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
Welcome to Corel Painter IX 7
Digital Watercolor
Digital Watercolor has been significantly enhanced in Corel Painter IX. Paint stays wet
between sessions, enabling users to start one session where the last one ended. The wet
fringe of digital watercolor brush strokes can now be changed dynamically, enabling
experimentation after the brush stroke has been applied.
Quick Clone
Quick Clone is ideal for photographers, enabling them to transform their photos into
paintings. This new feature speeds up the image-cloning workflow and reduces five
steps to one. Quick Clone settings can be defined on the General page of the
Preferences dialog box.
KPT Filters
KPT® filters are renowned, powerful plug-ins that creative professionals rely on to
produce stunning effects quickly and easily. Seven powerful KPT filters have been
included in Corel Painter IX: KPT® Gel™, KPT® Goo™, KPT® LensFlare™,
KPT® Lightning™, KPT® Pyramid Paint™, KPT® Reaction™, and KPT®
ShapeShifter™. These plug-ins are valuable additions to the impressive array of effects
available in Corel Painter.
Compatibility
The ability to use Corel Painter in conjunction with other industry-standard software
and hardware is greater than ever. New color-management enhancements enable
printer colors to be reproduced more accurately on-screen and in print. Extended
support for Adobe® Photoshop® and Wacom® pen tablets streamlines a professional
workflow.
Enhanced Adobe Photoshop Support
Moving between Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter is simple. Files saved to the
Adobe Photoshop (PSD) file format open in Corel Painter IX, with layer masks, alpha
channels and layer sets (layer groups) maintained.
Layer behavior in Corel Painter is now very similar to Adobe Photoshop. New layers
are now added above the selected layer, layers with different merge modes are
collapsible, and it is now possible to hide or display multiple layers by simply clicking
and dragging.