Corel Painter Help | Using paper to create texture

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.

Quick links to procedures on this page:

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To create surface texture by using paper

Using paper to create texture

You can add texture to an image by incorporating paper texture. This allows you to give the appearance of depth to brushstrokes. Corel Painter uses the paper surface and grain to produce the effect. You can choose a specific paper texture, or Corel Painter applies the currently selected paper texture to the image by default.

If you want to experiment with the effect, keep the Papers panel open while you apply the effect. This way you can switch to different papers and modify the paper controls.

paper grain

Before (left) and after (right) creating texture by using paper grain

To create surface texture by using paper

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Choose Window

Media Panels

Papers.

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Choose a paper swatch in the Paper Textures area.

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To apply the effect to:

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The canvas — Click the Canvas in the Layers panel.

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A selection — Click a selection tool from the toolbox, and drag in the document window to select an area.

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A layer — Click a layer in the Layers panel.

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Choose Effects

Surface Control

Apply Surface Texture.

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Choose Paper from the Using list box.

If you want to apply an inverted paper texture, enable the Inverted check box.

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Adjust any of the Apply Surface Texture controls. For more information, see Apply Surface Texture controls.

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