User Guide

Corel Painter 337
Because spacing is based on the
diameter of the brush, the Size
settings also affect image spacing.
Increasing the brush size adds space
between hosed images. Size settings
affect the size of the image elements
themselves.
The Min Size slider also affects the
size of images applied by the Image
Hose. When set to stylus pressure or
direction, the Min Size setting
determines how much size variability
is present when you apply images.
For more information on the Spacing
settings, refer to “Setting Spacing
Controls” on page 158. Refer to “Size”
on page 157, and “Min Size” on
page 158 for more about the Size and
Min Size controls.
Randomizing Placement
You randomize the proximity of
images to the stroke path with the
Jitter slider on the property bar. When
the slider is all the way to the left,
images are hosed directly in the stroke.
Moving the slider to the right
increases the scattering of the images.
You can also adjust the Jitter slider
with the Random settings on the
Stroke Designer tab. For more
information, refer to “Setting Random
Controls” on page 169.
Expression Settings
The Expression settings on the Stroke
Designer tab offer dynamic control
over the brush settings described
above. This can lead to interesting
effects. For example, angle settings
apply when you’re using the Image
Hose to paint on imagery.
For more information on the
Expression settings, refer to
“Expression Settings” on page 164.
Scale
You can control the size of the nozzle
images with the settings in the Stroke
Designer.
The Set Nozzle Scale command in
the Nozzles selector menu lets you
control the size of image elements
delivered by the Image Hose. At 100%,
the images are the same size as they
are in the nozzle file.
To adjust the scale
1 In the toolbox, click the Nozzle
selector.
2 Click the selector menu arrow, and
choose Set Nozzle Scale.
3 Type a value in the New Scale box.
Tip
•
You can also change the size of images
delivered by the Image Hose, using the
Size slider on the property bar—just as
you would with other brushes.
Indexing
As you paint with the Image Hose,
Corel Painter selects images from the
nozzle file based on one or more rules.
This selection process is known as
indexing. This indexing determines
which images from the many in the
nozzle file are delivered from the
Image Hose. The Image Hose settings
in the Stroke Designer let you change
the rules for indexing the images.