Corel Painter Help | Creating embossed effects

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Quick links to procedures on this page:

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To create an embossed effect

Creating embossed effects

You can generate an image that appears embossed by cloning the image and then using the luminance of the clone source to produce the effect. You can control the height of the texture, as well as the lighting, color, and material properties of the embossing.

embossed effect

Before (left) and after (right) applying the embossed effect

To create an embossed effect

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Choose File

Clone.

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Choose a color other than black from the Colors or Color Sets panel.

If you want the embossed image to be white, select all, and then press Delete (macOS) or Backspace (Windows).

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Choose Edit

Fill.

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In the Fill dialog box, choose Current Color from the Fill with list box.

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Adjust the Opacity slider to set the opacity of the fill.

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Click OK to fill the clone file with color.

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Choose Effects

Surface Control

Apply Surface Texture.

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Choose Original Luminance from the Using list box.

The preview window shows how the embossed image will look.

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In the Light Controls area, adjust any of the following sliders:

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Brightness — controls the light intensity

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Concentration— adjusts the spread of the light’s shine over the surface

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Exposure — adjusts the overall lighting amount from darkest to brightest

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Enable the Simple lighting check box, and click a light indicator on the sphere to change the location of highlights and shadows.

If you want to change the light color, click the Light Color chip, and choose a color from the color picker.

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