User Guide

82 Corel Painter User Guide
You can quickly access the Dropper tool by pressing D on the keyboard.
To access the Dropper tool from other tools
• Press Option (Mac OS) or Alt (Windows).
The Dropper tool works with the Brush, Crop, Pen, Rectangular Shape, Oval
Shape, Text, Shape Selection, Scissors, Add Point, Remove Point, Convert
Point, and Paint Bucket tools.
Cloning Color
The Clone Color option offers another way to choose color. This feature lets the brush
pick up dabs of color from an original (source) image. Brushes using dab-based dab
types take an average based on samples of color from the clone source, resulting in an
approximation of the original color. Brushes using rendered dab types sample several
colors, loading each into individual bristles of the brush, allowing for startlingly
realistic results. For more information about cloning, refer to “Cloning Images” on
page 273.
To set up a clone source
1 Choose File menu > Open, and choose the file you want to use as a clone source.
2 Choose File menu > Clone.
3 Choose Select menu > All, and press Delete (Mac OS) or Backspace (Windows).
Now you can work in the new file, taking data from the original source file.
You can also use this feature when creating a mosaic. For more information,
see “Mosaics” on page 307.
To use clone colors
1 Set up a clone source.
If you don’t set a file as the source, Corel Painter uses the currently selected
pattern.
2 Choose a brush from the Brush Selector bar.