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
404 Index
Selecting
brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
clone type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282
gradients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194
saved brush strokes . . . . . . . . . . . . .162
shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339
Selections
converting to shapes . . . . . . . . . . . .335
copying lines to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
creating by dropping layers . . . . . . . .63
creating layers from . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
floating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
in Scratch Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
Shadows
adding to layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .327
acquiring from Adobe Illustrator . . .336
adding anchor points . . . . . . . . . . . .340
adding to paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .334
adjusting curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .342
aligning brush strokes to . . . . . . . . .147
as layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 328
averaging anchor points . . . . . . . . . .340
Bézier lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .329
blending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .352
changing settings for duplicating . . .349
combining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351
compound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351
converting points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .342
converting selections to . . . . . . . . . .335
converting to layers . . . . . . . . . . . . .329
creating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330, 351
creating for brush dabs . . . . . . . . . .265
creating rectangles or ovals . . . . . . . .331
cutting segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
deleting anchor points . . . . . . . . . . .340
distorting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347
drawing with Pen tool . . . . . . . . . . .332
duplicating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .348
editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339
flipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .348
grouping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351
joining endpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343
moving anchor points . . . . . . . . . . . .340
painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .350
preferences for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .385
releasing compound shapes . . . . . . .352
resizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .345
rotating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346
selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339
setting attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336
skewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347
tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .331
transforming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .345
Shortcut keys
customizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5, 36
Size
Liquid Ink brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
Sizing
See also Resizing
brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .387
Skewing
shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .347
Snap-to-Path Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
Source
choosing media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
Spacing
controlling between brush dabs . . . . .221