User manual COREL PAINTER 8

[. . . ] The ultimate digital sketching and painting toolTM USER MANUAL Copyright 1991­2003 Corel Corporation. Corel® PainterTM 8 User Guide The contents of this user guide and the associated Corel Painter software are the property of Corel Corporation and its respective licensors, and are protected by copyright. For more complete copyright information about Corel Painter, please refer to the About Corel Painter section in the Help menu of the software. Corel, the Corel logo, Corel Painter, CorelDRAW, and Natural-Media are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation and/or its subsidiaries in Canada, the U. S. [. . . ] For more information, refer to "Working with Floating Objects" on page 242. Vector Shape Layers Shapes are vector-based objects. When you create a shape with one of the shape tools (Pen, Quick Curve, Rectangular Shape, Oval Shape, or Text), Corel Painter automatically adds a new layer to the document. Reference Layers Reference layers are low resolution representations of other layers. Using reference layers lets you more easily 230 Using Layers and Layer Masks manipulate standard layers. For more information, refer to "Working with Reference Layers" on page 246. Water Color Layers The Water Color layer is a special layer reserved for Water Color brushes. It enables the paint applied with these brushes to mix and flow together. These layers are part of the layer hierarchy and appear on the Layers palette, where they are characterized by a blue ink droplet icon. In earlier versions of the application, if you applied water color brush strokes, they were applied to the canvas layer and, as such, were uneditable. Now, when you apply a Water Color brush to the canvas or to an image layer, a new Water Color layer is automatically created. You can edit Water Color layers as you would any other layer, including erasing and blurring, without affecting other layers. Refer to "The Water Color Layer" on page 125 for more information about working with Water Color layers. Liquid Ink Layers The Liquid Ink layer is a special layer reserved for Liquid Ink brushes. These layers are part of the layer hierarchy and appear on the Layers palette, where they are characterized by a black ink droplet icon. When you apply one of the Liquid Ink brushes to the canvas or to an image layer, a new Liquid Ink layer is automatically created. Refer to "The Liquid Ink Layer" on page 131 for more information about working with Liquid Ink layers. Dynamic Layers Dynamic layers are a class of layers that provide dynamic effects to the underlying image. Some dynamic layers interact with the underlying imagery in a specific area to produce effects--such as the Glass Distortion and Equalize dynamic layers. Other dynamic layers interact with the underlying imagery as you apply brush strokes--such as the Liquid Metal dynamic layer. Dynamic layers are different from other effects because they are distinct objects--you can access them on the Layers palette and update their controls to modify the effect at any time. This chapter covers only managing dynamic layers on the Layers palette. "Using Dynamic Plug-ins" on page 313 contains detailed information about creating and working with dynamic layers. Working with Layers When you work with layers, you use the Layers palette and the Layer Adjuster tool. Corel Painter 231 The Layers Palette The Layers palette lists all the layers in a document and provides options for managing them. You can access many layer functions and commands using the buttons at the bottom of the palette, and the palette menu (accessed by clicking the palette menu arrow in the top-right corner of the palette). The Layers palette displays icons next to each layer to indicate the layer's type and characteristics. Pixel-based layer Water Color layer Liquid Ink layer Shape layer Floating object Reference layer Dynamic layer Grouped layer Expanded group Visible layer Hidden layer Locked layer On the Layers palette, you can set layer opacity and choose a composite method. For information about layer opacity, refer to "Setting Layer Opacity" on page 248. [. . . ] You can also contact Kodak directly. save it in another format first so you will have a copy of it you can reopen in Corel Painter. When Output Preview is turned on and you save in EPS, Corel Painter uses the loaded ICC profiles to control separation. If Output Preview is turned off, Corel Painter uses the default separation tables. For more information, refer to "Color Management" on page 447. To save a file in EPS format: · No preview · Black and white preview · Color preview Notes: · If you have an older laser printer, you may have to use the black and white preview to print these files on your laser printer. [. . . ]