Corel Painter Help : Watercolor
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.

Watercolor

Corel Painter features different tools and controls that allow you to produce natural-looking watercolor effects. The tools include watercolor brushes that are stored in the following brush categories.

 

Brush category
Description
Real Watercolor
The Real Watercolor brushes allow you to apply pigment to the paper in a very realistic way. They include brush control options that allow you to precisely control water and paper interactions. The Real Watercolor brushes are applied to the Watercolor layer.
Watercolor
The Watercolor brushes are designed to produce natural-looking effects. They include brush control options that allow you to control color diffusion and some water and paper interactions. The Watercolor brushes are applied to the Watercolor layer.
Digital Watercolor
The Digital Watercolor brushes let you apply watercolor effects directly to the canvas or a default layer, without the need for a Watercolor Layer. However, the brush control options for Digital Watercolor are limited.

You can also alter the appearance of watercolor by changing the paper texture and modifying the brush controls.

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