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.

Using lighting and surface texture effects

Corel Painter includes a collection of effects that let you control image lighting and surface texture.

For general information about using effects, see Common options for effects.

This section contains the following topics:

Lighting effects

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Applying preset lighting effects

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Adding, deleting, and repositioning lights

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Adjusting light properties

Surface texture effects

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Using paper to create texture

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Using 3D brushstrokes to create texture

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Using image luminance to create texture

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Using clone source or pattern luminance to create texture

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Creating embossed effects

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Using channels and layer masks to create texture

Adjusting surface texture using lighting effects

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Creating reflection maps

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Adjusting texture lighting

Other surface effects

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Applying the Apply Screen effect

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Applying the Color Overlay effect

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Applying the Dye Concentration effect

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Applying the Express Texture effect

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Applying a warp effect

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Applying the Woodcut effect

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Applying the Distress effect

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Applying the Serigraphy effect

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Applying the Sketch effect

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