User Guide

80 Corel Painter User Guide
• If you use the Standard Colors display, drag the circle on the Hue Ring to select
the predominant hue.
• If you use the Small Colors display, drag the circle on the Hue Ring to select the
predominant hue.
The Saturation/Value Triangle displays all available colors within that selected hue.
4 Select a color on the Saturation/Value Triangle by dragging the circle or by clicking
the color you want.
You can also select a hue by clicking once anywhere on the Hue Ring
(Standard Colors) or on the hue indicator (Small Colors).
Understanding Main and Additional Colors
The color you select appears in one of two overlapping squares displayed on the Colors
palette. The front square represents the selected main color. The back square shows the
selected additional color. By default, blue is the main color, and white is the additional
color. Most of the time, you work with the main color.
Don’t confuse the additional color with what other graphics programs call “the
background color.” In Corel Painter, the “background color” is the paper color.
The additional color is for multicolor brush strokes, two-point gradients, and Image
Hose effects. It’s used when more than one color is applied.
Overlapping squares display the current main and additional colors.
To choose the main color
1 Choose Window menu > Color Palettes > Show Colors to display the Colors
palette.
2 Double-click the front square.
3 Choose a color from the Colors dialog box.