User Guide

Using Shapes 353
2 On the Layers palette, arrange the shape layers.
Blends will progress from lower to higher layers.
3 Choose the Shape Selection tool from the toolbox .
4 Hold down Shift, and select the shapes you want to blend.
5 Choose Shapes menu > Blend.
6 In the Blend dialog box, type a value in the Number of Steps box to control how
many intermediate shapes are created.
7 Enable one of the following ramp type options:
• Blend shapes are evenly spaced.
• Spacing starts wide and decreases toward the end of the
blend.
• Spacing starts small and increases toward the end of the
blend.
• Spacing is wide in the middle and decreases toward both
ends.
8 Choose one of the following Color Space options:
• RGB to progress color directly over the course of the blend.
• Hue CW to progress color clockwise in the color wheel to reach the destination
color.
• Hue CCW to progress color counterclockwise in the color wheel to reach the
destination color.
9 Type a value between 0.01 and 100 in the Perspective Factor box to control the
spacing of intermediate shapes.
With a Perspective Factor of 1.0, the shapes are spaced evenly. With a Perspective
Factor of less than 1.0, shapes are closer at the beginning of the blend and farther
apart at the end of the blend. With a Perspective Factor greater than 1.0, shapes
are farther apart at the beginning of the blend and closer at the end of the blend.
10 Enable any of the following check boxes:
• Arc Length Matching to blend shapes containing a different number of anchor
points.
• Align Shape Start Points to base the orientation of intermediate shapes on the
orientation of the start and end shapes. When disabled, Corel Painter bases the
orientation of intermediate shapes on the starting point (first anchor point) of
the start and end shapes. This can create a “tumbling” appearance in the
intermediate shapes.