User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Featured artists
- Table of contents
- Welcome to Corel Painter IX
- The Basics
- Working with Documents
- Creating and Opening Documents
- Creating and Opening Templates
- Placing Files
- Understanding Resolution
- Zooming
- Repositioning Documents
- Rotating Documents
- Cropping Images
- Using Full Screen Mode
- Image Size Information
- Resizing the Canvas
- Rotating and Flipping the Canvas
- Saving Files
- Closing Documents and Quitting the Application
- Setting Preferences
- Working with Documents
- Layers
- Getting Started with Layers
- Managing Layers
- Editing Layers
- Painting on Layers
- Brush Methods and Painting on Layers
- Preserving Layer Transparency
- Working with Floating Objects
- Adding Drop Shadows
- Creating Patterns on Layers
- Working with Reference Layers
- Setting Layer Opacity
- Blending Layers by Using Composite Methods
- Adding Notes to a Layer
- Storing Images with the Image Portfolio
- Organizing Layers with Image Portfolio Libraries
- Color
- Getting Started with Color
- Working with the Mixer Palette
- Working with Color Sets
- Setting Color Variability
- Viewing Color Information
- Setting Color Expression
- Working with Gradients
- Textures, Patterns, and Weaves
- Using Paper Texture
- Using Patterns
- Using Weaves
- Painting
- Exploring Brushes
- Marking the Canvas
- Exploring Painting
- Working with Fill
- Watercolor
- Liquid Ink
- Impasto
- Image Hose
- Customizing Brushes
- Getting Started with the Brush Creator
- Managing Settings and Controls
- General Controls
- Size Controls
- Spacing Controls
- Angle Controls
- Bristle Controls
- Well Controls
- Rake Controls
- Random Controls
- Mouse Controls
- Cloning Controls
- Impasto Controls
- Image Hose Controls
- Airbrush Controls
- Water Controls
- Liquid Ink Controls
- Digital Watercolor Controls
- Artists’ Oil Controls
- Color Variability Controls
- Color Expression Controls
- Expression Settings
- Managing Custom Brushes
- Cloning and Tracing
- Image Effects
- Working with Surface Texture
- Setting Appearance of Depth Properties
- Using Paper to Create Texture
- Using 3D Brush Strokes to Create Texture
- Creating 3D Oils
- Using Image Luminance to Create Texture
- Using Clone Source Luminance to Create Texture
- Creating Embossing Effects
- Using Channels and Layer Masks to Create Texture
- Working with Reflection Maps
- Applying Lighting to a Texture
- Working with Surface Texture
- Mosaics
- Getting Started with Mosaics
- Placing and Customizing Tiles
- Using Shapes
- Animation and Video
- Creating Animations and Video
- Getting Started with Movies
- Modifying a Movie
- Rotoscoping
- Saving and Exporting Movies
- Printing
- Index
Painting 149
Corel Painter features “computed” brushes that create smooth, continuous strokes.
You can use these brushes to apply color, brush on gradients, or paint with patterns.
For more information about computed brushes, refer to “Using a Stylus or Mouse” on
page 142.
Corel Painter brushes can be changed in many ways to create the look you desire. For
example, you can start with a pencil and then change the settings until the tool works
like an airbrush. You can also modify an oil pastel to create a pastel brush, or make a
leaky pen act like a camel hair brush. Suddenly, the art store has unlimited aisles and
floors, giving you the freedom to create whatever you imagine. For more information
about using controls to customize brushes, refer to “Customizing Brushes” on
page 197.
The result of any single mark or stroke you make with a Corel Painter drawing tool
depends on the following:
• The brush category (or drawing tool) you choose. Refer to “Understanding Brush
Categories” in the Help for more information.
• The brush variant you select within the brush category. Refer to “Selecting a Brush”
on page 138 for more information about selecting a specific brush variant.
• Controls such as brush size, opacity, and the amount of color penetrating paper
texture. Refer to “Choosing Brush Settings” on page 139 for more information.
• The current paper texture. Refer to “Choosing Paper Textures” on page 115 for
more information about selecting paper.
• The color, gradient, or pattern you use as media. Refer to “Painting with Color” on
page 149 and “Painting with Gradients and Patterns” on page 153 for more
information about choosing media.
• The brush method. Refer to “Methods and Subcategories” on page 211.
Painting with Color
Before actually painting, you must choose which media to apply. Most often, you may
choose to apply a color, but selecting a color is just the beginning. Corel Painter offers
a powerful range of color features, including random color variability and color sets.
For more detailed information about using color, refer to “Getting Started with Color”
on page 77.
To paint with color
1 Select a brush that applies media to a document.