User Guide

The Image Hose342
You might want to work by creating a
silhouette of the image shape as a
selection, then fill in the color
information later. With soft edges to
the selection, you can create images
that are anti-aliased automatically.
This improves the continuity across
an area of hosed images.
You can create Image Hose nozzles
from layers. As you create image
elements, turn them into layers. If the
layer looks good when dropped on
different backgrounds, the image will
look good as a nozzle element.
Building a nozzle from layers offers
advantages in convenience, as well.
Another technique is to float the
image on a black background and add
a drop shadow. This will enhance the
appearance of three dimensions, as
image elements build up in layers.
When all elements have the shadow in
the same position, it appears the light
source is the same across the painted
area.
For more information on working
with layers, refer to “Working with
Layers” on page 231.
Creating a 1-Rank Nozzle
from a Group of Layers
To create a 1-Rank nozzle from
layers:
1 Create image elements as layers for
the nozzle.
The alignment of layers in the
document doesn’t affect the nozzle
building process.
2 Choose Window menu > Show
Layers to show the Layers palette.
If the Layers palette is not
expanded, click the palette arrow.
The top layer on the list will be the
first element in the nozzle
sequence. Moving down the list
advances through the element
progression.
3 Rearrange the layer hierarchy to
create the progression you want in
the nozzle.
4 If any item on the Layers palette is
a group, click the Layer
Commands button and choose
Collapse to convert it to a standard
layer.
5 Hold down the Shift key and select
each item in the list.
6 Click the Layer Commands button
and choose Group.
All the items are now part of the
same group.
7 In the toolbox, click the Nozzle
selector.
8 Click the selector menu arrow and
choose Make Nozzle From Group.
Corel Painter creates a new,
untitled image. This is your nozzle
file.
9 Choose File menu > Save.
10 Give the file a descriptive name
and save it in RIFF format.
Creating a nozzle from layers.