User Guide

170 Corel Painter User Guide
Working with the Watercolor Layer
You can transfer, or lift, information from the canvas to the Watercolor layer. This is
useful if you want to apply Watercolor effects to a photograph, for example. You can
also wet the entire Watercolor layer, which activates a diffusion process that you can
control. Unless a Watercolor layer is already selected, a new Watercolor layer is
automatically created when a Watercolor brush is applied to an image.
The Watercolor layer is represented on the Layers palette by a blue water droplet icon.
When the icon is falling, it indicates that the drying process is underway. It is a good
practice to monitor the Watercolor icon while painting with Watercolor brushes. If too
many strokes are made within a short period, particularly with slow-drying brushes,
the application can become slower. In this situation, it is best to wait for the drying
process to finish before continuing.
To create a new Watercolor layer
1 Choose Window menu > Show Layers to display the Layers palette.
If the Layers palette is not expanded, click the palette arrow.
2 Do one of the following:
• On the Layers palette, click the palette menu arrow, and choose
New Watercolor Layer.
• Click the New Watercolor Layer button at the bottom of the Layers palette.
To lift the canvas to the Watercolor layer
1 Apply one or more strokes to the canvas with a Watercolor brush variant.
2 Choose Window menu > Show Layers to display the Layers palette.
3 Click the palette menu arrow, and choose Lift Canvas to Watercolor Layer.
To wet the Watercolor layer
1 Apply one or more strokes to the canvas with a Watercolor brush variant.
2 Choose Window menu > Show Layers to display the Layers palette.
3 Click the palette menu arrow, and choose Wet Entire Watercolor Layer.
To stop the diffusion process, click the palette menu arrow on the Layers
palette, and choose Dry Watercolor Layer.