Creating images

You can produce original artwork by creating an image from scratch, or by duplicating an existing image. When creating an image from scratch, Corel PHOTO-PAINT lets you specify various image and color management settings. You can choose from a list of preset settings, which are based on how you intend to use the image. For example, you can choose the Web option if you are creating an image for the Internet or the Photos option if you are creating a photo. However, if the preset settings are not suitable for the image that you want to create, you can also choose custom settings and store them for future use.

In addition, you can create an image by using data copied to the Clipboard from another image window or another application.

When you create an image from scratch, you can specify the size of the image, its background color, and the color mode you want to use. You can also choose the image resolution, or the number of pixels per unit of measure.

To create an image from scratch

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In the application window, click File New.

You can also
Change the unit of measurement for the image	Choose a unit of measurement from the Units list box.
Change the image size	Choose a image size for the image from the Size list box or type values in the Width and Height boxes.
Change the image orientation	Click one of the following image orientation buttons: Portrait Landscape
Change the background color of the image	Open the Background color picker, and click on a color.
Change the color mode for the image	Choose a color mode from the Color mode list box.
Set the resolution for the image	Choose a resolution from the Resolution list box.
Choose a rendering intent that corresponds to the final output of the image	Choose a rendering intent from the Rendering intent list box. For more information about rendering intents, see What is a rendering intent?.
Choose a color profile that corresponds with the selected color mode	Choose a color profile from the corresponding color profile list box.
Create multiple frames for a movie within your file	Type a value in the Number of frames box.
Reset the default settings of the Create a new image dialog box	From the Preset destination list box, choose PHOTO-PAINT default.

If you do not want to show the Create a new image dialog box and prefer to use the default settings to create new images, enable the Do not show this dialog again check box.

You can restore the Create a new image dialog box when starting images by clicking Tools Options, then choosing Workspace General from the list of categories, and enabling the Show new image dialog check box.

To create a custom preset

1 .	In the application window, click File New.

Higher image resolution results in a larger file size.

You can delete a destination preset by choosing the preset name from the Preset destination list box, and then clicking the Remove destination button.

You can specify a custom page size by choosing Custom from the Size list box and typing values in the Width and Height boxes.

You can also create an image by clicking the New button on the standard toolbar. If the standard toolbar is not displayed, click Window Toolbars Standard.

To create an image from a duplicate

1 .	Click Image Duplicate.

To create an image by using the Clipboard contents

•	Click File New from Clipboard.

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