Corel Painter Help : Workspace tour : Displaying and customizing the Brush Selector
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Displaying and customizing the Brush Selector

The Brush Selector lets you choose a brush library, select a brush from a brush category, and browse additional brush packs that can complement your creative set of brushes. It also allows you to view the most recently used brushes and organize and display brushes in various ways. For example, you can hide the recently used brushes to save screen space or hide brush categories and variants to expose the brushes that you use most.

Circled numbers correspond to the numbers in the following table, which describes the main components of the Brush Selector.

 

Part
Description
1. Last Used Brush
Lets you access the previously used brush variant
2. Brush Selector Bar
Lets you access the Brush Selector flyout
3. Brush Library Selector
Lets you choose a brush library
4. Recent Brushes
Displays the recently used brushes. The list includes only brushes from the currently selected brush library. Switching to a different brush library clears the most recently used brushes list.
5. Brush Pack Promotions bar
Lets you access the Brush Pack Selector and purchase brush packs
6. Brush Pack Promotions list
Lets you browse the available brush packs
7. Brush library options button
Lets you access commands that help you organize and display brushes in various ways
8. Brush categories
Lets you browse all categories in a brush library. Brush categories are groups of similar brushes and media.
9. Brush library panel
Lets you browse the brush categories and variants in the currently selected library
10. Brush variants
Lets you browse the brush variants in a category. Brush variants are specific brushes and brush settings within a brush category.

The Brush Selector is also available as a floating panel that you can keep open to access brushes quickly and easily while you are painting. The Brush Selector panel has two viewing modes: compact and full view. In full view, both the brush categories and variants are displayed. In compact view, only the brush variants are displayed, which lets you see more brushes at a glance without the need to scroll. For more information about grouping, resizing, and docking panels, see Rearranging panels and palettes.

(left) Brush Selector panel in compact view; (right) Brush Selector panel in full view

To show or hide the Brush Selector Back to Top

 

To show or hide
Do the following
The Brush Selector bar
Choose Window Brush Selector Bar.
The Brush Selector panel in full view
Choose Window Brush Selector Panel (Full View).
The Brush Selector panel in compact view
Choose Window Brush Selector Panel (Compact).

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You can close the Brush Selector bar and Brush Selector panel by clicking the Close button on the header bar.

To show or hide the Brush Pack Promotions bar Back to Top
To show or hide brush pack promotions Back to Top

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This feature is available only when the Brush library panel is in full view.

To show or hide the Brush Library Selector Back to Top
To show or hide recently used brushes Back to Top

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This feature is available only when the Brush library panel is in full view.

The list of recently used brushes includes only brushes from the currently selected brush library. Switching to a different brush library clears the most recently used brushes list.

To show or hide the dab and stroke preview window Back to Top

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This feature is available only when the Brush library panel is in full view.

To modify the display of brush categories and variants Back to Top

 

To
Do the following
Modify the display of brush categories
Click the Brush library options button , choose Category Display, and choose one of the following:
Modify the display of brush variants
Click the Brush library options button , choose Variant Display, and choose one of the following:
Hide a brush category
Right-click a brush category, and choose Hide Category.
Hide a brush variant
Right-click a brush variant, and choose Hide Variant.
Show all previously hidden brush categories
Click the Brush library options button , choose Category Display, and choose Show All Categories.
Show all previously hidden brush variants
Click the Brush library options button , choose Variant Display, and choose Show All Variants.
Customize a brush category or brush variant icon
Right-click a brush category or variant, and choose Set Custom Icon. Choose the drive and folder where the image is stored. Click the image file and click Open.
To resize the Brush Selector Back to Top

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By default, when group labels are displayed, the height of the Brush Selector bar is the same as that of the property bar. However, if you want to make it more compact, you can change its height. For more information, see Interface preferences.

To move the Brush Selector Back to Top

 

To
Do the following
Move the Brush Selector panel
Drag the Brush Selector header bar to a new location in the application window.
Dock the Brush Selector bar
Drag the Brush Selector header bar to the edge of the application window or a panel. The bar snaps into place.
To display the Brush Selector as a floating panel Back to Top

 

To display
Do the following
The Brush Selector panel in full view
Choose Window Brush Selector Panel (Full View).
The Brush Selector panel in compact view
Choose Window Brush Selector Panel (Compact).
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