User Guide
Corel Painter 339
Image Hose delivers images from the 
start of the rank at the left of the 
document, in the dark area. As the 
brush moves to the right into the 
lighter area, the Image Hose delivers 
images from later in the rank.
To take advantage of this feature, you 
may want to create a special source 
image for the single purpose of 
controlling the Image Hose. 
The clone source image or pattern for 
controlling the Image Hose may be 
grayscale. Remember, Corel Painter 
uses only the luminance values.
Indexing based on Source. 
Bearing indexes images based on the 
position of the stylus. Not all stylus 
models convey this information. This 
control does not work with a mouse. 
Tilt indexes images based on the tilt of 
the stylus. Not all stylus models 
convey this information. This control 
does not work with a mouse.
Pressure indexes images based on 
stylus pressure. Greater pressure 
selects images from later in the rank. 
Pressure works only with pressure-
sensitive tablets. 
Pressure is a great control for 
requesting images from a nozzle. For 
example, if you set up your nozzle file 
to progress from small to larger 
images, heavier strokes deliver larger 
images.
Direction indexes images from the 
rank based on the direction of the 
stroke. The first item in the rank 
matches to a left-right stroke (toward 
3 o’clock). As the stroke direction 
progresses counter-clockwise, the 
Image Hose delivers subsequent 
images from the rank.
The number of elements in the rank 
determines the directional change 
required to index a different element. 
For example, a nozzle file that 
contains 72 images at progressive 
angles delivers a different item at 
every 5° of stroke direction (360°/
72=5°).
This Arrow nozzle is an example of indexing 
based on Direction.
Ve lo ci t y indexes images from the rank 
based on the speed of the stroke. A 
faster stroke delivers elements from 
later in the rank. Velocity is often used 
with a mouse to mimic pressure. 
Velocity can be difficult to control. For 
this reason, you might want to use it 
in a rank with few elements.
None returns one element only— the 
last in the rank.










