User Guide

Corel Painter 79
The small Color picker displays a
color triangle, with the hue ring as a
single bar.
To choose a hue and color from
the standard Color picker:
1 Choose Window menu > Show
Colors
to display the Colors
palette.
If the Colors palette is not
expanded, click the palette arrow.
2 Click the palette menu arrow, and
choose Standard Colors.
3 Drag the circle on the color ring to
select the predominant hue.
You can also select a hue by
clicking once anywhere on the
ring.
The triangle displays all the
available colors within that
selected hue.
4 Select a color on the triangle by
dragging the circle or click the
color you want.
To choose a hue and color from
the small Color picker:
1 Choose Window menu > Show
Colors
to display the Colors
palette.
2 Click the palette menu arrow, and
choose Small Colors.
3 Drag the slider on the color bar to
select the predominant hue.
You can also select a hue by
clicking once anywhere on the bar.
The triangle displays all the
available colors within that
selected hue.
4 Select a color on the triangle by
dragging the circle or click the
color you want.
Understanding Primary and
Secondary Colors
The color you select appears in one of
two overlapping rectangles displayed
on the Colors palette. The front
rectangle represents the selected
primary color. The back rectangle
shows the selected secondary color. By
default, black is the primary color and
white is the secondary color. Most of
the time you’ll work with the primary
color.
Overlapping rectangles display the current
primary and secondary colors.
Don’t confuse the secondary color
with what other graphics programs
call “the background color.” In Corel
Painter, the “background color” is the
paper color.
The secondary color is for multicolor
brush strokes, two-point gradients,
and Image Hose effects. It’s used
when more than one color is applied.
To choose the primary color:
1 Choose Window menu > Show
Colors
to display the Colors
palette.
2 Click the front rectangle.
3 Choose a color using the Color
picker.