Corel Painter Help | Corel Painter terms

Some features described in the Help are available only in Corel Painter 2020, and are not included in Painter Essentials 7. For more information about Corel Painter 2020, visit http://www.painterartist.com/. To get started with Painter Essentials 7, see the Painter Essentials 7 Quick Start Guide.

Corel Painter terms

Before you get started with Corel Painter, you should be familiar with the following terms.

Term	Description
Canvas	The canvas is the rectangular work area inside the document window. In addition, the canvas serves as the background layer of the image. However, unlike other layers, it is always locked. The size of the canvas also determines the size of the image that you create.
Pixels-per-inch (ppi)	The default unit of measurement for resolution in Corel Painter. Pixels-per-inch (ppi) is equivalent to dots per inch (dpi).
Layer	Layers are independent image elements that stack on top of the canvas. You can manipulate the content of a layer without altering the canvas. Layers let you experiment with different compositions and effects without risking an unwanted, permanent edit.
Brush category	Brush categories are groups of similar brushes and media.
Brush variant	Brush variants are specific brushes and brush settings within a brush category.
Dab types	The dab type controls the way a brush applies color to the painting surface. In Corel Painter, there are numerous dab types that fall under two dab type groups: rendered and dab-based, also known as pixel-based.
Rendered dab type	The rendered dab type produces continuous, smooth-edged strokes. For example, Camel Hair and Airbrush use the rendered dab type.
Dab-based dab type	The dab-based dab types produce brushstrokes that are made up of tiny dabs of color that are closely spaced together so they appear smooth.
Panel	A panel is a single tabbed container that displays commands, controls, and settings for a specific feature. Panels reside in a palette. For example, the Color panel contains controls that allow you to choose colors.
Palette	A palette is a container for one or multiple panels.
Paper	Paper allows you to control both the color and texture of the canvas.
Clone source	The clone source determines the image, or image area, that you want to reproduce through cloning. A document can include multiple clone sources.
Clone document	The clone document is created by copying the original clone source image which allows you to reproduce a painterly version of the source image. A copy of the clone source is embedded in the clone document. In addition, you can add multiple clone sources to a clone document.
Image sampling	Image sampling lets you copy part of one image and reuse it elsewhere in the image or in another image. You can sample an image by using the Rubber Stamp tool, a Cloner brush that supports offset sampling, or a Cloner brush that supports multi-point sampling. Sampling is similar to cloning, but, unlike cloning, it does not create a separate document that stores clone sources.
Composite method	A composite method, which is similar to blend modes in Adobe Photoshop, lets you change how a layer blends with an underlying image.

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