User Guide

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surface. Adjusting the Contrast slider to the right increases the height of the grain and
adds more texture as a result. Refer to “Using Paper Texture” on page 113 for more
information.
The Scale slider controls the size of the paper grain. Left=50%, right=200%.
Working with Digital Watercolor
The Digital Watercolor brushes paint directly on both the Canvas layer or a default
layer so you can create effects similar to those of Watercolor brushes without using a
separate layer. The watercolor behavior of Corel Painter 6 has been integrated with
Digital Watercolor, which allows for the dynamic adjustment of the wet fringe.
Corel Painter IX and Corel Painter 8 handle digital watercolor differently.
Corel Painter 8 can open any Corel Painter IX file containing digital watercolor, but
the file’s contents might look different. To ensure that the image looks the same in
Corel Painter 8, you should first dry the digital watercolor in Corel Painter IX.
You can use Digital Watercolor brushes to create effects similar to those produced
with Watercolor brushes, without having to create a separate layer. Settings
such as Diffusion, Opacity, and Wet Fringe control the appearance of the stroke.
Digital Watercolor Diffusion
Digital Watercolor brushes also use diffusion to create soft, feathery edges on the brush
strokes. You can adjust the amount of diffusion using the controls on the property bar.