User Guide

44 Corel Painter User Guide
Layer Basics
In Corel Painter, layers are objects that contain image data. Because each layer is a
distinct object, you can move it around and edit it without interfering with the image
data on the canvas or other layers. Likewise, you can work on the canvas without
interfering with any of the other layers.
Layers can contain either pixel-based or vector-based images. How you work with a
layer depends on the type of data it contains. When you work with layers, you use the
Layers palette and the Layer Adjuster tool.
Layer Types
Layers can contain two types of images:
• Pixel-based images
• Vector-based images
Corel Painter also features specialized types of layers:
• Floating object layers
• Reference layers
• Dynamic layers
• Watercolor layers
• Liquid Ink layers
Some features in Corel Painter can be applied only to default, pixel-based layers. If you
want to use these features on shapes, Watercolor layers, Liquid Ink layers, dynamic
layers, and so on, you must convert them to default layers.
Pixel-based Layers
You can create pixel-based images on a layer using any brush variant, with the
following exceptions: Watercolor brushes, Liquid Ink brushes, brushes that use the
Wet method. You can also create pixel-based images on a layer by pasting or placing
an image.
Layers play a role in more specialized functions, such as building an image hose nozzle,
embedding a URL in an image, or creating an animation.