Adding drop shadows to layers
You can add a drop shadow to a single layer or to a group to enhance the appearance of an image. Drop shadows are also helpful for developing Image Hose nozzles.
When you add a drop shadow, Corel Painter creates a new layer for the shadow and groups it with the original. This enables you to select and modify the drop shadow layer independently from the original layer.
To add a drop shadow
• X-Offset and Y-Offset — specifies the distance, in pixels, from the center of the layer image to the shadow
• Opacity — specifies the degree to which the shadow covers underlying images. Setting Opacity to 100% obscures underlying images; lower values create a more transparent shadow.
• Radius — specifies the amount of blur at the edge of the shadow. The radius is half the distance across the blurred region. If you set Radius to zero, you create a sharp-edged shadow.