Drawing shapes

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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

 

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.

To draw an oval or circle

 

To draw	Do the following
An oval	Drag in the document window to draw the shape.
A circle	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.