Corel Painter Help | Drawing shapes

Some features described in the Help are available only in Corel Painter 2018, and are not included in Painter Essentials 6. For more information about Corel Painter 2018, visit http://www.painterartist.com/. To get started with Painter Essentials 6, see the Painter Essentials 6 Quick Start Guide.

Quick links to procedures on this page:

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To draw a rectangle or square

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To draw an oval or circle

Drawing shapes

You can draw shapes by using the Rectangular Shape or Oval Shape tools.

As you create shapes, Corel Painter gives them default attributes for stroke and fill. However, you can change the default settings for shapes. For more information, see Setting preferences for drawing shapes.

Shapes created with the Rectangular Shape tool and Oval Shape tool

To draw a rectangle or square

Choose the Rectangular Shape tool

from the toolbox.

On the property bar, click the Toggle Stroke Color button, then click the Select Stroke Color button, and choose an outline color.

On the property bar, click the Toggle Fill Color button, then click the Select Fill Color button, and choose a fill color.

Perform a task from the following table.

To draw	Do the following
A rectangle	Drag in the document window to draw the shape.
A square	While dragging in the document window, hold down the Shift key.

The property bar and the Navigator panel display information about the shape. To display the Navigator panel, choose Window Navigator.

You can toggle between the Shape Selection tool and any of the shape design and editing tools by holding down Command (macOS) or Ctrl (Windows). Toggling makes it convenient to quickly select a wing handle or anchor point before editing it.