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Painter Essentials 3 USER GUIDE Copyright 1991 - 2005 Corel Corporation. All rights reserved. Corel® PainterTM Essentials 3 Getting Started Guide The contents of this user guide and the associated Corel Painter Essentials software are the property of Corel Corporation and its respective licensors, and are protected by copyright. For more complete copyright information about Corel Painter Essentials, please refer to the About Corel Painter Essentials 3 section in the Help menu of the software. Corel, the Corel logo, Corel Painter Essentials, Corel Painter, Natural-Media, Corel Paint Shop Pro, and Corel Photo Album are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation and/or its subsidiaries in Canada, the U.S. and/or other countries. Apple, Mac OS, and iPhoto are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. Wacom, Graphire, Cintiq, and Intuos are registered trademarks of Wacom Company, Ltd. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Corel's licensor(s) makes no warranties, express or implied, including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, regarding the software, Corel's licensor(s) does not warrant, guaranty, or make any representations regarding the use of the results of the use of the software in terms of its correctness, accuracy, reliability, currentness, or otherwise. The entire risk as to the results and performance of the software is assumed by you. The exclusion of the implied warranties is not permitted by some states. The above exclusion may not apply to you. In no event will Corel's licensor(s), and their directors, officers, employees, or agents (collectively "Corel's licensor") be liable to you for any consequential, incidental, or indirect damages (including damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, and the like) arising out of the use of, or inability to use, the software even if Corel's licensor has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Because some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitations may not apply to you. Table of contents Quick Start Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Using the new Artists' Oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Digital Watercolor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erasing techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transforming a photo into a painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cloning within an image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cloning with an Artistic style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating an Underpainting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auto-Painting your photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restoring detail to your painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applying Surface Texture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 Welcome to Corel Painter Essentials 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 What's New in Corel Painter Essentials 3? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Learn to Draw and Paint Digitally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turn Photos into Paintings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Have Fun with Digital Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enjoy Compatibility with Popular Software and Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 12 13 14 How to Use the Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Documentation Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Using Corel Painter Essentials 3 Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Using the Quick Guide palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 How to Sign Up for Free Training from lynda.com. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 How to Access Corel Support Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 A Workspace Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Corel Painter Essentials 3 Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 The Menus and the Document Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 The Toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Toolbox Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accessing Tools in the Toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exploring the Toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Selectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 23 24 27 The Property Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Table of contents Property Bar Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 i Using Tool Settings on the Property Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 The Brush Selector Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Working with the Brush Selector Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 The Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Showing and Hiding Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Navigating Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Exploring the Palette Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Grouping, Repositioning, and Resizing Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Docking Palettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Restoring Palette Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Restoring the default Corel Painter Essentials settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 The Basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Working with Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Creating and Opening Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Creating and Opening Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Placing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Understanding Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Zooming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Repositioning Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Rotating Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Cropping Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Using Full Screen Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Resizing the Canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Rotating and Flipping the Canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Saving Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Editing iPhoto Images in Corel Painter Essentials (Mac OS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Sending Images to Corel Photo Album (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Closing Documents and Quitting the Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Drag-and-Drop Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 General Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Brush Tracking Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Memory and Scratch Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Using Two Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Wacom Intuos Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Setting Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Textures and Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Using Paper Texture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Choosing Paper Textures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Using Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 ii Table of contents Choosing Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Getting Started with Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Changing the Paper Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Colors Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Understanding Main and Additional Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sampling Colors from Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cloning Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 68 69 70 71 Working with Gradients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Using Gradients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Painting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Exploring Brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Understanding Brush Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting a Brush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Choosing Brush Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusting Opacity and Grain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using a Stylus or Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 82 83 84 86 Marking the Canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Freehand vs. Straight-Line Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Constraining, Fading, and Undoing Strokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Erasing Image Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Painting with Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with the Impasto Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Painting with Airbrushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exploring Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 91 93 93 94 Working with Fill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Filling an Area with Media . ...

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