User Guide
Corel Painter 335
The Nozzle selector in the toolbox.
The following descriptions will give 
you an idea of the effect of each 
variant.
Random, Sequential, Directional, 
Pressure, and (Source) Luminance 
refer to the indexing rule by which 
images are selected from the nozzle 
file. The letters R, P, and D in a 
variant’s name refer to random, 
pressure, and direction. For more 
information, refer to “Scale” on 
page 337. 
Spray and Linear refer to the 
placement of images in relation to the 
stroke. Spray variants scatter images. 
Linear variants place images directly 
on the stroke path. For more 
information, refer to “Controlling the 
Image Hose Brush” on page 336.
You can use these variants as a starting 
point and then adjust the brush and 
nozzle controls to hose the images just 
as you want them. 
To select a nozzle and use the 
Image Hose:
1 Choose the Brush tool   from the 
toolbox.
2 On the Brush selector bar, choose 
the Image Hose from the Brush 
selector.
3 Click the Variant selector and 
choose a variant.
Each variant delivers the images 
differently. 
4 In the toolbox, click the Nozzle 
Selector and choose a nozzle.
5 Make a brush stroke on the canvas.
Adjusting Opacity and Color
You can use the property bar to adjust 
the opacity of nozzle images or to mix 
them with a secondary color.
The Opacity slider allows you to make 
nozzle images semi-transparent. If 
you move the slider all the way to the 
left, the images become invisible.
You can change the opacity of Image Hose 
strokes. Top=100% opacity, bottom=20% 
opacity.
The Grain slider allows you to mix the 
secondary color with the nozzle 
images. If the slider is set to 100%, the 
nozzle images remain pure. As you 
move the slider to the left, more of the 
secondary color appears in the images. 










