Corel Painter Help | Applying Camera Motion Blur

Quick links to procedures on this page:

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Applying Camera Motion Blur

The Camera Motion Blur effect creates a blur similar to what you’d get in a photograph by jostling the camera during a long exposure. It’s particularly effective with an image showing lights on a dark background.

Before (left) and after (right) using Camera Motion Blur.

To apply Camera Motion Blur

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.

Choose Effects

Focus

Camera Motion Blur.

In the document window, drag to create the blur motion.

The direction and intensity of the blur is determined by your cursor movement. For example, fast movement produces a different blur than slow. A longer drag path increases the amount of blur. Straight, curved, and zigzag movements also produce different effects.

In the Camera Motion Blur dialog box, adjust the Bias slider to move the origin of motion along the drag path.

Some features described in the Help are available only in Corel Painter 2015, and are not included in Painter Essentials 5. For more information about Corel Painter 2015, visit http://www.painterartist.com/.

To get started with Painter Essentials 5, see the Painter Essentials 5 Quick Start Guide.