User Guide

50 Corel Painter User Guide
You can also convert a selection to a layer by rotating, scaling, distorting, or
flipping a selection. Refer to “Using Orientation Effects” in the Help for more
information.
You can also create a new layer by copying or cutting a selection and then
pasting it.
Naming Layers
Corel Painter assigns each layer or group a default name when you create it. This name
references the object’s type and creation order. For example, pixel-based layers are
titled Layer 1, Layer 2, and so on. A shape’s title is based on the tool you use to create
it — Rect # for the Rectangular Shape tool, Oval # for the Oval Shape tool, and
Shape # for the Pen and Quick Curve tools.
As you add more layers and groups to a document, it can become difficult to
remember which image data each layer contains. By assigning descriptive names to
layers and groups, you can easily keep track of the separate pieces of an image.
To name a layer or group
1 On the Layers palette, select a layer or group.
2 Click the palette menu arrow, and choose Layer Attributes.
3 In the Layer Attributes dialog box, type a new name in the Name box.
For pixel-based layers and reference layers, double-click the item on the
Layers palette, or select an item and press Return (Mac OS) or Enter
(Windows).
You cannot change the name of the Canvas layer.
Copy the selection to a layer Hold down Option (Mac OS) or Alt
(Windows), and click the selection with the
Layer Adjuster tool.
Copy and move the selection to a layer Hold down Option (Mac OS) or Alt
(Windows), and drag the selection with the
Layer Adjuster tool.
To Do the following