Corel Painter Help | Creating and removing libraries

Creating and removing libraries

To add an existing resource to a library

Libraries allow you to store and organize tools and media to make it easier for you to locate and access them. When you create a new resource, such as a gradient, it is automatically saved to the current library. However, you can create a custom library and move the resource to that library. In addition, you can copy any of the default resources to a custom library. If you no longer need a library, you can remove it.

The method for creating a library is the same for most tools and media, except for brush libraries. For more information, see Creating and deleting brush libraries.

To create a library

1 Depending on the media panel, do one of the following:

• Click the Manage Libraries flyout button

, and then click New [Resource type] Library.

For example, if you want to create a flow map library, click the Manage Libraries flyout button

in the Flow Maps panel, and then click New Flow Maps Library.

• Click the New [Resource type] Library button

For example, if you want to create a new selection portfolio, click the New Selection Portfolio button

in the Selections panel.

2 In the New Library dialog box, type a name in the Save As box.

A header bar for the new library appears at the bottom of the media panel and its title appears in the list of available libraries. The new library also contains one swatch by default.

When you save an item, Corel Painter adds it to the currently selected library. If you want to store the item in a different library, make sure you select the correct library before saving the item. You can move items between libraries later, but switching libraries before saving the resource will spare you that extra step.

To add an existing resource to a library

• In a media panel, drag an item from one library to the library where you want to add the resource.

When you create a new resource, such as a brush variant, paper, or weave, it is automatically saved to the currently selected library. For more information about creating resources, please refer to the Help chapter that pertains to the resource.

Over time, with additions and deletions, library file sizes are compounded. In some cases, you may lose items if you restore a default library. For best results, save new resources to new libraries, and limit the number of resources in each library.

To remove a library

1 Click the media panel’s options button

, choose Remove [Resource type] Library.

2 Choose the library that you want to remove from the Library list box.

The Remove [Resource type] Library command is available only in the Textures, Papers, Flow Maps, Patterns, and Gradients panels.