Corel Painter Help | Applying the Burn dynamic plug-in

Applying the Burn dynamic plug-in

The Burn dynamic plug-in lets you add a burn effect to the edges of a selection or layer. You can adjust the amount and character of the burn.

Different Burn settings produce different results.

To burn a layer or selection

1 Do one of the following:

• In the Layers panel, choose the Canvas, and choose Select

All.

• In the Layers panel, choose a layer.

• Choose the Rectangular Selection tool

from the toolbox, and then drag in the document window to select an area.

2 In the Layers panel, click the Dynamic Plug-ins button

, and choose Burn.

3 In the Burn Options dialog box, adjust any of the following sliders and controls:

• Burn Margin — specifies the width of the burn effect in relation to the layer’s size

• Flame Breadth — specifies the width of the scorched region. The burn color appears in the scorch.

• Flame Strength — specifies how much of the layer is consumed by the burn. Increasing Flame Strength shrinks the layer.

• Wind Direction — changes the burn amount for different sides of the layer

• Wind Strength — determines how much change the Wind Direction control imparts

• Jaggedness — specifies the amount of irregularity in the burnt edges

If you apply the effect a selection, Corel Painter 2022 automatically creates a new layer when you apply the dynamic plug-in.

If you apply the effect to an existing layer, Corel Painter converts the layer to a dynamic layer.

You can also
Use the current paper to vary the dye concentration in the scorch region	Enable the Use paper texture check box.
Burn the interior edges as well as the exterior edges of the selection	Enable the Burn Interior Edges check box. Disable this check box to protect the interior edges.
Change the scorch color	Click the Color chip, and choose a color from the color picker.
Restore the default settings	Click the Reset button.

You can view only the dynamic layer by hiding the canvas in the Layers panel.

You can apply a Burn to a specific area of the canvas by selecting the area, right-clicking the selection and choosing Layer via Copy, then applying the effect to the new layer.

You can use the Revert to Original command in the Layers panel menu to restore a source image to its original condition. For more information, see Modifying and deleting dynamic layers.