User Guide

Painting 157
Corel Painter applies the current color, using luminance in the pattern to control
opacity. Light colors in the pattern are rendered as transparent (or as having very
low opacity). Dark colors in the pattern are rendered as very dark (or as having
high opacity).
Painting with Airbrushes
The Corel Painter computed airbrushes are so realistic, you feel as though you’re using
the real thing. Taking advantage of computed dab-type technology, most airbrush
functionality is now available. For more about computed brushes, refer to “Dab Types”
on page 205.
The best way to get used to the Corel Painter airbrushes is to play with them. Select
each variant and spray paint onto the canvas without worrying about running out of
compressed air. With computed airbrushes, you can paint with color, patterns, or
variants. One variant blows hairlike strokes; another variant just blows existing paint
around on the canvas, like a hose without an airbrush attached.
Try using the Fine Spray variant in the Airbrushes category for an example of how
Bearing and Flow settings combine to give realistic airbrush results.
For information about the Airbrush controls in the Brush Creator, refer to “Airbrushes”
in the Help.
Conic Sections
Previous versions of digital airbrushes projected a thin mist of dots (or paint dabs) onto
the canvas. The Digital Airbrush variant (named Fat Stroke in previous versions of
Corel Painter) is included in the default brush library. With a digital airbrush, dots are
laid down, or sprayed, within a circular area, resembling the circle thrown by a
flashlight that is perfectly perpendicular to a piece of paper. The area of application
remains circular, regardless of tilt, bearing, or stylus pressure. Density, or flow,
adjustments can be mimicked with adjustments to the Opacity setting.