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
Impasto 181
You can control the appearance of depth in the entire
Impasto layer by adjusting the Amount slider.
• The Picture setting controls how much color appears in the image. At its lowest
value, all color is washed out, leaving only the highlights.
• The Shine setting controls how much highlight appears on the surface of strokes.
Higher Shine values make the stroke look metallic.
• The Reflection setting maps a clone source image or pattern onto the texture at a
variable percentage. Refer to “Working with Reflection Maps” on page 301 for
more information.
Adjustments affect the entire Impasto layer. To change the depth of individual brush
strokes, you can vary stylus settings or build up media. Refer to “Controlling the
Depth Interaction of a Medium” on page 183 for more information.
You can also set how light sources shine on the Impasto brush strokes, add or delete
lights, and change light color and position. Refer to “Adjusting Surface Lighting” on
page 187 for more information.
If you want to create your own custom brush variants, use the Brush Creator to adjust
brush properties. Refer to “Creating Custom Impasto Brushes” on page 182 for more
information.
To create an Impasto effect
1 Click the Impasto icon on the upper-right corner of the document window.
2 Choose Impasto from the Brush Selector bar.
3 Choose a brush variant from the Brush Variant selector.
4 Choose Canvas menu > Surface Lighting.