User Guide

48 Corel Painter User Guide
Creating Layers
You can create new pixel-based, Watercolor, or Liquid Ink layers directly from the
Layers palette. You can also duplicate layers and copy layers between documents.
How you create a layer determines its place in the layer hierarchy on the Layers
palette. If you use a button on the Layers palette, a Layers menu command, or a
keyboard shortcut to create a layer, the new layer is placed directly above the selected
layer. If the selected layer belongs to a group, the new layer is added to the group. If a
group of layers is selected, the layer is placed above the group. For more information,
see “Grouping Layers” on page 60.
Another way to create a layer is to base it on a selection. To do this, you can copy or
convert the contents of a selection to a new layer. For information about creating
selections, refer to “Creating Selections” in the Help.
For information about creating dynamic layers, refer to “Creating Dynamic Layers” in
the Help. For information about creating vector shape layers, see “Creating Shapes” on
page 330.
To create a new layer
• Click one of the following buttons at the bottom of the Layers palette:
• New Layer
• New Watercolor Layer
• New Liquid Ink Layer
You can also create a new layer by clicking the palette menu arrow and
choosing New Layer, New Watercolor Layer, or New Liquid Ink Layer.
To duplicate or copy and paste a layer
1 Choose the Layer Adjuster tool from the toolbox.
2 On the property bar, enable the Auto Select Layer check box.
3 Perform an action from the following table.