User Guide

Corel Painter 341
changing angle? To do this, you’ll
need to set up your images as a 2-
Rank nozzle file. Painting with a 2-
Rank nozzle, you can control where
your image comes from in terms of
both progressions. In this case, you use
a different input factor to control the
location of the image elements in each
rank.
In the following image, Rank 1 is a
progression in angle, and Rank 2 is a
progression in size. It would make
sense to use direction to control Rank
1 and pressure to control Rank 2.
A 2-Rank Nozzle progresses in two dimensions.
In this example, changing angle is the first rank
and changing size is the second rank.
You can extend the nozzle to a third
progression, creating a 3-Rank nozzle.
Again, you use a separate input factor
to control the location in each rank.
In the following image, Rank 3 is a
progression in color. You might
control this final rank with
randomness, velocity, or source—
depending on your plans for the
image.
If you use one input factor to control
two ranks, some image elements
become unavailable.
Color is the third rank in this 3-Rank Nozzle.
For information on setting the input
factor for each rank, refer to “Scale”
on page 337.
Consider the way you will control
each rank before building a nozzle.
The way you lay out the images can
limit the ways you can control the
indexing.
Before you begin building a nozzle,
you must decide what rank level you
need. And, you must determine how
many elements you want in each
progression.
Preparing Images
Regardless of the rank level of the
nozzle you are making or the method
you use to build it, the following tips
will help you develop the individual
images.
Each element in an Image Hose
nozzle must be selected. The selection
allows you to paint with images of
irregular shape. Only what is inside
the selection will flow from the
Image Hose.