User Guide

120 Corel Painter User Guide
To change paper texture scale
1 Choose Window menu > Library Palettes > Show Papers.
2 On the Papers palette, use the Paper Scale slider to resize the paper grain.
As you move the slider, the Paper Preview Window updates to display the new
grain size. You can scale texture down to 25% or up to 400%.
Scaling large textures can use a great deal of RAM. Most textures in
Corel Painter are from 50 to 400 pixels square at 100% scaling.
Brush strokes on paper grains with different scale values.
Using Patterns
A pattern is a repeating design. The smallest unit of a pattern is known as a “tile.”
When you fill an area with a pattern, the tile is repeated across the selected area.
With patterns, you can
• fill selections with an image
• paint patterns directly onto your image with computed brushes that use rendered
dab types
• paint using a cloning brush
• control image effects
You’ll find a sampling of patterns in the default Pattern library. You’ll find other
pattern libraries on the Corel Painter IX CD.
Choosing Patterns
The Patterns palette shows a preview of the pattern, gives tile image dimensions, and
gives you options for scaling and arranging the tile in fills.