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
Customizing Brushes 201
When creating new brushes, you can test the brush strokes on the Scratch Pad. You
can zoom in on and zoom out of specific areas of the Scratch Pad, adjust the brush size,
make selections, and clear the Scratch Pad.
To zoom in on the Scratch Pad
1 Do one of the following:
• Choose the Magnifier tool in the toolbox.
• Hold down Command + Spacebar (Mac OS) or Ctrl + Spacebar (Windows).
The Magnifier cursor shows a plus sign (+), which indicates that you are increasing
magnification (zooming in).
2 Click or drag in the Scratch Pad.
To zoom out of the Scratch Pad
1 Do one of the following:
• Choose the Magnifier tool, and hold down Option (Mac OS) or Alt (Windows).
• Hold down Option + Command + Spacebar (Mac OS), or Alt + Ctrl +
Spacebar (Windows).
The Magnifier cursor shows a minus sign (-), which indicates that you are
decreasing magnification (zooming out).
2 Click in the Scratch Pad.
You can also adjust the Scale slider in the lower-right corner of the main
window to zoom in and out.
To adjust brush size in the Scratch Pad
• Adjust the Brush Size slider above the Scratch Pad.
To make a selection in the Scratch Pad
1 In the toolbox, choose the Rectangular Selection, Oval Selection, or Lasso tool
.
These three selection tools share the same space in the toolbox. Holding down the
tool button provides access to the hidden tools.
2 Drag in the document to make your selection.