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
The Basics 39
Shapes Preferences
You can set the default fill and stroke in the Shapes page of the Preferences dialog box.
These settings apply to new shapes you create. If you enable the Big Handles check
box, the Bézier curve control handles will appear larger. (You may find it easier to work
with them in the larger size.) You can also specify colors for the wing color, outline
color, and point color.
To change Shapes preferences
1 Do one of the following:
• (Mac OS) Choose Corel Painter IX menu > Preferences > Shapes.
• (Windows) Choose Edit menu > Preferences > Shapes.
2 Select your preferences from the following options:
• Drawing Options control how Corel Painter displays shapes as you create them
(On Draw) and when a shape path is closed (On Close). The default setting for
On Draw is Stroke In Current Color, and the default setting for On Close is Fill
with Current Color.
• Big Handles controls the size of the anchor points and direction wing handles.
This can make them easier to grab and drag. If you want big points, enable this
option.
• Outline controls the color of the shape outline paths. Double-click the chip to
change the color.
• Selected Point controls the color of selected anchor points (unselected anchor
points appear “hollow”). Double-click the chip to change the color.
• Wing controls the color of the control wings and handles. Double-click the chip
to change the color.
Save Preferences
You can set preferences for the color space prompt automatically, so that you do not
need to choose a color space every time you save.
For Mac OS only, Corel Painter allows you to select file extension preferences.
To set preferences for the color space prompt
1 Do one of the following:
• (Mac OS) Choose Corel Painter IX menu > Preferences > Save.