User Guide

146 Corel Painter User Guide
Corel Painter connects each point with a straight line.
5 To end a line, do one of the following:
• Press Return (Mac OS) or Enter (Windows) to close the polygon. The final point
is connected to the origin with a straight line.
• Click the Freehand Strokes button to return to the freehand drawing style
without closing the polygon.
• Press V to end the current polygon without closing it, so that you can begin a
new one.
Constraining, Fading, and Undoing Strokes
In either drawing style, you can constrain your strokes to 45° angle increments. With
the Freehand Strokes option, each stroke is constrained to a straight line, with the
angle depending on the orientation of the stroke. With the Straight Line Strokes
option, points are connected with lines at 45° angle increments.
If you apply a stroke, but want it to be less opaque or faded.
You can use the Undo command to remove it. You can repeat the command to remove
previous strokes and set how many individual strokes can be undone. For more
information, refer to “Undo Preferences” on page 38.
To constrain strokes to 45° angle increments
• Hold down Shift as you drag or click.
In Straight Line mode, you can also constrain lines to the grid by enabling the
Snap to Grid option. Choose Canvas menu > Grid > Snap to Grid.
To fade a stroke
1 Choose Edit menu > Fade.
2 Set the Undo Amount slider for the opacity you want, and click OK.
The Preview window shows the results of your selection.
To undo a stroke
• Choose Edit menu > Undo Brush Stroke.