Corel Painter 315
Committing Dynamic Layers
At some point, you may want to
finalize the effect and make the result
a standard layer. This will enable you
to work with the image in ways not
possible when the effect is held in a
dynamic layer.
Committing a dynamic layer captures
its current appearance to a pixel-based
layer. Once a dynamic layer is
committed, you can no longer adjust
the effect. The following operations
automatically generate a prompt to
commit a dynamic layer:
•painting on a dynamic layer
• applying an additional effect or
dynamic plug-in
• dropping a dynamic layer
• collapsing a group that contains a
dynamic layer
• saving to a non-RIFF format
Reverting Dynamic Layers
The Revert command allows you to
restore source images to their original
condition. This feature is available
only for dynamic plug-ins that modify
a layer—Burn, Tear, and Bevel World.
To revert a dynamic layer:
1 Select the modified layer in the
document window or on the
Layers palette.
2 On the Layers palette, click the
palette menu arrow and choose
Revert to Original.
Corel Painter extracts the original
layer content and discards the
dynamic layer.
Brightness/Contrast
The Brightness/Contrast dynamic
plug-in creates a layer that applies
brightness and contrast adjustments to
the imagery beneath it.
The Brightness/Contrast dynamic layer affects
all imagery beneath the layer.
To create a Brightness/Contrast
dynamic layer:
1 Make a selection in the document
window if you want the new
dynamic layer to be a specific size.
2 On the Layers palette, click the
Dynamic Plug-ins button and
choose Brightness and Contrast.
3 In the Brightness/Contrast dialog
box, drag the sliders to adjust the
image contrast and brightness.
If you don’t like the results and
you want to start again, click Reset
to restore the default settings.
4 Click OK to apply the settings.