User Guide

Using Textures, Patterns, and Weaves62
Of course, some brushes, like the
Airbrush, don’t reveal paper texture in
their strokes. This follows the
behavior of the natural tool.
Most of the brushes interact with the current
paper texture.
Paper textures are useful in many
ways. The brushes interact with paper
“grain,” just as natural tools react with
the texture of the surfaces beneath
them. Paper grains are useful in
applying Surface Texture and other
Effects, like Glass Distortion. You can
select different paper textures, modify
them, organize them in libraries, and
even create your own custom textures.
In Corel Painter, brushes that react
with paper texture have a “grainy
method.” For more information about
brush methods, refer to “Methods and
Subcategories” on page 152.
Note
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The terms “paper grain” and “paper
texture” are used here synonymously.
Adjusting the Grain
When you choose a brush that
interacts with paper grain, you see the
results with each stroke. When you
find a brush and paper combination
that you really like, you can save it as a
Look.
If you have a stylus and tablet, you can
adjust paper grain by changing the
stroke of the stylus on a pressure-
sensitive tablet. In most cases, a light
stroke colors only the peaks and ridges
of the grain. A heavy stroke fills color
deep into the pockets and valleys. You
can also affect paper grain by using
the Grain settings on the Stroke
Designer tab of the Brush Creator.
When you want paper grain to appear
uniformly across an image, create your
artwork first and then apply the grain
as a surface texture. If you apply paper
texture when you create an image, the
texture is erasable.
With erasable texture, you won’t be
able to erase brush strokes without
erasing paper texture at the same time.
You’ll find that adding paper texture
as the last step, not the first step, in
developing your image often works
best.
To save a Look:
1 In the toolbox, click the
Rectangular Selection tool .
2 Drag in the image to make a
selection of the look you want to
save.
3 In the toolbox, open the Look
selector and click the selector
menu arrow.
4 Choose New Look.