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
244 Corel Painter User Guide
The Min Spread control determines the smallest amount of paint that can spread out
as it is applied. The Min Spread setting represents a percentage of the Spread setting.
Flow controls how much media is applied by an airbrush stroke. The Flow control acts
like the needle control on a real airbrush. Use the Expression settings on the Stroke
Designer page to tie Flow to the wheel on an airbrush stylus. Because the airbrush dab
types deposit many small dabs to create their spray-paint look, you might need to cut
down on the flow to speed up the airbrush.
The Min Flow control determines the smallest amount of paint flow that can be
applied during a stroke. The Min Flow setting represents a percentage of the Flow
setting.
To set paint spread
1 On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Airbrush.
2 Move the Spread slider to the left to reduce the amount of spread, or to the right to
increase the amount of spread.
To set minimum paint spread
1 On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Airbrush.
2 Move the Min Spread slider to the left to reduce the smallest amount of spread
allowed, or to the right to increase the smallest amount of spread allowed.
To set ink flow
1 On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Airbrush.
2 Move the Flow slider to the left to reduce the smallest amount of media applied
with a stroke, or to the right to increase it.
To set minimum ink flow
1 On the Stroke Designer page of the Brush Creator, click Airbrush.
2 Move the Min Flow slider to the left to reduce the smallest amount of flow allowed,
or to the right to increase it.